The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 6, 1902, Page 4

breed of before T mmy mother Mrs. Iso purchased in Hamburg a e Pomeranian spitz, weighing -one ounces, for which she Sperry, of /;nrzguy' | \ M W THE SUNDAY CALL. SR “ was offered afterward in Paris $40/ cxpensive pet also died soon after r Francisco. Now Lizzie and Marquis, and several brothers and sisters who spend most of their time in the country, are left to be the objects of special care and ‘petting. They have to be fed on just such food, and that only once a day, with a sip of milk between times. Sugar is death to them, it must be kept out of their way. zle is the rather favored one of the twain, for she sleeps on a velvet cushion on a chair by her mistress’ bedside. Lizzie is brown like her mother was before her, but she would bd twice as valuable if she > THE 7 TTIr; GRACE A \‘ ZILasRN JSRECKELS FET [SULitn \ TERRIER /. 7 ; did not have the tew white hairs that she has. Lizzie only weighs three ~pounds and Marquis has a bark loud enough for a twenty-pound dog, though he cannot weigh more than five pounds. They have to go through a slege of combing and brushing at the hands of the maid every morning. They aré excellent watch dogs, but their affectlon is usually confined to one person. They are very intelligént. ‘When it comes to cleverness, Riggl, the drown French poodle of Mrs. Charles L. Fair, ylelds place to none. Riggl comes direct from gay Paris, and when you say to him: “Speak French, Riggl,” he barks at the top of his voice, but if commanded to speak English he gives a growl on his lowest note. After he has been combed by the French maid, who is his sworn friend, every day, he is ready. to go in the corner and say his prayers, which he/does in a very touching way. He also plays the plano, or goes through the motions, With the air of a Paderewski. He Is often seen at the Market-street entrance of the Palace walting to greet his mistress. 2705 APANESE J4 AL g IO 2urES 2 T=BooTza ", Mrs. Walter Magee has a great fondness for her alert little wire-haired fox terrier, Cairnsmair General. He is both smart and valuable and as knowing as a dog can well be. He has never been outclassed hero except once, and then at a show a strange terrler from the East took one prize ahead of him. Just now he is trav- eling in Nevada with his mistress. Mrs. Phebe Hearst is especially fond of Beotch collies and those she owns are fine enough to be shown in any collection of dogs in the universe. The two most val- uable and thé greatest prize winners are Heather Mint and Old Hall Admiral, wao are now enjoying life at Pleasanton, Mrs. Hearst’s summer home. These two dogs together are worth not less than seven or eight thousand dollars. Mrs. W. B. Hooper and her daughter, Miss Rose Hooper, are both devoted to their dogs, of which they have a number of fine ones, both big and little. Fashion does not interfere with thelr love for any of them. No finer dogs can be found any- where than Mrs. Hooper's two champion stag hounds, Lassie and Marco, for which she has been offered $175 apiece. The first stag hounds that Mrs. Hooper had were sent, one of the pair from Scotland, the other from Australia. One of them died of pneumonia, for the climate of San Trancisco is hard on these dogs. Lassie and' Marco, though they have won so many prizes, are as gentle, clever and affectionate dogs as could be found. They are great hunters. Of Irish terriers, which are regarded by dog fanclers as the coming dog, Mrs. Hooper has six. Thess dogs are very affectionate and intelligent. o T T BrrnNAarRD wWAaTe™ They have a great predilection for catche ing rats and are very hardy. Mrs. Hooper also owned a fine Japanese spaniel, but this little pet, of a kind which can stand the rigors of the New York climate well, could not stand the damp of San Fran< cisco, and died. The Hooper dogs do not exist, they live, and that well, for they have never slept out of doors. Wherever their mistress has been she has always kept one room dedicated fo the use of dogs, and each pet has its own cot with a woven wire mat- tress. A boy has the interesting and pleasant duty of caring especially for them. These fine animals are now at San Mateo, where they are enjoying the free- dom of a hundred acres. Winksy, a mild-eyed thoroughbred fox terrier, is the special pet of Mrs. Reginald Smith at her beautiful home on Rincon Hill. Winksy has lived an easy life for a goodly number of years, and if there is one thing that he enjoys more than an- other it iIs going for a drive. You never have to invite him twice to get in the carriage. He Is an accomplished dog as well and has all the pretty tricks which fox terriers are so quick to learn. Both Mr. and Mrs. John E. de Ruyter have a warm admiration for dogs, which expresses itself in the number of fine ones they possess. Mrs. de Ruyter's special pet Is Braw Scot, the collie that has won everything possible in the line of prizes from a handsome clock to a silver cup. He is one of the most beautiful collies in the West. In color his coat is what is technically known as sable and white. It shades to a golden gray, and he comes near to being the exact color of the famous and rare line of “gray dogs.” He knows pretty nearly all there is to know and is a perfect house dog. Not the least of his accomplishments are carrying his mistress’ parasol, or if it i3 un outing trip Braw Scot carries the camers. An- other beautiful dog owned by the Ds