. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. KATVRAL mSTOJtr. advancement is possible. That nearly all Dogs have this sense, and that many possess it in a vei-y marked de<n'ee, there can be no doubt. Several instances of this fooilty'are given by the author W6 have already quoted, Mr. G. J. Romanes,* who writes of a little Dog in hLs possession :— " For a lono- time this Terrier was the only canine pet I had. One day, ho\^'ever, I brought homa a large Dog, and chained him up outside. The jealousy of the Terrier towards the new-comer was extreme. Indeed, I never before knew th
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. KATVRAL mSTOJtr. advancement is possible. That nearly all Dogs have this sense, and that many possess it in a vei-y marked de<n'ee, there can be no doubt. Several instances of this fooilty'are given by the author W6 have already quoted, Mr. G. J. Romanes,* who writes of a little Dog in hLs possession :— " For a lono- time this Terrier was the only canine pet I had. One day, ho\^'ever, I brought homa a large Dog, and chained him up outside. The jealousy of the Terrier towards the new-comer was extreme. Indeed, I never before knew that jealousy in an animal could arrive at such a pitch ; but as it would occupy too much space to enter into details, it will be enough to say that 1 really think nothing that could have befallen this Terrier would have pleased him so much as would any happy accident by which he might well get rid of his rival. Well, a few nights after the new Dog had arrived, the Terrier was, as usual, sleeping in my bed-room. About one o'clock in the morning he began to bark and scream very loudly, and upon my waking up and telling him to be quiet, he ran betv/een the bed and the window in a most excited manner, jumping on and oif the toilette-table after. each journey, as much as to say : ' Get up quickly; you \\n\e no idea of what shocking things are going on outside !' Accordingly I got up and was surprised to see the large Dog careering down the road: he had broken loose, and, being wild with fear at finding himself alone in a strange place, was running he knew not whither. Of course I went out as soon as possible, and after about half-an-hour's work succeeded in capturing the runaway. I then brought him into the house and chained him up in the hall; after which 1 fed and caressed him, with the view of restoring his peace of mind. During all this time the Terrier had remained in my bed-room, and, although he heard the feeding and Cfiressing jjrocess going on down-stairs, this was the onl
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