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the direction in which their mas'ter had gone 

 and piteonsly howl for hours, waiting the return 

 of the master and friend. I have seen other 

 dogs that would take for the barn or any other 

 place to get out of the way at the first sight or 

 sound of their master. This man's dog is usually 

 more attached to a stranger than to his master. 

 The man who cannot treat his dog as a friend 

 and companion will have good cause to say that 

 a dog is a nuisance on the trap line. 



I have seen men training dogs for bird 

 hunting, who Avould treat the dog most cruelly 

 and claim that a dog could not be trained to 

 work a bird succesfully under any other treat- 

 ment. Though I have seen others train the 

 same breed of dogs to work a bird to perfection 

 and that their most harsh treatment would be a 

 tap or two with a little switch. I will say that 

 one who cannot understand the wag of a dog's 

 tail, the wistful gaze of the eye, the quick lift- 

 ing of the ears, the cautious raising of a foot, 

 and above all, treat his dog as a friend, need 

 expect his dog to be but little else than a 

 nuisance on the trap line. 



Several years ago I had a partner who had 

 a dog, part stag hound and the other part just 

 dog, I think. One day he (my partner) asked 

 if I would object to his bringing the dog to camp, 

 saying that his wife was going on a visit and 



