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pull a bell, where they are defirous of gaining admit- 

 tance. — Faber mentions one, belonging to a nobleman of 

 the Medici family, which always attended at its mailer's 

 table, took from him his plates, and brought him others ; 

 and if he wanted wine, would carry it to him, in a glafs 

 placed upon a filver plate, which it held in its mouth, 

 without fpilling the fmalleft drop. The fame Dog would 

 alfo hold the ftirrups in its teeth, whilft its mafter was 

 mounting his horfe. 



That Dogs are capable of mutual attachment, is evi- 

 dent, from the well-known ftory of the Dog at St AU 

 ban's; which, being left by its mafter at an inn there till 

 he returned from London, and being ill-treated by a large 

 Dog belonging to the houfe, ftole privately off, It foon 

 returned with a friend, that was much larger and ftrong- 

 er than itfelf ; and both fell upon the aggreflbr, and pu- 

 nifhed him feverely for his cruelty to a ftranger. 



There are feveral peculiarities common to all animals 

 of the Dog kind, briefly mentioned by Linnseus, with 

 which we fhall conclude its hiftory ; the principal of 

 which are as follow : — The Dog is carnivorous ; its fto- 

 mach digefts bones; it eats grafs for a vomit ; voids its 

 urine fideways, and commonly where other Dogs have 

 done fo before; fmells at a ftranger; fcarcely ever 

 fweats, but lolls out its tongue when hot ; remembers 

 injuries done to it; is fubjecl: to the hydrophobia; its 

 fenfe of hearing very quick ; when afleep, is fuppofed to 

 dream ; goes with young fixty-three days, and brings 

 forth from four to eight at one time. It barks at ftrange 

 Dogs, fnaps at a ftone thrown at it, howls at certain mu- 

 fical notes; when about to lie down, frequently goes 

 round the place ; fawns at the approach of its mafter, 

 and will not patiently fuffer any one to ftrike him ; runs 



