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ditions 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 w^hen 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 express 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 our pet dogs? What 

 should we do to make them comfortable in other ways? 



1 1 . Tell or write a story of some dog of which y'ou know by experi- 

 ence or by hear-say. Of what use was the dog to the pioneer? How 

 are dogs used in the Arctic regions? In Holland? 



12. How many breeds of dogs do you know? Describe characters 

 of each as follows: The length of the legs as compared with the body, 

 the general shape of the body, head, ears, nose, color, and character 

 of hair on head, body and tail. 



13. Find if you can the reasons which have led to the developing of 

 the following breeds: Newfoundland, St. Bernard, mastiffs, hounds, 

 collies, spaniels, setters, pointers, bull dogs, terriers, and pugs. 



Supplementary reading. — " Stories of Brave Dogs " from St. Nicholas, 

 the Century Co., $.65; the following three stories from Thompson- 

 Seton, " Chink " in " Lives of the Hunted," " Snap " in " Animal 

 Heroes," " Wully " in "Wild Animals I have Known;" " Bob, Son of 

 Battle;" and " Mack, his Book " by Florence Leigh, price $1.00, Frederick 

 H. Stokes Company; " Rab and his Friends;" " The Dog of Flanders." 



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