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Title: Dogs of all nations. In prose and rhyme
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Miller, Conrad Jenness, 1842-
Subjects: Dogs Dogs
Publisher: New York, J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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forget-me-not. Douglas, I would give him a great name, Id call him George,To remind us of his winter at Valley Forge. Percy said, I would name him Nip, There is many a slip between the cup and the lip. Patrick hoped they would name him Crone,And make it rhyme with the Blarney Stone. Esther liked the name Quintell, And let it jingle with the Canterbury bells. Minnie would name him Tee To Turn,Ehyming with tweedle-dee and tweedle-dum. LXXIX.DANNY. Danny loved his dogs and his dogs loved him. It was a case of real love and not an idle whim. It is needless to say that Danny loved his dogs andhad a humane heart for all animals. His face shows itand his looks from the top of his head to the sole of hisfoot tell it, whether he is sitting, lying down, or walk-ing about. The very atmosphere he radiates is one of 174 DOGS OF ALL NATIONS tender regard for the whole animal kingdom, especiallyfor dogs. They are his particular pets. Dogs are themost sensitive of all animals; they can tell almost at
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a glance if a person likes them. Notice how contentedand at ease the dogs are that hover about their youngmaster. To touch him is their greatest delight. Thereis no expression of fear in their faces. They know they IN PROSE AND RHYME. 175 will not be struck or hurt. What a look of reposefulconfidence they exhibit in being near him. How muchbetter it is to have the love and devotion of animals inreturn for kind treatment, than to have them fear us, and bein a tremble lest we strike them. Danny was well repaidfor the humane treatment of his beautiful dogs by thepleasure they gave him in many ways. He loved to see themwatch for his appearance at the door in the morning whenhe stepped out. All three of the dogs would jump on himand slip between his legs, and make a fuss over him, as ifhe had been away from home a long time. The dog Tichewas very heavy, and sometimes his weight thrown againstDanny, would throw him over. Danny knew it wasnt donepurposely and never punished Tiche for doing i

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