10 BRUNO 



was furnished with an old shoe for his very 

 own on which to exercise his jaws, and we 

 formed the habit of arranging our shoes on the 

 mantelpiece every night before retiring. 



We exchanged the trap for some boxes of 

 tacks, which are always " handy to have in the 

 house.'* 



About this time our neighbors, the Crows, 

 became possessed of a large setter dog, by name 

 Leo. 



This dog was deficient in morality, and at 

 once developed thieving propensities. 



Bruno soon understood that we did not want 

 Leo to come to our house, nor even into the 

 yard; still, he personally formed a dog-friend- 

 ship for him. While this seemed at the time 

 very strange to us, I have since explained it to 

 my own satisfaction. 



I think Leo must have confided to Bruno the 

 fact that he was not well cared for by his 

 owners. 



Many people seem to think it is unnecessary 

 to give a dog regular meals. They think he 

 ought to "pick up a living." The Crows 

 seemed to have this idea; so Bruno doubtless 

 felt that Leo was not altogether to blame for 

 being 1 a thief, and after fiercely driving him 



