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I SEND you the following dog story, the truth of which is vouched for by the young lady who owned the animal. Her pet dog, a black-and-tan-terrier, was well known to the neighbours for his intelligence. He had established a remarkable friendship for a certain kitten, although given to fierce attacks on all others. This kitten was infested with fleas, which, when the dog discovered, he took her by the nape of the neck, in truly parental fashion, and soused her up and down in a bucket of water. He would then take her out into the sunshine and carefully pick out the drowned fleas.
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BAILEY, W. Intellect in Brutes. Nature 22, 607 (1880). https://doi.org/10.1038/022607b0
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