. The book of dogs; an intimate study of mankind's best friend. Dog breeds; Dogs. THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE. British official photograph, by Associated Illustration Agencies, Ltd. A CANINE COURIER Ot THE GREAT WAR This dog as a dispatch-bearer is three and a third times as efficient as a man, for in three minutes it will deliver to local headquarters the message being written by the officer, whereas a human courier would require ten minutes to make the trip. Only one man is allowed to feed this dog—its keeper at headquarters. Soldiers are not allowed to pet the animal, as its affection
. The book of dogs; an intimate study of mankind's best friend. Dog breeds; Dogs. THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE. British official photograph, by Associated Illustration Agencies, Ltd. A CANINE COURIER Ot THE GREAT WAR This dog as a dispatch-bearer is three and a third times as efficient as a man, for in three minutes it will deliver to local headquarters the message being written by the officer, whereas a human courier would require ten minutes to make the trip. Only one man is allowed to feed this dog—its keeper at headquarters. Soldiers are not allowed to pet the animal, as its affection for its keeper must be undivided. means of a stone, skilfully hurled, dogs could be killed before they were near enough to bite. And here began the art of throwing missiles at an enemy, which has culminated in the invention of great guns which hurl projectiles for 60 miles. Under such convincing tutelage, no doubt the dogs gradually came to have a great and healthy respect for man, the one mysterious creature who could fight them with something more formidable than his teeth and claws, and while they were still at a distance, where they could not use their own. Perhaps there came to be a mutual respect. Both of these powerful races were largely carnivorous and hunted for a living. Sometimes when the man was hunting, probably the dogs would follow at a re- spectful distance, and when he had made his kill with a club or a stone, or later with a spear,, they would clean up the parts of the carcass which he did not carry off. Sometimes perhaps the dogs would run down and bring to bay some dangerous quarry which would have been too fleet for the man, and while they were circling- about trying to avoid the death which sure to come to some of them before the rest could break their fast, the man would come up and with his crude weapons kill their enemy, take what he needed for his ov\n use, and yet leave them an ample feast. And because they were useful to one another in this w
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