. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. 376 DOMESTIC ANIMALS a companion or pet, having very little, if any, economic value, but many dogs are more or less useful for guarding the prem- ises, for helping to watch or to drive live stock, for hunting, drawing loads, and other purposes. Qualities. — The dog is the most intelligent, shows the greatest ability and willingness to learn, and has the most human qualities of any of our domestic animals. His love and devotion to his master make him an ideal com- panion and playfellow for children. His hearing and sight are keen, but h
. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. 376 DOMESTIC ANIMALS a companion or pet, having very little, if any, economic value, but many dogs are more or less useful for guarding the prem- ises, for helping to watch or to drive live stock, for hunting, drawing loads, and other purposes. Qualities. — The dog is the most intelligent, shows the greatest ability and willingness to learn, and has the most human qualities of any of our domestic animals. His love and devotion to his master make him an ideal com- panion and playfellow for children. His hearing and sight are keen, but his most striking faculty is his marvelous sense of smell. Think of being able to scent the track made by a man or an animal several hours previously and to follow it for miles! Origin. — It is univer- sally agreed that our dogs originated from wild wolves. Young wolf pups are very cunning little animals and easily domesticated, and it would be perfectly natural for primitive people to capture them and raise them, not only for pets but for food supply to draw upon when game is scarce. We know that our American Indians and Eskimos make use of their dogs for food, and they are very fond of the flesh. Moreover, the dogs kept by such people always resemble their wild neighbors very closely. Breeds. — Probably various races of dogs were derived from the various species of wolves that were domesticated. Scotch Collie. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Schmidt, Charles Christian, 1859-. Boston, New York [etc. ] D. C. Heath & Co
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