336 ALL ABOUT DOGS 



so well taught, as to perform the figures and steps 

 of every (then) known kind of dance. He afterwards 

 feigned illness in a most singular manner, so as to 

 strike the spectators with astonishment. He first ex- 

 hibited various symptoms of pain, then fell down as if 

 dead, afterwards seemed to revive, gradually, as if 

 waking from a profound sleep and then frisked and 

 sported about, giving meanwhile various demonstra- 

 tions of joy and delight. 



It is surprising the antipathy which sometimes 

 exists between inmates of the same kennels, I have 

 had several instances of it in the course of a long 

 experience with most breeds. I remember some 

 years ago I had a Skye Terrier bitch, called " Wasp/' 

 and a Pepper Dandie bitch, known as " Hornet," 

 which we generally characterised as " The Insects," 

 and very stinging insects they were, if they hap- 

 pened to meet. One day when I was driving in the dog 

 cart to the railway station, at that time about a six- 

 mile drive to the nearest town to where I was living, 

 and as we were going along, I thought I heard a hum- 

 ming sound, and said to my kennelman who was with 

 me, " Jump down, Hale, I believe those Insects are at 

 it ! " and I was right. They had eaten through the sides 

 of their baskets, and got at each other, through the 

 holes, and were fairly enjoying themselves on the jour- 

 ney. We managed to keep them apart the rest of the 

 way to the show they were bound for. I cannot recall 

 what the place was, but I well remember that " Hor- 

 net/' who although quite a little creature, was a per- 

 fect demon with others of her own race, though 



