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SO. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE 



DOG. 



The dog, independent of his beauty, vivacity^ 

 strength, and swiftness, has all the interior qualities 

 that can attract the attention and esteem of man- 

 kind. Intelligent^ humble, and sincere, the sole 

 happiness of his life seems to be to execute his mas- 

 ter's commands. Obedient to his owner, and kind 

 to all his friends, to the rest he is indifferent, and 

 declares himself openly against such as appear to be 

 dependent like liimself. He knows a beggar by his 

 clothes, his voice or his gestures, and generally for- 

 bids his approach with marks of indignation. At 

 nighty when the guard of the house is committed to 

 his care, he seems proud of the charge : he continues 

 a watchful sentinel, goes his rounds, scents strangers 

 at a distance, and by barking gives them notice of 

 his being upon duty : if they attempt to break in, 

 he becomes fiercer, threatens, flies at them, and 

 either conquers alone, or alarms those who have 

 more interest in coming to his assistance. The flock 

 and herd are even more obedient to the voice of the 

 dog than to that of the shepherd or herdsman : he 

 conducts them, guards them, and keeps them from 

 capriciously seeking danger : and their enemies he 

 considers as his own. Nor is he less useful in the 

 chase, when the sound of the horn, or the voice of 

 the huntsman, calls him to the field : he testifies his 

 pleasure by every little art, and pursues, with un- 

 wearied perseverance, those animals of which, when 

 taken, he never expects to participate, 



31. Habits of the Dog. 



When a dog is fatigued, he hangs his tongue out 

 of his mouth, but never perspires. When about to 



