138 ANIMALS AND INSECTS 



There was one celebrated dog of the Great St. 

 Bernard pass that perished in one of those terrible 

 storms. His name was Barry, and he wore a medal 

 upon his collar, stating that he had saved forty lives. 

 This dog wore no silver collar, as many English 

 dogs do when they have saved a life, but he must 

 have been just as proud of the medal, and I am 

 sure he must have known why he wore it, — the 

 brave dog! 



Dogs are much like us in that they know^ when 

 they have done well, or when they have done wrong, 

 and they are as happy to be praised as a child, and 

 just as ashamed when they are rebuked. Indeed, 

 a dog is often very miserable when he knows that 

 he has disobeyed. He will come to you with his 

 tail down, slinking along in such a way that one 

 has only to see him to cry out, ''Oh, Peter has done 

 something wrong, just look at him!" 



He tries so hard to tell you that he is sorry and 

 that he will not do so again. He is in truth a 

 most disconsolate dog until you have said, ''All 

 right, Peter, be a good boy," — and then he is 

 happy. 



Isn't it odd, too, that dogs dislike to be laughed 

 at? They know when they are objects of ridicule, 

 and they do not like it any more than we do. 



A dog responds quickly to the praise of his master 

 or mistress, and will try very hard to deserve it. 

 When he knows that he has done well, he walks 

 along with his head up, his ears up, and his tail up, 

 and he even lifts his feet up and steps proudly as he 

 walks. But it is not for himself that he cares. If 



