INTRODUCTION. 



I. 



THE following Dog Stories are taken from 

 the pages of the Spectator, with the per- 

 mission of the editors and proprietors. 

 It was suggested to me by Mr. Fishei 

 Unwin that the many strange and pleasant 

 stories of dogs which from time to time 

 are sent to the Spectator by its corre- 

 spondents would, if put together, form a 

 volume of no little entertainment for all 

 who love dogs, or are interested in stories 

 of animal intelligence. Up till now the 

 Spectator dog stories, after the week of 

 their publication, have practically been in- 

 accessible to the general reader ; for he is a 

 bold man who will attack a bound volume 

 of a newspaper in search of amusement. 

 Though I at once agreed that the suggested 



