Co-authors Isabel Ferguson and Heather Vogel Frederick mention that, when Mary Baker was a child, the family owned a Newfoundland dog called Hunt. See page 8 of "a world more bright: The Life of Mary Baker Eddy".
It is said that Newfoundland dogs are working dogs, "sweet-tempered, gentle and trainable". They can be trained to rescue people from the sea - they are strong, have webbed feet and they excel at kindness! They can be black, brown, grey, or black and white.
I found a fascinating video about the Newfoundland dog at The Newfoundland Dog - the world's most powerful.
One of the notable characteristics of this dog is its empathy for humans. It is therefore possible to surmise that these qualities would have been a present example for the Baker family, and in particular for Mary Baker, who would later write:
"Whatever holds human thought in line with unselfed love, receives directly the divine power." Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 192: 30.
Julie Swannell
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