The book of dogs; an intimate study of mankind's best friend (1919) (20208779818)

Title: The book of dogs; an intimate study of mankind's best friend
Identifier: bookofdogsintima00nati (find matches)
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: National Geographic Society (U. S. ); Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927; Baynes, Ernest Harold, 1868-1925
Subjects: Dogs
Publisher: Washington, D. C. , The National geographic society
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries



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PIu)tograph by William Henry A COLLIE OF ROYAL ANCESTRY BECAME THE MASCOT OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS Before he "joined the army," this dog of hlooded lineage bore the name of Bum." Now he answers to tlie more appropriate title of "Bullets." suit. But they were no match for him in speed, and after floundering along in his wake for less than half a mile tliev stopped, turned round, and started back. The coyote, who had been running eas- ily only a few feet ahead of them, seemed to be completely in touch with the situa- tion. No sooner had the tired dogs turned than he wheeled about, pitched into the rear guard of the enemy, and in a running counter attack decisively whipped all three of the hounds and finally drove them back yelping into the old house from which they had come. That didn't look like cowardice; it looked like good generalship. And it isn't cowardice for an animal the size of a coyote to run away from an animal the size of a man, especially when the little wolf knows that in some mysterious man- ner his enemy can kill him when he is still a quarter of a mile away. That's a com-