Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-04-27
Dogs and Their DOings.
BY REV. F. O. MORRIS, B. A.

BY REV. F. O. MORRIS, B. A.
"THERE is well authenticated anecdote
of two fine dogs at Donaghadee," say the
Messrs. Chambers in their Anecdotes OF
Dogs" in which the instructive daring
of the one in behalf of the other cansed
friendship, and, as it should seem, a kind
of lamentation for the dead after one of
them had paid the debt of nature. This
happened while the government harbor or
pier for the packets at Donaghadee was in
the course of building, and it took place
in the sight of several witnesses. The one
dog was Newfoundland, and the other
was mastiff. They were both powerful
dogs; and though each was good-natured
when alone, they were very much in the
habit of fighting when they met. One day
they had a fierce and prolonged battle on
the pier, from the point of which they
both fell into the sea; and, as the pier was
long and steep, they had no means of
escape but by swimming considerable
distance. Throwing water upon fighting
dogs is an approved means of putting an
end to their hostilities; and it is natural to
suppose that two combatants of the same
species tumbling themselves into the sea
would have the same effect. 1t had, and
each began to make for the land as he best
could. The Newfoundland, being an ex-
cellent swimmer, very speedily gained the
pier, on which he stood shaking himself,
but at the same time watching the motions
of his late antagonist, who, being no
swimmer, was struggling, exhausted, in the
water, and just about to sink. In dashed
the Newfoundland dog, took the other
gently by the collar, kept his head above
water, and brought him safely on shore.
There was peculiar kind of recognition
between the two animals: they never
kboxy oil
and when the Newfoundland dog had been
accidentally killed by the passage of a
stone wagon on the railway over him, the
other languished and evidently lamented
for long time"
Mr.. NJ. Westcott wrote, few years ago,
as follows in The Naturalist
Joseph Parsons, Esq.,, has fine dog of
the Newfoundland species, who is very
docile and affectionate fellow to all with
whom he is acquainted, but he is very
sparing of his friendship to strangers, nor
will he hold familiar acquaintance with
anyone until he has seen them about the
premises some time. He is by no means
savage animal, however, for he was never
known to attack any person excepting on
one occasion, and then he doubtless felt
himself in duty bound to do so in order to
protect his masters property. On this
occasion the subject of his displeasure was
stranger who came into the yard, and
Lion, not liking his appearance, followed
him about. The man, unconscious OF the
dogs sagacity, and therefore careless of his
presence, secreted a chamois skin and
water brush, which the groom had been
using, and was about leaving the place
when he was pounced upon by the dog,
thrown down, and kept there until some
of the men came to his rescue. Before he
left they elected from him confession OF
the theft he had committed, which, OF
course they assigned as the sole cause of
his having been so summarily dealt with
by his detector, for strangers are almost
every day seen in the yard by Lion, pass
ing to and fro, without the least attempt at
interference"
We are told by Plutarch of certain
Roman slave in the civil wars, whose head
nobody burst cut off, for fear of the dog
that guarded his body, and fought in his
defense It happened that King Pyrrhus,
travelling that way, observed the animal
watching over the body of the deceased,
and hearing that he had been there three
days without meat or drink, yet would not
forsake his master, ordered the body to be
buried, and the dog preserved and brought
to him. A few days afterward there was a
muster of the soldiers, SO that every man
was forced to march in order before the
king. The dog lay quietly by him fol
some time; but when he saw the murder
ers of his late owner pass by he flew upon
them with extraordinary fury, barking
and tearing their garments, and frequently
turning about to the king, which both ex
cited the kings suspicion and the Jealousy
of all who stood about him. The meI
were in consequence apprehended, ano
though the circumstances which appeared
in evidence against them were very slight
they confessed the crime, and we're accord
ingly punished.-Cb0mbers' anecdotes O
Dogs"
A remarkable instance of the sagacit,
of the dog occurred few months ago il
London. Captain Talbot's man -servan
and dog were having their usual dali.
stroll along the Regents Park Ornaments
Water, when the feet of man were seel
just above the water. The servant calle
the dogs attention to them, when instantl
Rock dashed into the water. In fey
moments he seized hold of the legs of tn
trowsers, and struggled hard to draw tn
body out, but without avail Then wa
witnessed one of the most remarkable in
stances of dog sagacity ever recorded. Th
noble creature suddenly dived down, seize
the man by the coat collar, and in fey
moments reappeared on the surface drag
ging the body to the shore! All honor t
"Rock," to John Adams, and also to tn
police, by whose persevering efforts tn
man was restored to consciousness. w
regret that the rules of the Royal Human
Society have not allowed them to respen
to our appeal for a collar of honor" fc
Rock" but we are glad to state that
number of our friends have cheerfully col
tributed the needful sum for one wit
oil oh, fasr T,1I
has courteously accepted. 1t bears th
following inscription:
Presentation Collar, in honor {
Rocks sagacity in saving a man frol
drowning in the Regents Park Ornamen
al Water, April 9th, 1869. Presented b
some of the readers of the British Worl
man"
81 was walking, some weeks ago." sa,
the Rev. B. Grant, Gin a neighbour
town with a friend, who was accompanie
by small halfbred Italian greyhoun
As we approached large factory the dc
all at once started off at a tangent, runnin
through gentleman's grounds, and NEE
ing us again at some distant point. I r
marked upon the conduct of his dog to m
friend: he told me that the dog general
did SO if he were walking with it at tt
time the factory hands were coming ou
as was the case in this instance He sa
the hands had jeered and laughed at tt
little dog sometimes, and since then
always made bend out of the main sire
in order to avoid meeting them. Sure
here was an instinct approaching to reasO
We were not near the mill at the tim
but street from it; but the dog evident
remembered the circumstance of the m
hands laughing at him, and, therefore,
avoid the like occurrence, acted in t
manner have described"
Mr.. Weller supplies me with t
following fact
"a mansion in Worcestershire h
been let to new family who not only U
dertook to keep the house in order, but
maintain large dog which had been Il
there by the owner of the house. VIII
the newcomers went away for the seaso
the dog was placed on board-wages wi
the dairy maid, who is supposed not
have over-fed her boarder, and, thereto
at all future breakings up of the establis