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suppress those instincts, which are natural to them as 

 dogs i.e. their " dog-individuality," transforming this 

 either by praise or blame. Just as certain concep- 

 tions and feelings, held by different peoples differ funda- 

 mentally, so too, has every animal a something which is 

 its very own, an innate something, and this in order 

 to successfully accomplish our ends must be held 

 inviolate. Now, this is, of course, very difficult 

 since to instruct and educate an animal is, of itself, 

 an infringement on its true nature and, indeed, the 

 same might be said respecting the life it leads among 

 human beings. Yet I believe that where an animal 

 feels that its own inner nature is left unmolested we 

 may often succeed in " hearing the animal speak 

 within the animal " (if I may so put it), rather than its 

 " human connexion." That sentence of Lola's : 

 " wegen ihren Augen and Sorgen ohne Ruhe " 

 (= because of their eyes and their sorrows without 

 ceasing) certainly " rang true " one could feel it as 

 the answer was being given yet where the meaning 

 is dubious, as in some of her replies which followed this 

 one, decision becomes difficult indeed I 



