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 THE DOG. 
 
 No animal is so much the com- 
 panion of man as the dog. The 
 dog understands his master by 
 even the tones of his voice, — nay, 
 even by a look, — and is always 
 ready and eager to obey him. 
 Such is his fidelity, his attach- 
 ment to his master and master's 
 family, his sagacity, and his un- 
 tiring vigilance, that he is quali- 
 fied to be the friend and the 
 guard as well as the companion 
 of man. He is said to be the 
 only animal that always knows 
 his master and the friends of the 
 family; who distinguishes a stran- 
 ger as soon as he arrives; and 
 who understands his own name, 
 even when called by a stranger. 
 There are many varieties of this 
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 ESQUIMAUX DOGS. 
 
 Those who live in the most 
 northern countries, make dogs 
 answer the same purpose that we 
 do horses. Many are dependent 
 upon the services of their dogs for 
 most of the few comforts of their 
 lives, and for their rapid and cer- 
 tain conveyance over the snows 
 
 thek ireary plains. 
 
 The Esquimaux Dogs are 
 trained to draw the sledges that 
 the people construct, which are 
 about two feet wide and five feet 
 long. The runners are sometimes 
 made of the jaw-bones of the 
 whale, and the body covered 
 with fur. The dogs are harnessed 
 by a collar and a single trace 
 running over their backs. They 
 are not tied to each other, but 
 
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each one is attached separately 
 to the sledge. The most docile 
 dog is the leader. A good leader 
 is very attentive to the words of 
 his conductor, and looks back 
 over his shoulder with great ear- 
 nestness to catch the word of 
 command. These dogs make a 
 good team, and will draw a 
 sledge twelve miles an hour, with 
 twelve or less. 
 
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 HARE INDIAN DOG. 
 
 This animal, which is to be 
 found only in North America ? 
 derives its name from the Hare 
 tribe of Indians, on the borders of 
 the Great Bear lake and Macken- 
 zie river. It is a favorite and 
 aseful animal to those wandering 
 tribes. It is much used in the. 
 chase, not being of sufficient size 
 *«or the purpose of burden or 
 draught. The Hare Indian dog 
 has a small head and erect ears, 
 slender legs, broad feet, and a 
 bushy tail. It is covered with 
 long hair. This animal is said 
 to be very playAil fcnd i flection- 
 ate, and easily gained by kind- 
 ness. 
 
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 ANECDOTES OF DOGS* 
 
 A poor Scotch woman, named 
 Jenny, had a dog which was 
 very fond of her youngest child, 
 and was in the habit of sleep- 
 ing with it in its cradle. It hap- 
 pened that the child became ill 
 and died, and was buried at the 
 neighboring town. From the 
 mother's distress of mind, at the 
 time, little notice was taken of 
 the dog ; but, soon after the 
 
 funeral, it was missing, nor could 
 any tidings be heard of it for a 
 fortnight. The poor mother, on 
 passing, thought she would visit 
 the churchyard where the infant 
 was interred; when, behold! there 
 was the little dog in a deep hole 
 it had scratched over the child's 
 grave ! It was in a most ema- 
 
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 ciated state from hunger and pri- 
 vation. 
 
 A Saxon peasant boy, having 
 a dog whose voice resembled the 
 human voice, endeavored to teach 
 him to speak. The animal was 
 three years old at the time he 
 commenced his instructions ; yet, 
 by dint of great labor and perse- 
 verance, the boy taught it, in 
 three years, to pronounce thirty 
 German words. It used to aston- 
 ish visitors by calling for tea, 
 coffee, chocolate, &c. ; but its 
 master always pronounced the 
 words beforehand, and it never 
 appeared to become quite recon- 
 ciled to the exhibitions it was 
 forced to make. 
 
 We have heard a very curious 
 anecdote of a Newfoundland dog, 
 who had a mastiff for a neighbor. 
 

 
 
 
 
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 These dogs were good natured 
 when alone, but were in the 
 habit of fighting when they met. 
 One day they had a fierce and 
 prolonged battle on a bridge, from 
 which they both fell into the sea; 
 and they had no other means of 
 escape but by swimming a consid- 
 erable distance. Each began/there- 
 fore, to make for the land as he best 
 could. 
 
 The Newfoundland, being an 
 excellent swimmer, very speedily 
 gamed the land, on which he 
 stood shaking himself, at the 
 same time watching the motions 
 of Ins tall antagonist, who, being 
 no swimmer, was struggling in 
 the water and just about to "sink. 
 In dashed the Newfoundland, 
 took the other gently by the col- 
 
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 lar, kept his head above water, 
 and brought him safely on shore. 
 A child, once playing on a 
 wharf with a Newfoundland dog 
 belonging to his father, acciden- 
 tally fell into the water. The 
 dog immediately sprang after the 
 child, who was only six years 
 old, and, seizing the waist of his 
 little frock, brought him into the 
 lock, where there was a staging, 
 oy which the child held on, but 
 was unable to get to the top. 
 The dog, seeing it was unable to 
 pull the little fellow out of the 
 water, ran up to a yard adjoin- 
 ing, where a girl of nine years 
 old was hanging out clothes. He 
 seized her by the gown, and, not- 
 withstanding her efforts to get 
 away, he succeeded in dragging 
 her to the spot where the child 
 
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 was still hanging by its hands to 
 the staging. On the girl's taking 
 hold of the child, the dog assisted 
 her in rescuing the little fellow 
 from his perilous situation, and^ 
 after licking the face of the infant 
 he had saved, it took a leap off 
 the stage, and swam round the 
 head of the wharf, to get the hat, 
 which had fallen off the child' 
 head. 
 
 I love to see a noble dog 
 And pat him on the head, 
 
 So prettily he wags his tail. 
 Whenever he is fed. 
 
 Then I will never beat my dog 3 
 Nor ever give him pain ; 
 
 But good and kind I '11 be to him 3 
 And he'll love me again. 
 
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 Here is a brave dog, 
 
 And his name is Bose. 
 
 Look at his mouth. 
 
 He opens it and says boio tvow. 
 
 A dog is good to keep us from 
 
 harm. 
 He barks at bad folks, 
 To drive them oft'. 
 We must be kind to our dog, 
 And give him food to eat 
 We must not teaze him, 
 We must not hurt him, 
 For that would be wrong. 
 
 
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