Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1889 — Intelligent Dogs. [ARTICLE]

Intelligent Dogs.

A well known newspaper man living in the upper part of the city is the owner of a pointer dog that answers to the name of Dash. Dash has never been broken for the field and is a family pet He opens the doors and gates without difficulty, and, under the tutelage of the newspaper man’s little daughter, makes known by means of a ; set of wooden blocks his simple wants. When asked what he would like Dasfrh selects the letters b-o-n-e from the pile Of blocks and lays them in regular sequence at the feet of the questioner. The question, “What do-you hate?” spurs the dog to spell b-a-t-h. “Where would you like to go?” asks the dog’s little mistress. O-u-t he instantly spells, and when she adds, “Where do you go sometimes that makes mas ter very angry and gets you a whipping?” he drops his ears and picks out the two blocks that spell i-n. Another newspaper man living on Walnut street, near Eleventh, is the : owner of a very intelligent water spaniel named Prentice. Recently Prentice was whipped by his master for some misdemeanor and ran yelling from the room. He took shelter with another newspaper man living on an upper floor and, when the latter pelted him and expressed regret that he had been punished, Prentice immediately took up quarters with his champion and now, whenever his old master, with whom he was always on the best ol terms, approaches him, he snarls and snaps and shows every token of dislike. —Philadelphialnquirer.