INDEX
INDEX
Amora (fox-terrier), [124], [125]
Badger baiting, [121]
Bagshawe, Archbishop, quoted, [262]
Balfour, Lady Betty, quoted, [249]-[251]
Bandy (Dandie Dinmont),
accidents to, [47], [55], [61], [62]
call paid by, [64]
characteristics of—
balls, attachment to, [48], [55], [56]
games, passion for, [45], [46], [51];
fielding, [46]-[48]
human companionship, preference for, [46]
ridicule, distaste for, [65], [66]
time-reckoning, capacity for, [53], [113]
death of, [66], [113]
episcopal procession incident, [61]
hunting by, [62]
illnesses of, [51], [58]
photographs of, [53], [54]
rifle corps, interest in, [45], [56]-[58]
Swain, Mr., encounters with, [49], [57], [58]
thrashings of, [65]
verses on, [44], [49]-[51], [58]-[60], [67], [68]
Bettina Corona (terrier), [210]-[215]
Billy (fox-terrier), [187]-[190]
Bob (retriever), [83], [84]
Bobbins (cattle dog), [204]-[206], [213]-[215]
Bobby (Maltese and Pomeranian), [179]-[181]
Bone on a string experiment, [19], [20]
Bosky (fox-terrier), [213], [243]-[245], [259]
Boy (mongrel), [208], [209]
Bruce (collie),
appearance of, [32]
characteristics of—
independence, [107], [112]
manners—politeness, [32]-[35], [112]
practical joking, appreciation of, [37], [38]
pugnacity to collies, [37]
death of, [33]
homes of, [40]-[42]
stealing of, [41]
train-meeting episode, [39], [40]
Bull-baiting, [261]
Buzz (Skye terrier), [228]-[230], [259]
Collies, reasoning powers exhibited by, [200]-[202]
Cruiser (retriever), [161], [162]
Dash (pointer), [157]
Dog-fighting;
see Fighting
Dracott, A. E., quoted, [252]-[254]
Dressing up, bull-terrier’s fondness for, [237]
Druid (foxhound), [157], [158]
Environment, influence of, [105]
Fighting of dogs, [71]-[74], [81], [82], [258];
strategy in, [128]
Floss (terrier), arrival of, [119]-[121];
badger baiting by, [121];
friendship of, with Whankey, [170], [171];
sense of duty shown by, [190]-[192]
Fox-hunting;
see Hunting
Frampton, Mr. Featherstonhaugh, [178]
Gasquet, Abbot, quoted, [263], [264]
Gilyak tribe, belief held by, [248] note
Goblin (Pyrenean dog), [249]-[251]
Grief, expression of, in dogs, [117], [118], [171]
Gubbins (Skye terrier),
appearance of, [3], [30]
arrival of, [4]
blindness of, [30]
characteristics of—
courage, [20]
devotion and affection for his mistress, [6], [7], [11], [13], [15], [16], [22], [106], [117]
intelligence, [21]-[25]
joyousness, [6], [9], [29]
manners, [10], [26]
memory of friends, [29]
mischievousness, [21], [26], [112]
nervousness and sensitiveness, [4], [5], [9], [112]
shame, sense of, [25]-[27]
time reckoning, capacity for, [27]-[29]
wilfulness, [11]-[12]
choice of mistress by, [109]-[112]
early hardships of, [5]
illnesses of, [7], [13]-[15], [27]
nicknames of, [30]
show experience of, [7], [8]
sign and sound system of, [17]-[19]
Guest, Mr. Merthyr, [133], [158], [178]
Hawes, Charles, quoted, [248] note
Holland, Sir Henry, [223]
Homing instinct, [175]-[180]
Hounds,
Blackmore Vale pack, [133], [158]
corporate life of, [127], [129], [130], [135], [141]
development of characteristics of, [131]
donkey line episode, [146]
enmities among, [135], [136]
heredity among, [132], [133]
hunting, joy in, [137]
huntsman’s influence on, [130], [141], [144]
kennel life of, [126], [129], [135], [136], [144]
“Ladies first!” [145]
locality sense among, [177]
methods of, at work, [142], [143]
Press, John, anecdotes of, [144], [145]
relationship ties recognised among, [131], [132], [165], [166]
stag-hounds, [143], [144]
training of, [127], [145]
Hunting,
cruelties in, [138]-[140]
discipline among hunt servants, need for, [146], [147]
hounds’ joy in, [137];
their individuality displayed in, [142], [143]
huntsmen, influence of, [130], [141], [144]
killing of the quarry, [137]
M. F. H., influence of, [139]
stag-hunting, [143], [144]
Imaginative power in dogs, [234], [237]
Individuality in dogs, [105], [106], [109], [142], [143], [149], [163], [187]
Inherited qualities, [123], [124], [128], [131]
Instinct, [116], [117];
homing instinct, [175]-[180]
Jack (bull-terrier),
appearance, strength, and size of, [69], [74]
Bob, encounters with, [83], [84]
boxing games with, [84], [85]
characteristics of—
courage, [69], [108]
devotion to his mistress and her mother, [75], [76], [108]
gentleness, [69]
obedience, [78], [82], [108], [113]
cow incident, [79], [80]
death of, [86]
early life of, [70]-[73]
tramp incident, [76]-[78]
Jack (Yorkshire terrier), [166]-[170]
Jealousy in dogs, [228], [230]
Jell (mongrel), [118], [119]
Jet (King Charles spaniel),
appearance of, [87]
bull-terrier, encounter with, [90]
burglar incident, [101]
characteristics of—
artistic finish and cleverness of acting, [89], [95], [96], [100], [107]
book-destructiveness, [88], [89]
epicureanism and selfishness, [91], [113], [114]
joking, love of, [92], [93]
locality, sense of, [98]
manners toward strangers, [98]
thievishness, [88], [89], [94], [97], [100]
chicken-driving episode, [99]
death of, [102]
Jim (cat), [211], [212]
Jimmy (cross-bred terrier), [246]-[248]
Jokes appreciated by dogs, [37], [38], [92], [93]
Jubilee, [170]
Kennel life;
see under Hounds
Lassie (collie), [34], [38]
Lindsay, Dr. Lander, quoted, [265]
Lion (bulldog), [4], [110], [223]-[228]
Locality, sense of, [98], [174];
bowing instinct, [175]-[180]
Looking-glasses, dogs’ attitude towards, [234]-[236]
Lytton, 1st Earl of, anecdote of dog of, [249]-[251]
Manning, Cardinal, quoted, [262]
Maternal affection in dogs, [171]-[173]
Memory in dogs, [29], [215], [260]
Mental powers in dogs, [117], [159], [200]-[204], [255], [270]
Mind in the Lower Animals quoted, [265]
Mirrors, dogs’ attitude towards, [234]-[236]
Moral sense in dogs, [125], [163], [246], [258], [260], [261];
see also Shame
Muff (cat), [85]
Muzzling order defied by dog, [217]
Nanky Poo (spaniel), [202]-[204]
Nugent, Lord, [223]
Outlook on life, canine and human, differences in, [115], [122], [123]
Pat (Scotch terrier), [181], [182]
Peter (Ruby Blenheim), [88]
Pictures, dogs’ attitude towards, [236], [237]
Pointers and setters,
bad shots resented by, [156]
cruelties to, [153], [154]
dead grouse incident, [160]
maternal affection of Black Prince pointer, [172], [173]
methods of, at work, [157]-[159]
retrieving by, [159]
training of, [148], [149], [151], [152]
Pratt, Mr., [5]
Press, John, [144], [145]
Primeval qualities transmitted, [123], [124], [128], [131]
Prince (setter), [154], [155]
Quarrelsomeness of dogs, [128]
Rakish (hound), [178]
Raleigh (foxhound), [134]
Rama (foxhound), [133]-[135]
Ratler (fox-terrier), [165], [166]
Reasoning and reflecting powers;
see Mental
Responsibility and duty, sense of, [187], [190], [191]
Retriever and ducklings, [161], [162]
Rica (Basset hound), [4], [110], [111]
Right and wrong, sense of;
see Moral
“Rights” of animals, [256]-[258], [262]-[264]
Rover (greyhound), [183]-[186]
Roy (fox-terrier), [206]-[208]
Roy (King Charles spaniel), [166]-[169]
Royal (fox-terrier), [165], [166]
Running of dogs with carriage or bicycle, [16], [42], [80]
Serrell, Miss A. F., cited, [132];
quoted, [133]-[135], [144], [145], [158], [178], [205], [230], [232]
Setters;
see Pointers and setters
Shakespeare on dogs, [222], [223]
Shame, sense of, [25]-[27], [163]-[165], [243], [245], [246], [258]
Shooting, cruelties in, [154]
Shot (pointer), [150], [151]
Shows, [7], [8], [35], [36]
Simla Village Tales quoted, [252]-[254]
Smell, sense of, [123]
Stag-hunting, [143], [144]
Stella (fox-terrier), [174], [175]
Strangers, attacks on, [218], [219]
Sylvia (Blenheim spaniel), [237]-[242]
Thornton, Col., [157]
Time sense in dogs, [27]-[29], [53], [113]
Tip (Dalmatian), [208]
Tip (lurcher), [182]
Training,
gentle methods of, [165]
hounds, of, [127], [145]
pointers and setters, of, [148], [149], [151], [152]
Tyke (fox-terrier), [192]-[199]
Venus (fox-terrier), [217]-[221]
Verses on dogs, [44], [49]-[51], [58]-[60], [67], [68]
Vivisection, [258], [264]
Whankey (black and tan rough terrier), [170], [171], [230]-[233]
Wilberforce, Canon, quoted, [264]
With Hound and Terrier in the Field quoted, [133]-[135], [144], [145], [158], [178], [205], [230]-[232]
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