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according to their powers ; for instance, a large dog, 

 battling with a woodchuck or other small animal, 

 rushes in, catches it in the middle of the back, crushes 

 in its spine and ribs, paralyzing and killing it quickly. 

 Not possessing the power to kill in such a summary 

 manner, the small dog seizes by the throat, shakes 

 the woodchuck till it is dazed and unconscious, and 

 holds on till he slowly kills it. If he is not strong 

 enough to shake it, he holds it fast by the throat, 

 thereby insuring the least possible injury to himself 

 while inflicting the greatest possible injury on his 

 prey, as this hold simultaneously attacks the jugular, 

 the windpipe, many important nerves, etc. The fact 

 that dogs employ so many different methods is alone 

 sufficient to prove that they possess reasoning 

 powers. 



Dogs, fighting in packs, perform at their best in 

 securing their prey. Two dogs, fighting conjointly, 

 making common cause against an animal, are rela- 

 tively far more destructive than they are fighting 

 singly, for while one engages the enemy in front the 

 other has a comparatively unhindered opportunity to 

 bite and maim the rear. Several dogs in a pack 

 therefore are exceedingly formidable when battling 



