Books with title Our friend the dog 1913

Terhune penned many books about the dogs he kept and trained on the Sunnybank estate throughout the 1920s and 30s.This is a collection of lovely stories about collies and their humans, mostly about canine loyalty, heroism, intelligence, and love.This early work by Albert Payson Terhune was originally published in 1926, we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

Pelléas had a great bulging, powerful forehead, like that of Socrates or Verlaine; and, under a little black nose, blunt as a churlish assent, a pair of large hanging and symmetrical chops, which made his head a sort of massive, obstinate, pensive and three-cornered menace. He was beautiful after the manner of a beautiful, natural monster that has complied strictly with the laws of its species. And what a smile of attentive obligingness, of incorruptible innocence, of affectionate submission, of boundless gratitude and total self-abandonment lit up, at the least caress, that adorable mask of ugliness! Whence exactly did that smile emanate? From the ingenuous and melting eyes? From the ears pricked up to catch the words of man? From the forehead that unwrinkled to appreciate and love, or from the stump of a tail that wriggled at the other end to testify to the intimate and impassioned joy that filled his small being, happy once more to encounter the hand or the glance of the god to whom he surrendered himself?

{Size: 14.34 x 22.59 cms} Lang: - English, Pages 85. Reprinted in 2016 with the help of original edition published long back [1913]. This book is Printed in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Complete Title: Our friend the dog 1913 [Hardcover]. Author: Maurice Maeterlinck, Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, Cecil Alden

I have lost, within these last few days, a little bull-dog. He had just completed the sixth month of his brief existence. He had no history. His intelligent eyes opened to look out upon the world, to love mankind, then closed again on the cruel secrets of death. The friend who presented me with him had given him, perhaps by antiphrasis, the startling name of Pelléas. Why rechristen him? For how can a poor dog, loving, devoted, faithful, disgrace the name of a man or an imaginary hero? Pelléas had a great bulging, powerful forehead, like that of Socrates or Verlaine; and, under a little black nose, blunt as a churlish assent, a pair of large hanging and symmetrical chops, which made his head a sort of massive, obstinate, pensive and three-cornered menace. He was beautiful after the manner of a beautiful, natural monster that has complied strictly with the laws of its species.

This delightful book was published in 1902. If you love dogs, no matter your age, you'll love this book. A 5-Star Review: Reviewer: Rietto - - September 10, 2009 Subject: A look back at the dog and human bond Vintage photos of people with their pet dogs, and anecdotes. .............................................................................. From the book's Preface: In the past two years I have made clippings from a few news- papers how many more thousands could have been obtained showing the devotion, bravery, and intelligence of animals, especially dog and cats. Dogs have saved people from drowning, houses from burning, died of grief for their loved ones, and yet all over the country our laws concerning these faithful creatures are brutal. We tax them out of all proportion to their money value. We let them starve and freeze with no apparent interest, and if homeless, or an unjust tax is not paid, we encourage theft and cruelty by offering twenty-five cents apiece to have them caught on the streets and taken to dog pounds, or we empower police or societies to kill them by poison, or gun, or the fumes of sulphur or gas. Lost creatures, petted and fondles by some child, instead of being buried after death are thrown into garbage wagons, with no thought of tenderness, or decency. We care for idiots and insane and idssolute, and forget creatures of rare intelligence, temperate and trustworthy. We arrogate to ourselves the thought that we alone of all created things have souls, and that we alone can enter heaven. How do we know all this? We cruelly destroy birds by the millions for our personal adorning; we let cats starve on the streets because we do not wish to have any cares; we wantonly hurt and leave dying on the great plains thousands of buffaloes; we kill by savage methods elephants whose intelligence seems sometimes above the human; we are horrified at bullfights, yet we tear deer and foxes and rabbits to pieces with dogs in so-called "sport". Are we forever to go on without mercy for our dumb friends? Sarah K. Bolton .............................................................................. Contents: Devotion of Dogs to Human Beings Dogs Save from Drowning Dogs Save from Fire Dogs Save from Burglars Dogs Save Life Dogs Guard their Dead Gratitude of Dogs Affection of Animals for Each Other Faithfulness of Dogs Dogs' Love of Home Dogs Commit Suicide Intelligence of Dogs Devotion of Human Beings to Animals Hospitals for Dogs Cemeteries for Dogs Homes for Animals Cruel Laws about Dogs How to Care for Animals Our Duty to Animals