Book of cats and dogs, and other friends, for little folks (1885) (14732729696)

Identifier: bookofcatsdogsot00joho (find matches)
Title: Book of cats and dogs, and other friends, for little folks
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: Johonnot, James, 1823-1888
Subjects: Zoology
Publisher: New York, D. Appleton and Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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climb a tree, as his nails are notsharp enough, but he can dig a big hole in theground when he is after a rabbit or a squirrel. 6. The bottoms of his feet are harder thanthose of a cat, and he can run all day in roughplaces without hurting them. 7. With his hard feet and long nails he makesmore noise when walking than a cat; but then itis no matter, for he does not have to catch miceand rats. 8. Eover can not open a door, but he raises hispaw and raps or scratches until somebody comesand opens it for him. 9. Ask him to shake hands, and he will holdout his paw as well as anybody can, though hehas not learned which is his right and which is hisleft paw. 10. When Gyp is hungry, it is funny to seehim. He will whine a little, and then sit upstraight and hold out his paws like a little beggar. 11. Then, if you oifer him something to eat, hesniifs at it, and, if he does not like it, turns up hisnose and goes off. He likes candy as well as I do. LESSON XVI. 45 THE DOG AJ^D THE SHADOW-A FABLE.
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1. A DOG \vitli a fine bone in liis mouth setout to cross a stream on a narrow bridge. 2. As he was crossing, he looked into the waterand thought he saw another dog \vith a bone muchfiner than his o\vn. 3. Being a very greedy dog, he dropped hiso^vn bone and made a snatch at the one he saw;and so, by trying to rob another, he got a goodduckino: and lost his dinner. THE BOOT-BLACK AJ^D HIS DOG.