stayed behind to explore while I moved on, or if he 

 fell asleep and did not hear me get up from where I 

 had sat down to rest, or went off the track on his own 

 account, I used to hide away from him on top of a 

 rock or up a tree and let him hunt about until he 

 found me. 



At first he used to be quite excited when he missed 

 me, but after a little time he got to know what to do 

 and would sniff along the ground and canter away 

 after me always finding me quite easily. Even if 

 I climbed a tree to hide from him he would follow 

 my track to the foot of the tree, sniff up the trunk 

 as far as he could reach standing up against it, and then 

 peer up into the branches. If he could not see me 

 from one place, he would try another always with his 

 head tilted a bit on one side. He never barked at 

 these times ; but as soon as he saw me, his ears would 

 drop, his mouth open wide with the red tongue lolling 

 out, and the stump of a tail would twiggle away to 

 show how pleased he was. Sometimes he would give a 

 few little whimpery grunts: he hardly ever barked; when 

 T -. he did I knew there was something worth looking at. 

 Jock was not a quarrelsome dog, and he was quick 

 to learn and very obedient, but in one connection 

 I had great difficulty with him for quite a little time. 

 He had a sort of private war with the fowls ; and it 

 was due to the same cause as his war with the other 

 v Vv P u ppi e s : they interfered with him. Now, every one 

 knows what a fowl is like : it is impudent, inquisitive, 

 selfish, always looking for something to eat, and has 

 principles. 



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