I am in the midst of reading all the Sherlock Holmes short stories and novels.
These were written over 110 years ago, and the fact that they are re published every year speaks for itself.
In the case of “The Creeping Man” the following passage can be found…..
“A Dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family,or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs,dangerous people have dangerous ones.And their passing moods may reflect the passing moods of others”
The story is about a man that has suddenly started to act very strange, and his dog, a Wolfhound has bitten him twice.
All these years ago Sir Arthur Conan Doyle may have hit dog training / behavior on the head…..If he was around today, would he have been “The Dog Whisperer !!!”
Maybe there is something to be learned from the passage ?
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