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dog, though not nearly as large, is larger than the 

 collie, and as much at home in the water as a quadruped 

 can he. He knows no greater pleasure, apparently, than 

 to rescue some one from drowning, and to be petted 

 and ca: ssed for the act. There are several hundred 

 species of dogs all of which have their good traits and 

 their admirers. Volumes might he written about them, 

 and of the extraordinary feats of which they are capable. 



Every day, in ordinary life, we see examples of true 

 fidelity and heroism. They are so common as hardly to 

 be thought noteworthy. We should never come to a 

 conclusion if we tried to recount all the heroic deeds ol 

 this valuable companion of man. Be kind and just to 

 the dog; if he is good and faithful, reward him; if he 

 has faults, kindly and patiently educate him out of 

 them. There is no friend so faithful, no watchman so 

 keen, no detective so alert as he, and there is much we 

 may learn from the society of dogs. At least we can 

 leam constancy, sincerity, simplicity and the hateful- 

 ness of selfishness, and the man who hates dogs must 

 have something wrong about him. 



One of the signs of the times and an encourag- 

 ing one to humane people generally, is the increasing 

 tendency on the part of the secular and religious press 

 to publish anecdotes and other articles concerning dogs, 

 'designed to exploit their noble traits. Some of the 

 best minds of the age do not hesitate to pay tribute to 

 their virtues. From Sir Walter Scott and Cooper to the 

 present time there are not wanting noble minds to rec- 



