2i 4 TRESPASSING ANIMALS 



Dogs, passing with maids on their way to do shopping, 

 or with children out for a walk, after some recon- 

 noitring, dash in and have delightful games on these 

 grass-plots, with rolling over, racing round, and general 

 high jinks. The maids and children, being shy, and 

 not liking to trespass, stand at the gate, call, whistle, 

 and implore. But the dogs go on just the same. This 

 is a common form of dog trespass. Its meaner side 

 was painfully shown in the following case. Most well- 

 brought-up small boys, who are naturally much tempted 

 to trespass, are so lectured and frightened with stories 

 of policemen that they are quite nervous on the subject. 

 One such small boy, attended by a collie dog, was 

 passing, when the dog ran in at the gate, and, being 

 instantly joined by a friend, proceeded to race and play 

 on the grass. The good little boy stood at the gate 

 and whistled till the tears ran down his cheeks with 

 anxiety. But his dog took not the slightest notice. 

 He only played harder with his friend. At last the 

 boy walked gingerly in on the path, and came up to 

 the edge of the turf on which the dog was playing. 

 To trespass further than that was more than the boy's 

 conscience would permit ; so he stood by the edge of 

 this grass as if it were a pond of water too deep to 

 venture into. The dog saw and took instant advantage 

 of his scruples. He played on in his grass circle just 

 as boldly as before, while the poor boy drifted round 



