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FHe Mao Dog.
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I af0fal 3nalo.isy, his 1ncthef Of attack,
Ajhdness .ef BIS. rage, and lis ipsensibil-
.itYs Ia e6psequences, al bespeak. 4 creature
;. osasilerg gous systeM is dsyelbPed to- the
possible degree. + myself once
s6ad|a9Ittie Sctir, rho, as r. was reading
? 'wogM etsert the APARTMENT, jump upon my
!, kues, uttssipg a atlowssbimper all the time
:; creep Riong ahy s8aistcoat,F rub his little
Nt,2dy AGAINST myshead and face, lick the
hand lifted up return his cafesses, and
hensscamper and perhaps. not come
3.sLeaf 4again the whole of that afternoon.
fsssf bat was thissbut an affectiopate impulse,
;.ssseeKingaS NERVOUS development The
Mag 10 panage All animal Of this descrip-
Eiopis, 70 respect his evident excitability
e lle ihstant'a dog appears to be getting ex-
s2Tclsea, there should-be a sign given, com
Inanding a. stop to be put to allfurtler pro-
z. scesaings. IL the respect Of the animal be,
sbablt.ialS the person who mildly cnfotces it
sstlnay enter d. Dom, where the same dog is
SSih rabid stafe and come forth upscathcd. {.
lt'1sg hitherto been among dogs, and
AleIerthetess, thave almost escaped being
bittcn The reason is, that 7 understand
sAandsrespect the innate nervodsness of the
sanif1al When + 60 iuto,a room, If there
bssasdQg thore and he growl,'I speak kind
ssiy TO him, and then seat myself and be-
stowEo Him none of my attention for some
time My request to. his master or mis-
.tress is, that he or she will not check Or
stop the symptoms of llis wrath, but allow
him to yent,hi rage until he is ashamed Of
it, and from q. feeling of remorse is silent.
When this takes place., and n sufficient
lime has, passed to confirm him in the new
method into which he has recently entered,
approach him with my hand. extended an
open ); this I bring near to him by degrees,
avoiding all sudden movements or any
thing that may provoke hia nptural dispo-
stion.s Generally he cyo1ches, then |
speak to. him. in tones of encouragement.
$1fhe 'dispaays his warIike propensity,
Still bnngsthe liaod nearer and nearer to
him. telling him to bite it If he please, if
he is not ASHAMED to injufe that (which
means toTslo him good.
Theh, perhaps, he will make snap at
my extended hand, which is.not upon this
withdrawn, or thejays would close with
nervous violence, but allowed TO remain,
and the teeth to touch the skin without
wonndihg it. i allow him to hold the
Land foFany length Of time he pleases,
t6lipg:him ne would lose lis character if
lie were TO liarfn it. That ho is courage
Gus dog, and means no hurt he would be
Ssshamed TO bite" And with this. kind of
speech, which. the animal may not literally
Sdnaesstand, d,sbutd the sense and purpose Of
which he nevertheless appears to under
stand; Irseldom fail Of getting my hand
isaf8 anT sound from the creatures jaws.
Aftef thatI may pat him for an intima-
scyhas'begun, II lie allows me TO drag him
j. fafth take hiinou my knees, and permits
AesalyJ JbettY please to take. do not
httiib9tafnye yescape to any charms that I
possess but account for it simply by
knowing anderespseting the natural tenn
peraments Of thebehst.
This,natural respect. for the feelings Of
most affectioHate creature, with such
power Of observation as will enable the in
dividlafto recognize; The presence of the
Jameptable sickness insan animal that has
with trutl,4beeR called athe' companion of
the house." shall at all times enable the
uneducateilin such matters to recognise a
mad dog, and, unless luck be dead against
,liesindiyidaal, ,-sa2s him frour being Bit
tanss
His 20 pleasufoao a dog to. 90 mad
Qbitedhe reverse. Dreadful. .as hydropho-
bW4aY be TO the human being, rabies in
-;Morsesfo tberdog. 1t makes its approach
llore-f e-fgradually. 1T lasts longer and is
.ssIhore intense @hileiit endures. The dog
sthat;is going mad, feels .pnwell fora long
lihfeplior tosthe development of the
sdiseasea He.iss ssry ill, hut he does, not
know #hat Ais him: He feels nasty dis
satisfied Thing: ve3ed without a
.s,sasea agsinstshis y he.ter ma.