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them would take position at opposite points, and pull with all . 
their strength, he did not growl or get vexed, for at such times he 
was in his element and enjoyed it the more when he could jump 
high into the air to frighten his young friends. 
The pointer instead would not permit a puppy to approach him, 
in fact had so bitten a couple that they had died. 
From some cause this pointer, Wad, and Barney were the worst 
of enemies, and in consequence there were many battles, and the 
pointer being the more powerful would have ruined his foe, were 
it not for the support of one of the bitches—an Irish water 
spaniel. 
This bitch, Frank, would rush up at once upon seeing Barney 
thrown under his adversary and catching the pointer by one of his 
hind legs, start off with a sudden jerk; the result would be 
that Barney would once more come to his feet and in the end be- 
cause of his being shaggy would get the best in the fight with 
the vicious, yet plucky pointer. 
In all these fights should Barney get bitten so that blood would 
be shown there seemed to be a perfect panic amongst the bitches 
and puppies. ; 
ne instance in particular is noticeable. Returning to my 
office one afternoon I observed many people running towards the 
kennel, which was in the rear of the office. : 
A workman who had been engaged in the kennel was hurriedly 
running up the street to me. He said that Barney, and the poin- 
ter were having a big fight, and that Barney, assisted by the 
bitches, was eating up the pointer. ; 
Upon arriving within the kennel my greatest surprise was to 
see the grown bitches chasing Wad—whose coat naturally pure 
white was now covered with blood—around the yard as rapidly 
as could be, Frank the more savage of the number ; while Barney 
with a lot of puppies around him was assisted by them in licking 
his wounds. The workman, who at the time the fight began was 
at work on the south side of the kennel in cleaning outa bath- 
ing tank, informed me that Wad was lying in the shade of the high 
hold of Wad’s ear led him away from this shady place to the north 
side of the kennel where the sun shone very hot. Here he left 
him and at once went back to the shady place to lie down, from 
only a few days, attempted to drive Barney ; ins 
Barney growled and would not leave—showing plainly his dispo- 
sition to attack the workman. : 
Wad had followed Barney, but did not offer fight until after 
ey’s growling, when he at once rushed upon him. Ina sie 
moments Barney was the “under dog” in the fight and continue 
so until Frank as usual came to the rescue. This she did, sev- 
