Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1894 — DOGS HAVE THEIR LANGUAGE. [ARTICLE]

DOGS HAVE THEIR LANGUAGE.

The Collie Came for Help and the Newfoundland Responded to the Appeal. When engaged in locating a railway In New Brunswick Janies Camden, a civil engineer, was compelled one night by a very severe snowstorm to take refuge in a small farmhouse, says Forest and Stream. The farmer owned two dogs—one an old Newfoundland and the other a collie. In due time the farmer and his family went to bed, the Newfoundland stretched himself out by the chimney corner and Mr. Camden and the man with him rolled themselves In their blankets on the floor in front of the fire. The door of tlie house was closed by a wooden latch and fastened by a bar placed across it. Mr. Camden and his man were Just falling asleep when they heard the latch of the door raised. They did get up Immediately, and in a short time the latch was tried again. They waited a few minutes and then Mr.

Camden rose, unfastened the dooi and looked out Seeing nothing, he returned to his blankets, but did not replace the bar across the door. Two or three minutes later the latch was tried a third time. This time the door opened and the collie walked in. He pushed the door back, walsed straight to the old Newfoundland and appeared to make some kind of a whispered communication to him. Mr. Camden lay still and watched. The old dog rose and followed the other out of the house. Both presently returned, driving before them a valuable ram belonging to the farmer, which had become separated from the rest of the flock and was In danger of perishing In the storm. Now, how did the collie impart to the other dog a knowledge of the situation unless through some super* sense unknown to us?