THE SHEPHERD DOG 9 



touches the ground ? (Only his toes and the ball 

 of his foot.) On how many toes does he walk ? 

 Look at the dog's foot. Picture one of the front 

 feet, also one of the hind feet. Has the dog a toe 

 answering to your thumb ? Point to it. One 

 answering to your big toe ? Point to it. Where 

 are his heels? Feel of them. Some child, quite 

 likely, may have on low shoes. Call attention to 

 the great tendon of Achilles which lifts the heel. 

 Where do we find this in the dog's hind legs ? 

 Where is his heel? Look at these toes on which 

 the dog walks. Feel of the part that touches the 

 ground. (It is almost as tough as leather. Each 

 toe and the ball of the foot has a cushion with a 

 very thick cover.) Do you think that the stones 

 hurt Prince ? Does the dog make much noise in 

 running? Why not? Listen as he runs over the 

 floor. What do you hear ? Now you may tell all 

 you can about a shepherd dog's feet. 



When Prince came home at night we used to pet 

 him. In what way, do you think? Do you think 

 he liked to be petted? How would he show that 

 he liked it ? What was he telling us ? 



In what other way do you think we showed that 

 we cared for Prince? (Gave him a good dinner.) 



