that ever gave a thought to the 

 presence of man. 



It will, perhaps, be said that 

 we have been able to transform 

 almost as profoundly some of our 

 domestic animals : our hens, our 

 pigeons, our ducks, our cats, our 

 horses, our rabbits, for instance. 

 Yes, perhaps; although such trans- 

 formations are not comparable 

 with those undergone by the dog 

 and although the kind of service 

 which these animals render us 

 remains, so to speak, invariable. 

 In any case, whether this impres- 



