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to do. Since dogs take so important a part in our daily life, we 

 should know more about them. When you write to Uncle John 

 again I hope you can tell at least one new thing that you have learned 

 from your study of dogs this month. 



On page 323 you will see illustrations of several dogs. These repre- 

 sent certain types and it will be interesting foj you to compare the 

 dogs you know with those in the pictures. Which one looks most 

 like a wolf? Do any look like the fox? Note some strong points 

 of difference between the fox and the wolf, between the fox and the 

 dogs. 



I think that one of the first things you should do is to name the 

 kinds of dogs that you know. Last month you learned that horses 



Fig. 2. — Gray wolf. 



may belong to certain groups or classes (do you know what they are?) ; 

 this month, let us learn the same for dogs. How many kinds of dogs 

 do you know? Can you tell a bulldog when you see it? A spaniel? 

 pointer? collie? bloodhound? St. Bernard? poodle? greyhound? 

 mastiff? pug? foxterrier? Do you suppose all the dogs you see 

 represent some named breed? Or are some of them just "common 

 dogs," as most of the horses are "common horses" and not coachers 

 or roadsters or draft horses? Write Uncle John, for your dues, a 

 letter describing some kind of a dog. Can you describe it so that he 

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