Jack, the Giant St. Bernard 73 



make the most desperate effort to get beyond 

 the reach of the enormous dog that was 

 making it so lively in his rear. As long as 

 the youngster kept going on straight in the 

 trail, Jack did not molest him, but it often 

 happened that a stubborn dog hated to yield 

 quickly, and so tried various other tricks. 

 One was to try to run ahead of the steady 

 dogs in front. This Jack easily prevented. 

 Sometimes he would rush forward, and sud- 

 denly seizing the transgressor by a hind leg 

 or his tail, would speedily drag him back 

 into his place. At other times he would 

 throw himself back with such force that the 

 delinquent was speedily jerked back into 

 line. Thus every trick or artifice of the 

 young dog would be so promptly met and 

 defeated that it was not long ere the train- 

 ing lessons were completely learned, and 

 the young dog was thoroughly fitted for his 

 work. 



It was highly amusing to watch Jack's 

 kindly patronising way towards these dogs, 

 as soon as they were conquered and then let 

 out of their harness. While they were being 

 broken in, he had appeared to be the personi- 

 fication of fierceness and anger; now, how- 

 ever, that they had surrendered, in dog-like 



