Talk To Your Dogs

All dumb animáis are pleased when spoken to in gentle tones. It is by addressing a dog that the animal judges of such person's disposition toward it. Dogs have acquired this sense of discrimination by the tone of the volee to a remarkable Cegree, aaid in this way understand perfectly all languages. Tliey do not need to be told when you are cross, nor when you are hnppy ; one word spoken by you under these eonditions is all tliey require. Sometimes dogs must be awfully asliamed of their master to know that he could become so vexed and ugly over a trilling affair. Most dogs ore plalnly hnppy when their master is happy, and sad when he is sad, and as we all delight to see God's creatures happy, is it not our duty, haying the privilege, to make them bo ? Doga wül, in time, form an actual hatred for a kennelman who never f)ii'ik to them, no matter how kind he i to ihem otherwise. A case is related of a man employed as keeper of a zoologifial gardem, who avüs sclccted on account of his great atlaiimu'iit to animáis, and to whöm all tlie animáis became so ferosious thai he could not continue his work. It was suspeeted thvrt the man sèeretly aniKivcd or tortured the animáis. Tbe atteadant was watched secretly for sonie time. lmt only the kindest treatnn nt could be deteted. At lafci it was (l's-nvered th:it lic never spoke to the animáis aad th'.s made his preeence intolerable. Talk to yoiir dog", cheerfully nnd envouragingly U y.: can; but speak to them occaeionaHy at least. Persons who are unused to dogs and are sometinies afrald of them soothingly. Talking in au em-ouraging, kiudly tone to dogs est alilishcs confldence and tells the-m plainer than b i ii , -'I am your fritnd.".- I'd r Trainer.