FIFTEEN] HAPPY ANIMALS 
ticular children are about their beds — how much 
they object to having them altered; how they insist 
on their being made in their own way, and carry 
their newest and most valued possessions up to bed 
with them, and poke them away under blankets and 
pillows. Animals do exactly the same. And a 
pet dog, who is on the friendliest terms with mas- 
ter and servant, often makes the most ridiculous 
fuss if any one moves the box in which he sleeps. 
Dogs nearly always have a hoard hidden away 
in their bed, or near it. Cats choose the cleanest 
and freshest places for their beds. An Angora re- 
fused to sleep anywhere except upon a lady’s hat — 
if it could find one. The cat is very much affected 
by odors that are not perceptible to us. They dis- 
like contact with certain people as much as they 
like to be near others. A little watchfulness will 
discover these attractions and repulsions among all 
animals. To humor costs us little, as a rule, but 
to refuse very much depresses the comfort of the 
animal.” 
This is especially true of dogs. In Kansas City 
I heard of a black-and-tan who followed his mis- 
tress to the grave, and remained there, with casual 
visits for food, until he died. This dog came when 
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