An Amazing Dog Story.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIX, Issue II, 12 July 1902, Page 118

An Amazing Dog Story.

The intelligence of the street dogs of Constantinople is well known all over the world, and also their peculiarity of sticking to their own quarter and not allowing strange dogs to come in. Au Englishman who had recently come out from England had heard all this, and one night was going to dine at a house some distance off, which could only be. reached by traversing some very complicated side streets. He knew he could find his way there, but was certain he could not get back in the dark. He did not want to take a guide, and was at a loss what to do, when the idea struck him of using the homing qualities of the street dog. So, having caught a dog of his quarter, he took it off with him and tied it up at the door of the house where he was dining. During the evening the street

dogs outside seemed to be making more noise than usual, but no one took any notice. When the Englishman left he was confident that the dog he had brought would lead him straight back to his own quarter, but on opening the door he found only its skeleton, as the dogs of the quarter had resented its appearance and had killed and eaten it. —