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Handbook of Nature-Study 



"Klondike Jack". 



The dog that pulled four hundred fifty pounds five hundred 



miles through the White Horse Pass in the winter 



of the first gold excitement. 



small end upon your own ear, and note if it helps you to hear better the 

 sounds in the direction toward which the tube opens? Note how. the 

 hound lifts his long earlaps, so as to make a tube for conveying sounds to 

 his inner ear. Do you think that dogs can hear well? 



7. What is the 

 position of the nose in 

 the dog's face? Of 

 what use is this? 

 Describe the nostrils; 

 are they placed on 

 the foremost point of 

 the face? What is 

 the condition of the 

 skin that surrounds 

 them? How does this 

 condition of the nose 

 aid the dog? What 

 other animals have it ? 

 Does the dog recog- 

 nize his friends or 

 become acquainted 

 with strangers by 

 means of his sight or 

 of his powers of smell- 

 ing? 



8. How long after 

 a fox or rabbit has 



passed can a hound follow the track? Does he follow it by sight or by 

 smell? What are the conditions most favorable for retaining the scent? 

 The most unfavorable? How long will a hound follow a fox trail without 

 stopping for rest or food? Do you think the dog is your superior in 

 ability to smell? 



9. How does a dog seize and kill his prey? How does he use his feet 

 and claws when fighting? What are his especially strong weapons? 

 Describe a dog's teeth and explain the reason for the bare spaces on the 

 jaw next to the tushes. Does the dog use 



his tushes when chewing? What teeth does 

 he use when gnawing a bone? Make a 

 diagram of the arrangement of the dog's 

 teeth. 



10. How by action, voice, and especially 

 by the movement of the tail does the dog ex- 

 press the following emotions: Delight, 

 friendliness, affection, attention, anger, fear, 

 shame, excitement? How does he act when 

 chasing his prey? Why do wolves and dogs 

 bark when following the trail? Do you think 

 of a reason why dogs often howl at night or 

 when listening to music? What should we 

 feed to our pet dogs? What should we do to 

 make them comfortable in other ways? 



n. Tell or write a story of some dog of 

 which you know by experience or hearsay. 



In pleasant mood. 

 A collie. 



