interesting event in much suspense--it took place on the 22 June, 1916, in the presence of my friend, the housekeeper and myself and--_there were nine puppies_! two males and seven little lady-dogs. I kept two of each, the others being put to death at once by one of the farm hands, for--owing to the war, as well as to the fact that the pups were not thoroughbreds, I could not undertake to bring them all up. But, the question is--how could Lola have known that there would be nine?[21] [21] At a meeting held by the Rolf Society at Stuttgart, Professor Ziegler accounted for this accurate knowledge by declaring that--prior to birth--the puppies lie in a row within their mother's womb, and that if one moves, the others proceed to move also, but only one after the other. ALTERATIONS IN CHARACTER As a result of all that has here been stated, the question may very naturally arise: are there any indications such as lead to suspect a change of character, or do any other practical results follow on these educational tests? Now, Lola is by nature lovable, lively, full of fun, and she has retained these traits to the present day. Her great excitability has diminished, it is true, but this is probably due to her having grown more staid with years. Yet a difference is also to be found where her character--her dog-soul--is in question: it may be noticed in the suspicious way in which she now regards people, as though she were "drawing comparisons" between them and herself. We have, in fact, fallen somewhat in her estimation. She "asks"--so to speak--as to where our vaunted superiority may lie, and would seem to compare her newly-acquired knowledge--together with the existence forced upon her--with the life that is ours. Since she has made these "educational advances" one can often see in her eyes something that amounts to an angry reproach--something like an impatient question, as to _why_ we have so much food and freedom as compared with what is meted out to her. She follows our thoughts to a great extent, and our abilities no longer seem to impress her, since--to her--it is only those which she herself has mastered that come under this heading at all, and here--a slight contempt for the "oppressor" is often discernable. There is also a greater show of independence and frequent contrariness, owing to her diminished respect for our "species," in short--it becomes more difficult to deal with the dog. The days of blind confidence are past--even though an innate sense of devotion to man remains, for what has just been said, seems always to occur more as the result of "moments of reflection." Indeed, this entire educational process would have little that is joyful about it, were it not for the feeling that the animal understands its friend, and is in a position to converse with us within certain limits, and this outweighs and compensates for all the rest!