THE DOG’S INTELLIGENCE. BOI

man from London took possession of a house, the former
tenant of which had moved to a farm about half a mile off.
The new inmate brought with him a large French poodle
dog, to take the duty of watchman, in the place of a fine
Newfoundland dog, which went away with his master; but
a puppy of the same breed was left behind, and he was
instantly persecuted by the poodle. As the puppy grew up,
the persecution still continued. At length, he was one day
missing for some hours; but he did not come back alone;
he returned with his old friend, the large house-dog, to
whom he had made a communication; and in an instant
the two fell upon the unhappy poodle, and killed him before
he could be rescued from their fury. In this case, the
injuries of the young dog must have been made known to
his friend; a plan of revenge concerted; and the determina-
tion to carry that plan into effect formed and executed with
equal promptitude. The following story, which illustrates,
even in a more singular manner, the communication of ideas
between dogs, was told by a clergyman, as an authentic
anecdote. A surgeon of Leeds found a little spaniel who
had been lamed. He carried the poor animal home, ban-
daged up his leg, and, after two or three days, turned him
out. The dog returned to the surgeon’s house every mom-
ing, till his leg was perfectly well. At the end of several
months, the spaniel again presented himself, in company with
another dog, who had also been lamed; and he intimated,
as well as piteous and intelligent looks could intimate, that
he desired the same kind assistance to be rendered to his
friend, as had been bestowed upon himself. A similar cir-
cumstance is stated to have occurred to Moraut, a celebrated
French surgeon.”

The Dog’s Many instances have been chronicled of the
Intelligence. actions of dogs, which seem clearly the result
of a process of reasoning. Mr. Jesse tells of a dog who was
sent to fetch two hats which had been left lying upon the