LESSON XVII.
HOW DOGS USE THEIR JAWS.
1. To-day we would like to find out about a dog’s mouth and teeth. John, have you something to tell us?
2. Yes! When playing with Rover, last night, he opened his mouth, and I had a good chance to see what was inside.
3. His teeth are like those of the cat, only larger and stronger, and his jaws are so strong that tramps run away when he offers to bite them.
4. When Lion, the old bull-dog, gets his grip on anything, the only way to make him let go is to open his jaws with a bar of iron.
5. The cat uses both its claws and teeth in catching game; but the dog can bite so much harder, that he does not need sharp claws to help him.
6. When a dog eats, he swallows large pieces of meat without chewing, and he will crush a bone to get all the meat and the marrow inside. After he has eaten off the meat, he often swallows the bone.