. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. DOGS Teacher's Story tOT only to-day but in ancient days, before the dawn of history, the dog was the companion of man. Whether the wild species from whence he sprang, \,jg^ was wolf or jackal or some other similar animal, we ,...-am^^ do not know, but we do know that many types of dogs have been tamed independently by savages, in the region where their untamed relatives run _ wild. As the whelps of wolves, jackals and foxes are all easily tamed, and are most interesting little creatu
. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. DOGS Teacher's Story tOT only to-day but in ancient days, before the dawn of history, the dog was the companion of man. Whether the wild species from whence he sprang, \,jg^ was wolf or jackal or some other similar animal, we ,...-am^^ do not know, but we do know that many types of dogs have been tamed independently by savages, in the region where their untamed relatives run _ wild. As the whelps of wolves, jackals and foxes are all easily tamed, and are most interesting little creatures, we can understand how they became companions to the children of the savage and barbarous peoples who hunted them. In the earliest records of cave dwellers, in the picture writing of the ancient Egyptians and of other ancient peoples, we find record of the presence and value of the dog. But man, in historical times, has been able to evolve breeds that vary more in form than do the wild species of the present. There are 200 distinct breeds of dogs known to-day, and many of these have been bred for special purposes. The paleontologists, moreover, assure us that there has been a decided advance in the size and quality of the dog's brain since the days of his savagery; thus, he has been the companion of man's civilization also. It is not, therefore, to be wondered at that the dog is now the most companionable, and has the most human qualities and intelligence of all our domesticated animals. Dogs run down their prey; it is a necessity, therefore, that they be equipped with legs that are long, strong and muscular. The cat, which jumps for her prey, has much more delicate legs but has powerful hips to enable her to leap. The dog's feet are much more heavily padded than those of the cat, because in running, he must not stop to save his feet. Hounds often return from a chase with bleeding feet, despite the heavy pads, but the wounds are usually cuts between the toes. The claws are
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