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whined, and tried to lick and scratch it, and was so much taken 

 up with it that we — although so well knowing his intelligence — 

 were all quite surprised — in fact, could scarcely believe that he 

 should know it was my likeness. We, however, had sufficient 

 proof after it was hung up in our parlour. The room was rather 

 low, and under the picture stood a chair : the door was left open, 

 without any thought about the dog ; he, however, soon found it 

 out, when a low whining and scratching was heard by the 

 family, and on search being made, he was in the chair trying to 

 get at the picture. After this I put it up higher, so as to 

 prevent its being injured by him. This did not prevent him 

 from paying attention to it, for whenever I was away from home, 

 whether for a short or a long time — sometimes for several days 

 — he spent most of his time gazing on it, and as it appeared to 

 give him comfort the door was always left open for him. When 

 I was long away he made a low whining, as if to draw attention 

 to it. This lasted for years — in fact, as long as he lived. 



From this account it appears that when in the first 

 instance the dog's attention was drawn to the picture it 

 was on the floor in the line of the dog's sight ; the behaviour 

 of the animal then and subsequently was too marked and 

 peculiar to admit of mistake. 



Another correspondent in ' Nature ' (vol. xx., p. 220), 

 alluding to the previous letter, writes : — 



Having read Mr. Peach's letter on * Intellect in Brutes,' 

 as shown by the sagacity he witnessed in his dog, I have been 

 asked to send a similar anecdote, which I have often told to 

 friends. Many years ago my husband had his portrait taken by 

 J. PhiUips, R.A., and subsequently went to India, leaving the 

 portrait in London to be finished and framed. When it was 

 sent home, about two years after it was taken, it was placed on 

 the floor against the sofa, preparatory to being hung on the 

 wall. We had then a very handsome black-and-tan setter, 

 which was a great pet in the house. As soon as the dog came 

 into the room he recognised his master, though he had not seen 

 him for two years, and went up to the picture and licked the 

 face. When this anecdote was told to Phillips, he said it was 

 the highest compliment that had ever been paid him. 



Similarly, in the same periodical (vol. xx., p. 220), 

 Mr. Henry Clark writes : — 



Some years ago a fine arts exhibition was held at Derby. A 

 portrait of a Derby artist (Wright) was thus signalised : — ^ The 



