Chap. V. 



DOGS. 



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other, the lip is generally retracted on one side alone, 

 namely towards his enemy. 



The movements of a dog whilst exhibiting affection 

 towards his master were described (figs. 6 and 8) in our 

 second chapter. These consist in the head and whole 

 body being lowered and thrown into flexuous movements, 

 with the tail extended and wagged from side to side. 

 The ears fall down and are drawn somewhat backwards, 

 which causes the eyelids to be elongated, and alters the 



Fig 14.— Head of snailing Dog. From life, by Mr. Wood. 



whole appearance of the face. The lips hang loosely, 

 and the hair remains smooth. All these movements or 

 gestures are explicable, as I believe, from their stand- 

 ing in complete antithesis to those naturally assumed 

 by a savage dog under a directly opposite state of mind. 

 ^Yhen a man merely speaks to, or just notices, his dog, 



