38 DOG STORIES 



Guy, a fine black retriever, with no white 

 hair upon him, and, I believe, in the eyes of 

 sportsmen, as well as those of his mistress, 

 a very desirable possession, good-tempered, 

 clever, and affectionate ; Denis, as naughty 

 and spoilt a little fellow as ever existed, and 

 a great pet, also black, except for his yellow 

 paws and chest, but covered with long, loose 

 locks, instead of Guy's small, crisp curls. 



Denis is exceedingly comic, and a constant 

 source of amusement. He is very faithful to 

 his mistress, whose bedside during illness he 

 has refused to leave, even for food ; but it must 

 be confessed that he is not amiably disposed 

 towards most people, and is a perfect tyrant 

 over the other animals. Some account of 

 the two dogs' character is necessary, to ex- 

 plain the little scene which took place 

 between them one evening about a year 

 ago. Guy, it must be premised, is at least 

 twelve months younger than Denis, con- 

 sequently, when the former first arrived a 

 miserable and very ugly little puppy, a few 

 weeks old, more like a small black jug than 

 any known animal of the canine species, 



