The Shouts of Children 59 



this is because puppies are so closely kin to 

 children in their thoughts and ways. With 

 them life is all play and fun and mischief. 



Two pups can think up more mischief in a 

 day than two children. One of them will be 

 quietly sleeping in the sun, and the other 

 one, browsing around the yard, will suddenly 

 discover something of immense interest. He 

 runs straight to his sleeping brother, wakes 

 him, tells him about it, and off they go. A 

 pup needs more whipping than any animal I 

 know, if given the open lawn and field in 

 which to grow. He will chew everything in 

 reach, including chickens, ducks, turkeys, 

 and especially sheep. 



I've lost two sets of puppies in the past 

 year on account of sheep. A sheep is the 

 most tantalizing thing that ever looms on 

 the horizon of a dog's life. When a sheep 

 sees a dog, he exhibits first a most intense 

 curiosity, lifting his head high in the air and 

 standing stock still. When the dog makes a 



