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when bent on any mischief ? Is it to keep one in reserve 

 in case of emergencies ? I never had a Highland terrier 

 who did not hop along constantly on three legs, keep- 

 ing one of the hind-legs up as if to give it rest.' 



A proof of the sudden attachments which dogs will 

 form is given by Mr. Murray, to whom the dog of his 

 guide took a fancy. Mr. Murray passed the night in 

 the house of his master, fed him, and the animal sat 

 looking up in his face. The next morning the party 

 started on foot to cross the Pyrenees ; and when the 

 guide had fulfilled his agreement and received his 

 reward, he took his leave. The dog, however, followed 

 Mr. Murray, and no threats or entreaties could prevail 

 on him to turn back. He proceeded to an inn with his 

 new friend, and Mr. Murray was making a bargain 

 with the innkeeper to send the dog to his owner, when 

 a boy came from the man to claim the beast. He 

 followed the boy two or three times for a few yards, 

 and invariably returned. A strong cord was then tied 

 round his neck, and the boy was told to lead him with 

 that ; but at a little distance, finding that he could not 

 get rid of the cord, the dog leaped upon the boy, threw 

 him down, dragged the cord out of his hand, and 

 returned to Mr. Murray. After this it seemed inevitable 

 that they should travel together. Mr. Murray sent for 

 the master, bought the dog, and eventually took him 

 to Scotland, having a place secured for him always in 

 the diligence ; and from the moment he arrived he 

 became the pet of the family. 



Another instance of the same feeling in dogs 

 occurred to a sporting traveller in Norway (Mr. Lloyd, 

 if I mistake not), to whom the dog of a peasant took 

 the same sudden liking. 



