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AN unrecorded type of the pluck of the fox-terrier was demonstrated to me recently. A young dog two or three years old, the property of Mr. Doyle, of Loretto Terrace, Bray, goes for fire with as much zeal as any of his race go for rats. When a newspaper thoroughly ablaze is thrown down, he stamps upon it with frequent short rushes till it is extinguished, and then worries the scorched remains before asking for a fresh opportunity. He gets excited and keen on being shown a crumpled newspaper or a match-box.
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HARTOG, M. Dogs and Fire. Nature 40, 299 (1889). https://doi.org/10.1038/040299b0
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