242 NATURE AND WOODCRAFT. 



answer to a friendly greeting from another dog 

 across the fields ; and he emits a peculiar piping 

 sound in his more plaintive moods. Intruders 

 he salutes with a bark in which there is nothing 

 but defiance, quite different from that by which 

 he shows his pleasure. When he meets Tartar, 

 his ears are drawn back and laid flat upon his 

 head. Upon such occasions the dogs have evil 

 intentions towards each other, and instinctively 

 protect the more delicate parts by rendering 

 them inconspicuous. A movement with a like 

 object is shown by the tail tucked between the 

 legs. 



Gip has just come into the room where I write, 

 and an insignificant act shows how greatly he, 

 in common with most dogs, is dependent upon 

 the sense of smell. As he entered the door he 

 threw up his nose, and, after momentarily sniff- 

 ing the air, made a rush to where I usually sit. 

 A dog in searching for his master in a crowd, 

 invariably sniffs at the legs of all with whom 

 he comes in contact, trusting to his sense of 

 smell, and hardly using his eyes until he has 

 discovered the object of his search. 



Gip's paternal responsibility upon one occa- 

 sion came out in a truly remarkable manner. 



