The larger dog introduced his friend as well as he
could, and then retired politely to a corner of the room until the
operation was over.
Once there was a small fox-terrier named Chip who hurt his foot in some
way, and was taken to the doctor for treatment. Not many weeks later he
was found on the doctor's doorstep, crying to get in. When the doctor
appeared the dog held up his swollen foot with a long thorn in it. "You
helped me before," he must have thought. "Do you suppose you can help me
now?"
[Illustration: "SAVED" From a Painting by H. Sperling.]
The most useful dog in the world is the collie, or shepherd dog. Without
him the Scotch shepherds would need more men than they could possibly
afford to hire.
The collie has had very careful training. It is a dog's instinct to
chase sheep, but the collie has been taught to take care of them. He
drives the flock to pasture, watches them to see that none strays away,
keeps them close together when any danger is near, and brings them home
again in safety.
Not long ago a collie was brought from England to this country. In his
new home there was a little girl, three years old. One day she wandered
away through the fields to an open well at some distance from the house.
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