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Rh The domestic Dog (Canis familiaris, .) is probably the most valuable of all the bestial ser- vants of man. The strength of the Elephant, the endurance of the Camel, the swiftness and doci- lity of the Horse, the fleecy covering of the Sheep, and the patient labour of the Ox, are all exceedingly useful gifts bestowed by our gracious Creator; but all of these are circumscribed in their sphere of service, and by none are their whole faculties and powers rendered up with that fulness and freedom, that ungrudging love, with which the Dog delights to serve. The Horse does not draw the chariot, nor the Ox drag the plough, of his own choice; but the Dog finds his highest eratification in fulfilling and even anticipating the desires of his master. "The whole species," observes Cuvier, "has become the property of man; each individual is devoted to its particular master, assumes his manners, knows and defends his property, and remains attached to him until death; and all this, neither from constraint nor want, but solely from gratitude and pure friendship. The swiftness, strength, and scent of the Dog, have rendered him a powerful ally to man against other animals; and were even, perhaps, necessary to the establishment of society. It is the only animal which has followed man all over the world."

Another zoologist speaks of the Dog as "an animal given to man to be his assistant and friend. To his service is the Dog devoted; by him are its very instincts modified; to him it looks up for encouragement, and his good word or kind caress throws it into a rapture of delight. The Dog