THE PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG ANIMALS 141 



The bitch puppy was taken upstairs in my house to- 

 day to be weighed. She, like two of the dogs, seemed 

 abashed by the new surroundings, but soon recovered, 

 and when some one entered by the front door down- 

 stairs, one storey, turned the head in the direction of 

 the sound. 



60th day. When crying this morning, one of them 

 was well whipped, with the result that it remained 

 quiet for some hours after. Dogs, young and old, easily 

 acquire habits, good and bad, and barking and crying 

 are examples, and sometimes one or two whippings that 

 are felt puts an end to what renders the dog wretched, 

 as well as those who must listen to him, hence the 

 treatment alluded to above. 



In attempting to give them some bromide of 

 potassium to quiet their uneasiness, it is found that 

 they fight against the unpleasant stuff, and it is with 

 difficulty they can be made to swallow it at all. 



51st day. They are awake very early (4 A.M.), and 

 eager for food and exercise. 



I moved a whip over one that had been making a 

 good deal of outcry. She looked as if she knew what 

 it meant (had been before whipped two or three times). 

 As I moved the whip she put up one paw as if to ward 

 it off. 



52nd day. Cooler to-day and the puppies are quieter. 

 Barking now frequent ; seems to be partly from excess 

 of animal spirits, and at other times from a sort of 

 wantonness. I notice an advance in co-ordination in 

 scratching ; they adapt one part to another still more 

 like an old dog than formerly. 



53rd day. When I lift the whip, and wave it 3 

 feet above them, another lifts a paw. They all look as 

 if they knew the meaning of a whip better. 



When 1 shouted " Puppy ! " from an upper verandah, 

 about 50 feet distant, two of them that were lying 



