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IT is not necessary that a dog should be compelled by accident to resort to this mode of progression (p. 588). Some years ago I had a clever little Scotch terrier which would occasionally run in this way. It would balance itself on two legs, sometimes on one side and sometimes on the other, holding the other pair up, and run with perfect ease for a considerable distance. As this is the only instance I ever met with, or heard of, I do not suppose that the accomplishment is a common one with dogs.
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BURTON, F. Dog Running on Two Legs. Nature 56, 613 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/056613d0
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