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io relate, she was carrying a young pup in her mouth. 

 She had been taken in travail on the hills, and how the poor 

 beast had contrived to manage her drove in her state of 

 suffering is beyond human calculation, for her road lay 

 through sheep the whole way. Her master's heart smote 

 him, when he saw what she had suffered and effected ; 

 but she, nothing daunted, and having deposited her young 

 one in a place of safety, again set out full speed to the 

 hills, and brought another, and another, till she brought 

 her whole litter, one by one, but the last one was dead." 



It will be observed how cleverly the collie must have 

 reasoned out the needs of her flock, and also of her puppies. 



A wonderfully clever Dandie Dinmont, belonging to my 

 family, in a long life of absolutely human intelligence, on 

 one occasion by utilizing his reasoning powers, saved what 

 might have been a very serious disaster. He appeared late 

 at night upstairs in one of the bedrooms, and by his 

 extremely agitated demeanour induced one of the family 

 to accompany him downstairs. Here it was found that a 

 lamp had been left burning, and the wick had in some 

 manner fallen down into the oil, so that the entire lamp 

 was a mass of flame. 



There is also a well-known story, which has come down 

 to us from the reign of Charles V. of France, and which 

 shows both the capacities of reasoned judgment, and of 

 tenacity of purpose, in a greyhound. 



The dog belonged to an officer of the King's bodyguard, 

 named Aubrey de Montdidier, against whom, another 

 officer, named Macaire, in the same service, had conceived 

 a grudge. The two officers decided to meet in the Forest 

 of Bondy, near Paris. Macaire, however, on meeting 

 Montdidier, treacherously fell on him and murdered him. 

 The latter had brought his dog with him to the scene, and 



