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theirs. Creatures of the wild seem only in exceptional 

 cases to prove amenable to training, however great 

 their intelligence may be they cannot adapt themselves 

 to man's control, and can as a rule only imitate, seldom 

 revealing to us any gleam of mental alertness. 



Professor Ziegler recommended a bitch which was a 

 descendant of Rolf's and advised me to pay a visit 

 to Mannheim. I did so, and our interview was most 

 satisfactory. It lasted three-quarters of an hour, by 

 which time I had assured myself that the dog could 

 answer, even though he did not tap my hand, but 

 rapped out his remarks on a piece of cardboard held 

 by Fraulein Moekel. Here is the account of my visit : 



" REPORT OF FRAULEIN KINDERMANN OF HER VISIT 

 TO THE FAMILY OF DR. MOEKEL, IN MANNHEIM, 

 ii JANUARY, 1916. 



" After hearing much about the ' thinking animals,' 

 more particularly about the dog Rolf, and having also 

 with great enthusiasm read everything I could find on 

 the subject, I became obsessed with the desire to 

 embark on this study, forming my opinion by tests 

 carried out myself, thus personally being in a position 

 to approach the subject with the requisite scientific 

 accuracy. 



" The Moekels assisted my desire with kindly and 

 ready response, placing a descendant of Rolf at my 

 disposal, and allowing me to acquire some insight 

 into their ' spelling-method ' by watching Rolf at 

 work. Here is the account of my visit : 



" Rolf was brought into a room where there was no 

 one beyond the family and myself. Rolf ran eagerly 

 from one to the other and jumped up at me. Holding 

 up a little packet of biscuits, I said to him : 



