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fidelity during life and after death to its mas- 

 ter and its master's grave, have been honoured 

 not only by a 



1. Monument in the shape of a drinking 



fountain, bearing a Latin inscription 

 from the pen of the genial and versatile 

 Professor Blackie, of the University of 

 Edinburgh. 



2. A collar, also with an inscription, the gift 



of one of the most distinguished Lord 

 Provosts of Edinburgh, Dr. William 

 Chambers, the head of the well-known 

 publishing firm of W. & R. Chambers, 

 the pioneers of cheap and good popular 

 literature in Scotland and in Britain. 



3. Photographs and engravings of itself and 



its monument. 



4. Endless eulogies in print ( c Animal 



World,' and Macaulay's 'Plea'). 



5. Exemption from the dog-tax. 

 Presentation collars, with the attendant cere- 

 monials, are by no means uncommon in the 

 case of what may be called public dogs, such 

 as the policemen's or firemen's dogs of our 

 large towns, or the pets of our regiments. Nor 

 is the offering of collars as gifts for life-saving 

 uncommon (Watson). We read, for instance, 

 of a farmer's gratitude to his dog for saving 

 his life being expressed in the form of (1) A 

 collar; (2) Maintenance as an honoured pen- 

 sioner during the remainder of its existence. 

 There can be no doubt that such testimonials 

 or presentations are much more sensible and 

 becoming than the majority of those made by 

 the members of mutual admiration societies in 

 man. 



e. Public blessing of animals by the Pope is an an- 

 nual and familiar ceremony at Rome ('Ani- 

 mal World '); and Italy is certainly a country 



