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about, going back over his track, evidently guided by 
the scent it had left. 
Some of them that had followed up the puppies that 
had taken the bones return to the straw, seeking them. 
The removal of a large piece of tin that has been 
used to encircle a stove in a protective way, made a 
noise which caused them all to rush away as so many 
sheep, but when I gave the lip-call they soon recovered 
and came towards me. 
Given water in a vessel to drink for the first time, 
they merely dip into it. 
40th day.—Being decidedly cooler they do not whine 
or ery, but play much. 
One is seen violently shaking a piece of paper that 
was in the straw. 
Another is seen scratching his head, with the latter 
inclined towards his leg in the manner of a mature dog, 
though with much slower movements. 
To-day one is seen to lap water when it is poured 
into the vessel attached to the wire-mesh partition, 
whereupon several others do so. 
In the evening one is noticed moving about in a way 
peculiar to an old dog prior to defecation. 
When any one enters the kennel the puppies now vwn 
about his legs eagerly. 
They have almost deserted their pen, and lie about 
on the floor of their kennel compartment, finding it 
cooler, while the layer of sawdust makes it soft to rest 
upon. 
41st day.—Their pen was wholly removed to-day, as it 
served no good purpose. 
They occasionally lie so that the head and body is in 
a fashion supported, eg. against the partition or walls of 
the kennel, or with the head,on a part of the floor that 
is there a little raised. 
A very slight growl at the outer door of the main 
