The book of dogs; an intimate study of mankind's best friend (1919) (20738973455)

Title: The book of dogs; an intimate study of mankind's best friend
Identifier: cu31924001178130 (find matches)
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: National Geographic Society (U. S. ); Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927; Baynes, Ernest Harold, 1868-1925
Subjects: Dog breeds; Dogs
Publisher: Washington, D. C. , The National Geographic Society
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE bination o f common sense and good judg- ment. THB FIDI^WTY O? ROMULUS My coyote, Romu- lus, was very destruc- tive to poultry, and even to the wild deer, and I finally gave him to a zoological garden, where he died six years later, at the age of twelve. I made a point of going to see him once or twice a year, and he never forgot me. As soon as he saw me he would begin to exe- cute a strange little rocking dance, mean- while smiling and waving his brush. The keeper would unlock the door of his pen, and as I entered the wolf would rush to greet me and roll over on his back like a friendly puppy. Then he would throw him- self upon me, lap my face and hands, hang onto my clothing as though to detain me, and when finally I had to leave him, he would raise his muzzle in the air and howl discon- solately. My experience with domesticated timber wolves would tend to show that they are not so demonstratively affectionate as the coyotes. As puppies, they are rather playful, but as they get older they are apt to take themselves very seriously. They differ greatly m character. Some I have had became so savage that it was necessary to get rid of them; others were gentle and friendly as long as they lived. One big, powerful wolf I owned some times showed marked affection for me,
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A DOG AND HIS MASTER PROTECTED ALIKE FROM POISON GAS AT THE BATTLE FRONT (sEE PAGE 55) Every living creature—man, dog, horse, and mule—had to be equipped with a gas mask in order to pass through the areas deluged with poisonous fumes during the world war. In the background are seen stretcher-bearers carrying a wounded man to safety. The war dogs were frequently employed in finding the sorely wounded in No Man's Land and in leading rescuers to them. but it was only occasionally, and then only when we were entirely alone. The presence of a third person made him grimly aloof. Nevertheless, he did not resent the friendly advances even of strangers, and when I took him with me on lecture trips, as I often did, he would follow me through the audience, and the smallest child present might put its arms about his neck without fear of being hurt. But he simply tolerated these ad-