The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
THE ENTANGLED GREYHOUND.
Fate OF n Remarkable Dog That Tried to
Go Three Ways ut Once.

The most mixed up dog ! ever saw said Mr..
GoslingtOn. was one met yesterday on the bios K
in which | live. This dog was a greyhound.
Standing STILL the grryhuund seems very tall
and very long! running, he stretches out ama1.
ngly; the greyhound q, play becomes one Of tho
most extraordinary objects the eye ever saw
The greyhound saw was playing with another
dog: a smaller dog II was a bright, frosty day,
and the dogs skipped about in the most lively
fashion. The smaller dog was a swift runner and
he would start oil with the greyhound following
II was wonderful to see the greyhound run: but
far more wonderful To him turn while running
which he sometimes did. The smaller dog would
now aud then turn al "A sharp angle and run ia
the other direction. The greyhound never failed
To follow. and when he turned he presented a won
derful sight. indeed being bent then like a long
armed letter V laid horizontally. his long front
legs and his head and the forward part Of his body
legs was still going in the other direction, up 10
the angle or elbow where he VAS turning: some,
presently, did something more remarkable still:
he tricd 10 90 IN three directions nj once. thus
forming himself IN sort Of iiguTe T. It was IN
this effort that he came To- Erici. but II all came
about In the simplest way IN The world.
The smaller dog had doubled once, and then
ing his first course, thus forming a triangle: and
the greyhound tried To- follow lie made the first
turn all right and then, before the rest OF his
the bend, he changed course again and tried
with his fore legs aud head. TO pass under them.
Even now cant TIL exactly how II happcu d,
because II was all done suddenly but Tho first
thing | knew the greyhound lay there on the
ground in kind Of bunch with legs and tails
and heads and necks sticking out all over him
he was oil mixed up in trying 10 pass under him
self in this way while going al inl speed, his
long flying legs had got In some way, mOSt
curiously intcrlockcd and, what with the bcndings
and turns Of his slender head and long neck and
body and tail he looked aS though he was tied
M In about fourteen double bow knots with ends
sticking out everywhere. ~
The smaller dog, when he realized that he
wasn't bring followed came back and stood beside
thv grcyho and waggcd his tail in sympathy;
and / went ovCt 10 sec II | could untanglc him
As ] came up near him the greyhound lifted his
slender head and looked at me with queer sort
Of a look, much ~ TO say;
~ did make u fool Jump that time, didn't I?
And said to him, out loud Well you Ger.
tainly did manage to tie yourself up pretty we'll
land then set about untyng him: ! pulled
out one leg and then another, and so on, and soon
had him all right again; and he stood II all with
perfect docility, glad enough TO have my help
When had got him all Strengthened out he got
up himself; and he was all right lie turned his
then he turned and trottcd slowly away. with head
and tail rather down. But, a moment later
the skippy little dog had ranged alongside NJ him
and made one or twoiumps al him, and then turned
and ran; and the next instant the lean greyhound
was alter him again. humping and extending
himself with movements faster than the eye could
fully follow, going like a skeleton stepladder
worked by. machinery. So soon, like men, do
dogs forget"