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day he was constantly on the look-out to renew his 

 attacks ; but having soon established his superior- 

 ity, he thenceforth contented himself with striking 

 down the old dog, and, after standing over him for 

 a minute or two, with teeth bared ready for action, 

 he suffered him to sneak quietly away, for Rover 

 was too old a soldier to resist when he found him- 

 self overmatched. At last the poor old fellow got 

 so bullied by this dog, and by two or three others 

 whom I am afraid he had tyrannised over when 

 they were puppies, that he never left the front-door 

 steps, or went round the corner of the house, before 

 he had well reconnoitred the ground, and was sure 

 that none of his enemies were near him ; and yet, 

 in his battles with vermin or with strange dogs, 

 he was one of the most courageous animals I ever 

 had. 



Although dogs form such strong attachments to 

 man, they seldom appear to feel any great degree 

 of friendship for each other. Occasionally, how- 

 ever, a couple of dogs will enter into a kind of com- 

 pact to assist each other in hunting. For instance, 

 I have known an old terrior who formed an alliance 

 of this sort with a greyhound, and they used con- 

 stantly to go^ out poaching together. The terrier 

 would hunt the bushes, whilst the greyhound sta- 

 tioned herself quietly outside, ready to spring on 



