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after a dog who runs about paying no more atten- 

 tion to him than to the clouds overhead. It is a 

 sight that has but one equal, that of a portly, 

 pompous gentleman chasing his own hat. Even 

 if a dog is perfectly trained indoors, he may break 

 loose when first taken out on the street, but he can 

 easily be made to understand that master is to 

 be boss on the street as well as in the house. One 

 of the best habits a city dog can have is that of 

 keeping close to his owner's heels crossing streets. 

 A dog is perfectly well able to cross a crowded 

 street, but in busy thoroughfares a dog and his 

 master are apt to get separated, and all may not 

 be so fortunate as the Washington physician who 

 had his champion Airedale returned with a note 

 which read: 



"Dere Doc Here is your Yeller Dog. Will 

 you Please give me 15 cents I hate to ask so much 

 but i had to fead him 2 days." 



The Airedale who lives in the country is more 

 fortunate than his brother in town. His pre- 

 liminary education is just the same, but he gets 

 a college course in hunting, and maybe a little 

 post-graduate work in cattle driving. All that 

 has been said about house-breaking and teaching 

 to mind applies with equal force to the country 

 dog. If there are not so many interested specta- 

 tors to make it embarrassing it is just as pro- 



