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more, which I had great pleasure in giving 

 him. I may add that I have several times 

 tried a similar experiment with more 

 pampered dogs at home, but have never 

 succeeded with it. Whether this arises from 

 the latter knowing, in most cases, from 

 experience what they like and what they do 

 not like, or, as I am rather inclined to think, 

 from the superior intelligence of this Alpine 

 dog, who really reasoned that what I could 

 eat he could, I leave your readers to decide 

 for themselves. 



G. W. C. 



AN ALPINE DOG. 



{July 21, 1888.] 



I DO not think that it was superior intelli- 

 gence in the Alpine dog over other intelligent 

 dogs which induced him to wait to eat the 

 biscuit till he had seen the giver eat some of 

 it. We have a very sagacious little High- 

 land terrier, and he in the same manner often 

 refuses a new kind of biscuit or cake until 

 he has seen me bite off a small piece and 



