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LOLA and I had now become to some extent 

 accustomed to each other, and the daily pro- 

 gress assisted this mutual understanding. I 

 felt that I had become calmer and more self-possessed, 

 and this, too, reacted on the dog. I did my best to 

 make the subjects interesting, and I soon had only 

 to call her to lessons for her to scamper up to me 

 quite eager to begin. I also attempted to make her 

 understand that she would be able to help other dogs 

 in fact, help all dear animals, if she was industrious, 

 thus showing people how much a dog could do when 

 it was able to count and spell I I told her how much 

 kinder people would then be to animals, instead of 

 treating them as though they were no better than 

 wood or stone, and I instanced all Rolf could do, and 

 told her of the good uses his abilities had been put to. 

 And from thence forward I rewarded her for every 

 good bit of work with either biscuits or sugar, on 

 the principle that any creature that works is worthy 

 of wage, since man receives either food or money. And 

 I would here like to say that I once heard that the 

 judges examining both Rolf and the horses had taken 

 exception to the fact of the animals being encouraged 

 to work by being given " rewards " ; where, I wonder, 

 is the man who will labour unrequited ? There will, 

 of course, always be exceptional individuals who will 



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