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He was gone for quite a while but when he came 

 back he was driving the right cow. Dog and cow 

 were both covered with mud. The cow must have 

 been lost in a swamp. 



As long as Jerry lived in the country he was not 

 a cross dog. It was only after his master came to 

 the city to live that he grew so fierce. He did not 

 have enough to do in the city. He had no cows to 

 herd, and so he fought instead. 



He would fight any dog no matter how big or 

 how little. Most dogs that will attack a dog smaller 

 than themselves are bullies. They are afraid of 

 big dogs. But Jerry feared no other beast, no mat- 

 ter what might be its size. 



When Jerry's master took him out for a walk he 

 fastened a chain to his collar. He kept the dog 

 close to him as long as they were in the city. 

 When they reached the country he would loosen 

 the chain and set him free. He generally waited 

 though until there was no living thing in sight, for 

 Jerry was so delighted at having the chain unfas- 

 tened that he would rush at anything he saw. 



In such cases he had to be punished. But this 

 did very little good. He was so glad when the 

 punishment was over that he generally ran and did 



