Show I Do Dogs Re Reason I IBy By FRED C. C KELLY Mr 1 Kelly tells teUs some unusual things about a dogs dog's sign language In his new book You and Your YourD D Dog g which Doubleday Page Co have lave Just published Every dog owner must have wondered at ht some time Just how far dogs can go in communicating ideas with one another Evidently one dog can entice another to follow him a and d perhaps vaguely assure assur him of a worthy project but it is doubtful If it he can explain the exact exact exact ex ex- ex- ex act purpose of their expedition As As' Lloyd Morgan puts it A dog may maybe maybe maybe be able to suggest to his companion companion companion com com- panion the fact tact that he has found a cat but can any dog tell teU his neighbor the delightful time tim he tie had worrying a cat the day before before before be be- fore yesterday I Imagine that a dog can tell teU his neighbor what we symbolize by the simple expression Come More 1 than one story has been told of a little dog going to seek the aid o of a big dog friend to comand come com I and help fight a third dog to too large for the little dog to whip un un- un- un aided Old Badger frequently comes to tome tome me inc and by nudging me with hi his nose and walking rapidly away makes it plain that there is some someplace someplace place he wants me vj ogo go with him him him- usually some place where there I is Is' Is food If he can thus communicate with me there is no reason why h he i shouldn't communicate with dogs dog'S as aswell well Even aside from flom sign language dogs seem to be able to impart idea ideas in unmistakable terms When driving w with h Badger in an automobile automobile automobile automo- automo bile and we pass other dogs mos most of whom bark at him he ordinarily pays little heed to them But an occasional dog dog and and I have one hi bi bi black blaek dog especially in mind mind barks barks something at him evidently of ot an arf obscene nature that irritates him beyond endurance an and he tries his best to Jump out of the car to d de defend de- de fend his honor I have wondered many times what it could be that a st strange ange dog says to him which so so sq infuriates him I It is a common occurrence for a dog to come and place a stick sUck 0 o ostone stone in his masters master's hand to let j him know that he desires the stick or stone to be thrown that he ma chase it and get exercise as well as practice in retrieving Many stories have been told of dogs going after help and persuading J ing total strangers to follow when wIlen the master has met with accident I personally know of none of these thes which has been authenticated and yet some of ot them seem fairly plau plau- sible S It is an old saying that one cannot cannot can can- annot not easily fool dogs or children and this possibly pOs is true I have often ofte been amused at watching people who who- did n not t honestly care for dogs dog yet out of politeness making ti n great reat show of interest in them Sometimes they fool the owner bu but they do not fool tool the dog If It a a. person is not a genuine dog l love he does not even pat or caress Iria in Iri ina ina a way to meet the dogs dog's approval The patting patting- Is apt to be too harsh or in some way lacks the right touch While this may mav not proe proy II possession of reasoning power It ll does at any rate Indicate that a it amay dog may bo intelligent enough t detect t at which is spurious ever eve everIn In a caress |