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remote time, long before history, probably before 

 England was an island, and when the long-haired 

 elephants, called mammoths, still roamed the 

 plains of Europe. 



The dog was probably domesticated first as a 

 pet, and later developed into kinds suitable for 

 use in hunting, herding, burden-bearing and the 



"THE DOG IS A CIVILIZED 

 WOLF" 



like. All savages have dogs. The dog was the 

 chief domesticated animal of the American In- 

 dians. Pictures of the grey-hound are found on 

 some of the pyramids of Egypt, showing that this 

 particular breed of dogs had been already devel- 

 oped even in that far off time. 



The dog is a civilized wolf. Darwin thinks that 

 dogs have come from several species of wolves do- 

 mesticated at different times in different parts of 

 the world. 



There are at least 175 different varieties of the 

 domesticated dog. There are as great differences 

 in intelligence and civilization among the different 

 races of dogs as there are among the different 

 races of men. The collies (sheep-dogs) and St. 

 Bernards are among the most advanced of the 



