. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. 264 Handbook of Nature-St-udy ticipation. If he wishes to be friendly, he looks at us interestedly, comes ever to smell of us in order to assure himself whether he has ever met us before, and then wags his tail as a sign of good faith. If he wishes to show affection, he leaps upon us and licks our face or hands with his soft, deft tongue and follows us jealously. When he stands at attention, he holds his tail stiff in the air, and looks up with one ear lifted as if to say, "Well,
. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. 264 Handbook of Nature-St-udy ticipation. If he wishes to be friendly, he looks at us interestedly, comes ever to smell of us in order to assure himself whether he has ever met us before, and then wags his tail as a sign of good faith. If he wishes to show affection, he leaps upon us and licks our face or hands with his soft, deft tongue and follows us jealously. When he stands at attention, he holds his tail stiff in the air, and looks up with one ear lifted as if to say, "Well, what's doing?" When angry, he growls and shows his teeth and the tail is held rigidly out behind, as if to convince us that it is really a continuation of his backbone. When afraid, he whines and lies fiat upon his belly, often looking beseechingly up toward his master as if begging not to be punished; or he crawls away out of sight. When ashamed, he drops his tail between his legs and with drooping head and sidewise glance slinks away. When excited, he barks and every bark expresses high nervous tension. Almost all dogs that chase their prey, bark when so doing, which would seem at first sight to be a foolish thing to do, in that it reveals their whereabouts to their victims and also adds an incentive to flight. But it must be borne in mind that dogs are descended from wolves, which naturally hunt in packs and do not stalk their prey. The baying of the hound is a most common example of the habit, and as we listen we can under- stand how, by following this sound, the pack is kept to- gether. Almost all breeds of dogs have an acute sense of hearing. When a dog bays at the moon or howls when he hears music, it is simply a reversion to the wild habit of howling to call together the pack or in answer "to the music of the ; It is interesting that our music, which is the flower of our civilization, should awaken the sleeping ancestral traits in the canine breast.
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