DOGS OF CHINA AND JAPAN 



refer to a specimen which was probably considerably larger 

 than the Tibetan breed, but which, from the proximity of 

 Northern Kiangsu to Shantung, may have belonged to the 

 race of " lion-dogs " of both large and small species, now 

 found in the latter province. 



In the year A.D. 1131, under the rule of the Emperor Kan 

 Tsung of the Southern Sung Dynasty, there lived near 

 Hsuchow, in Kiangsu, a magistrate, Dei Yen Cheng, to 

 whose judgment was submitted the following case, having 

 points in common with that in which Richard Macaire was 

 brought to justice by the dog of Aubry of Montdidier, and 

 with Plutarch's story of Capparus, watchdog of the temple 

 of /Esculapius at Athens. 



" In a lonely temple twenty li from the city dwelt a priest 

 and his one servant. He had two pets : a cat, upon which 

 he lavished much care, and a dog which was well-known on 

 account of its being a " lion-dog." It happened one day 

 that, during the absence of the servant, who had been sent 

 to buy salt, the temple was entered by a robber, who 

 murdered the priest and got away. He was silently followed 

 by the dog to his retreat whence, after two days, he made 

 for the city, still followed by the dog. Upon reaching a 

 frequented place the dog attacked him and would not be 

 beaten off. When at last he gained the city, the dog again 

 attacked him, barking furiously. The dog was recognized as 

 belonging to the priest, and the vehemence of its attacks was 

 such that the murderer was questioned on the point, and 

 failing to give a satisfactory explanation, was apprehended 

 and, by the dog's guidance, taken to the temple. There the 

 priest's body was found, guarded by the cat: The murderer 

 was taken to the city, tried by the magistrate and executed 

 on full confession of his guilt.* " 



* Yuan Chien Lei Han (quoting from the " Yi Chien Chih " ). 

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