The Dog and its Habits, 3 
Volumes might be written, if desirable, relating all the 
extraordinary stories of which dogs are the heroes, 
Every day, in ordinary life, we see something of this 
kind, and which, although of so frequent occurrence, is 
none the less curious. Is it necessary to recall to memory 
the dog of Ulysses, the model of fidelity; the dog of 
Montargis, the vanquisher of crime; of Munito, the 
brilliant player at dominoes? Must we mention the 
Newfoundland dog and the dog of Mount St. Bernard, 
both of them preservers of human life? Is it necessary 
to speak of intelligent dogs going for provisions for their 
master, and assisting him in his duties with ability ; of 
the shoeblack’s dog, trained to plant his muddy paws on 
the best polished boots, so as to bring more business to 
his master, the man of the brush? We should never 
come to an end if we attempted to register all the ex- 
ploits of this valuable companion of man. 
‘Dogs are digttigrade, or walk on their toes ; their claws 
are not retractile—they have five toes on the fore-feet and 
generally four on the hind ones. Their teeth are— . 
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Incisors — Canine —— Molars —— 
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The tongue of the dog is smooth, not lacerating like that 
of the cat; its application to wounds has a healing ten- 
dency when the animal is in health. Dogs live on an 
average about fourteen or fifteen years. 
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