INTRODUCTION--Value, propensities, and origin of the dog, 1 _et
passim_--the wolf partially domesticated, 6--wild dogs of Ceylon,
15--Sir Walter Scott's bull-dog terrier Camp, 16--the dog and the
pieman, 17--death of a dog from affection for its deceased
mistress, 18--frozen fowls rescued by a house-dog, 19--Sir R.
Brownrigg's dog, 19--the author's terrier Phiz, 20--a dog fond of
travelling by himself, 20--runaway horse caught by a dog, 21--lost
money guarded by, 21--dogs can reckon time, 22--death of a dog
from joy at the return of his master, 22--faithfulness of a dog to
its charge, 24--the dog's character influenced by that of its
master, 25--sense of smelling, 26--duel about a dog, 28--murder
prevented by, 29--a faithful dog killed by mistake, 30--sporting
anecdotes of Smoaker, Bachelor, Blunder, &c., 31--intelligence of
the dog, 42--tact in cat-hunting, 44--find their way home from
long distances, 46--bantam rescued from a game cock,
46--perception of right and wrong, 47--turkey punished for
gluttony, 48--speaking dogs, 48-9--a singing dog, 50--creatures of
habit, 50--Caniche and the breeches, 51--distinguishes his
master's customers, 54--a robber killed by a dog, 55--Dr. Hooper's
dog, 55--the fireman's dog, Tyke, 56--the fireman's dog, Bill,
60--dog used as a servant, 61--Mr. Backhouse's dog, 62--the
post-dog's revenge, 62--dog returns from Bangalore to Pondicherry,
63--Mr. Decouick's dog, 63--a dog saves human life, 64--guards a
chair dropped from a waggon, 64--rescues his master from an
avalanche, 64--spaniel tracks his master to Drury Lane, and
discovers him in the pit, 65--large dog rescues a small one from
drowning, 65--a canine messenger, 66--contrivance of a
Newfoundland to get a bun, 67--dog lost for nine weeks in the dome
of St. Paul's, 67--support themselves in a wild state,
69--laughable account of the transmigration of souls in connexion
with dogs, 71--sheep-dogs in the Pyrenees, 76--Mrs. S. C. Hall's
dog, 77--musical spaniel of Darmstadt, 77--Lord Grenville's lines
on the dog, 82.