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ure. Once he ceased hunting and
became man's plate-lickerthe Rubicon was crossed. Thenceforth he
was a gentleman of leisure; and except the few whom we keep working
the whole race grew more and more self-consciousmannered and
affected. The number of things that a small dog does naturally is
strangely small. Enjoying better spirits and not crushed under material
careshe is far more theatrical than average man. His whole lifeif he
be a dog of any pretension to gallantryis spent in a vain showand in
the hot pursuit of admiration. Take out your puppy for a walkand you
will find the little ball of fur clumsystupidbewilderedbut natural.
Let but a few months passand when you repeat the process you will
find nature buried in convention. He will do nothing plainly; but the
simplest processes of our material life will all be bent into the forms of
an elaborate and mysterious etiquette. Instinctsays the foolhas
awakened. But it is not so. Some dogs - someat the very least - if
they be kept separate from othersremain quite natural; and thesewhen
at length they meet with a companion of experienceand have the game
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