Chapter XIII: Book II: Studies and Stories (6)

Inherited qualities, 123, 124, 128, 131

Instinct, 116, 117;
homing instinct, 175-180

Jack (bull-terrier),
appearance, strength, and size of, 69, 74
Bob, encounters with, 83, 84
boxing games with, 84, 85
characteristics of--
courage, 69, 108
devotion to his mistress and her mother, 75, 76, 108
gentleness, 69
obedience, 78, 82, 108, 113
cow incident, 79, 80
death of, 86
early life of, 70-73
tramp incident, 76-78

Jack (Yorkshire terrier), 166-170

Jealousy in dogs, 228, 230

Jell (mongrel), 118, 119

Jet (King Charles spaniel),
appearance of, 87
bull-terrier, encounter with, 90
burglar incident, 101
characteristics of--
artistic finish and cleverness of acting, 89, 95, 96, 100, 107
book-destructiveness, 88, 89
epicureanism and selfishness, 91, 113, 114
joking, love of, 92, 93
locality, sense of, 98
manners toward strangers, 98
thievishness, 88, 89, 94, 97, 100
chicken-driving episode, 99
death of, 102

Jim (cat), 211, 212

Jimmy (cross-bred terrier), 246-248

Jokes appreciated by dogs, 37, 38, 92, 93

Jubilee, 170

Kennel life;
_see under_ Hounds

Lassie (collie), 34, 38

Lindsay, Dr. Lander, quoted, 265

Lion (bulldog), 4, 110, 223-228

Locality, sense of, 98, 174;
bowing instinct, 175-180

Looking-glasses, dogs’ attitude towards, 234-236

Lytton, 1st Earl of, anecdote of dog of, 249-251

Manning, Cardinal, quoted, 262

Maternal affection in dogs, 171-173

Memory in dogs, 29, 215, 260

Mental powers in dogs, 117, 159, 200-204, 255, 270

_Mind in the Lower Animals_ quoted, 265

Mirrors, dogs’ attitude towards, 234-236

Moral sense in dogs, 125, 163, 246, 258, 260, 261;
_see also_ Shame

Muff (cat), 85

Muzzling order defied by dog, 217

Nanky Poo (spaniel), 202-204

Nugent, Lord, 223

Outlook on life, canine and human, differences in, 115, 122, 123

Pat (Scotch terrier), 181, 182

Peter (Ruby Blenheim), 88

Pictures, dogs’ attitude towards, 236, 237

Pointers and setters,
bad shots resented by, 156
cruelties to, 153, 154
dead grouse incident, 160
maternal affection of Black Prince pointer, 172, 173
methods of, at work, 157-159
retrieving by, 159
training of, 148, 149, 151, 152

Pratt, Mr., 5

Press, John, 144, 145

Primeval qualities transmitted, 123, 124, 128, 131

Prince (setter), 154, 155

Quarrelsomeness of dogs, 128

Rakish (hound), 178

Raleigh (foxhound), 134

Rama (foxhound), 133-135

Ratler (fox-terrier), 165, 166

Reasoning and reflecting powers;
_see_ Mental

Responsibility and duty, sense of, 187, 190, 191

Retriever and ducklings, 161, 162

Rica (Basset hound), 4, 110, 111

Right and wrong, sense of;
_see_ Moral

“Rights” of animals, 256-258, 262-264

Rover (greyhound), 183-186

Roy (fox-terrier), 206-208

Roy (King Charles spaniel), 166-169

Royal (fox-terrier), 165, 166

Running of dogs with carriage or bicycle, 16, 42, 80

Serrell, Miss A. F., cited, 132;
quoted, 133-135, 144, 145, 158, 178, 205, 230, 232

Setters;
_see_ Pointers and setters

Shakespeare on dogs, 222, 223

Shame, sense of, 25-27, 163-165, 243, 245, 246, 258

Shooting, cruelties in, 154

Shot (pointer), 150, 151

Shows, 7, 8, 35, 36

_Simla Village Tales_ quoted, 252-254

Smell, sense of, 123

Stag-hunting, 143, 144

Stella (fox-terrier), 174, 175

Strangers, attacks on, 218, 219

Sylvia (Blenheim spaniel), 237-242

Thornton, Col., 157

Time sense in dogs, 27-29, 53, 113

Tip (Dalmatian), 208

Tip (lurcher), 182

Training,
gentle methods of, 165
hounds, of, 127, 145
pointers and setters, of, 148, 149, 151, 152

Tyke (fox-terrier), 192-199

Venus (fox-terrier), 217-221

Verses on dogs, 44, 49-51, 58-60, 67, 68

Vivisection, 258, 264

Whankey (black and tan rough terrier), 170, 171, 230-233

Wilberforce, Canon, quoted, 264

_With Hound and Terrier in the Field_ quoted, 133-135, 144, 145, 158,
178, 205, 230-232

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FOOTNOTES:

[1]

Lament, ye boys, and mourn, O Common Room,
Ye gentle ladies, weep for Bandy’s doom
If dogs ye love; for he, alas! has died,
The darling of this College and its pride;
He who with almost a House Master’s might
Guided the boys of Littlefield aright.
But yet he loved not Littlefield alone,
All things Marlburian had he made his own;
His kindly presence would encourage all
Who threw, or hit, or kicked the flying ball;
Were they but keen and vigorous in their play
His wagging tail would urge them to the fray,
While his example was a mute reproof
To all whom sloth or slackness kept aloof.
Sometimes defiant, resolute, and bold,
In straining jaws four racquet balls he’d hold;
Sometimes with sportive bark to greater speed
And wily nip he’d urge the panting steed.
So would he wander at his own sweet will
From Clump or Cricket Field to Granham Hill;
But when confined by sickness and ill luck,
He could not brook th’unworthy bonds of Duck:
The twisted noose that brought to him relief
O’erwhelmed his master with unending grief.

F. B. MALIN.

[2] With Hound and Terrier in the Field, pp. 229 _et seq._

[3] With Hound and Terrier in the Field, pp. 52, 53.

[4] With Hound and Terrier in the Field, by Alys F. Serrell, p. 226.

[5] With Hound and Terrier in the Field, p. 231.

[6] With Hound and Terrier in the Field, p. 193.

[7] Recollections of My past Life, by Sir Henry Holland, p. 254.

[8] With Hound and Terrier in the Field, pp. 182 _et seq._

[9] While writing this book, I have been struck by the curious faith of the Gilyaks, one of the tribes to be found on that dark spot on the face of the earth, the Island of Sakhalin. Mr. Charles Hawes, in his book, _In the Uttermost East_, says that the Gilyaks believe that the spirits of the dead hold communication with their living relatives. They may come to give counsel, or to warn of impending misfortune. No human eye can see them, nor can the senses of the living detect their presence. Only to dogs is it given to know of their approach, and this knowledge they show by a peculiar howling. Mr. Hawes, who in normal health was, as his book shows, a man of strong common sense and iron nerves, as any visitor to Sakhalin needs to be, thus tells of his experience. “My conversion took place ... on the Okhotsk coast, where my interpreter and I lay awake one night in the tent of an Orotchon.... At about 2 A. M. a low howl began, echoed and varied by thirty or forty other members of the canine race, a low peculiar cry of pain growing into a long, drawn-out wail, rising and swelling until at last it ended in almost a scream.” “An unholy, ill-omened proceeding which surely nought earthly could account for,” is Mr. Hawes’ reflection on the occurrence, but he adds, “perhaps the fact that we were ill with ptomaine poisoning may have predisposed us to thoughts of _Inligh-vo_” (a village in the centre of the earth to which the spirits of the departed go). It is curious to note that in the beliefs of these wild people, the spirits of the murdered and suicides fly to _tlo_ (heaven) direct, without a preliminary sojourn in the happy hunting grounds of _Inligh-vo_.

[10] Personal and Literary Letters of Robert, 1st Earl of Lytton, edited by Lady Betty Balfour.

[11] Simla Village Tales, by Alice Elizabeth Dracott.

[12] See p. 243.

[13] See p. 228.

[14] See p. 164.

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Transcriber’s note:

Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized.

Archaic or alternate spelling which may have been in use at the time
of publication has been retained from the original.

On page 13, the word “with” was inserted so the sentence reads, “But
there could be no doubt in the mind of any one who was with him ...”