The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 10, 1903, Page 12

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g well does al- by ere always please wel T ar has ar resume alwaye will be . - k that a mistak e fine qualities of anime e n r even w . e g s shown a marked ar kenue . am giad v e e e » e b mals’ s o trophies ha will g well Into the hundreds « p sands to own the best bred dog A . at reminds me. It ' ey w gure & & g . st get a £ = a ve ew home . e weeks from $1200 1o § £ o s whe here 1 ¢ Eng few doge pe et e Americans ars a race who itke s & ere ps more . € an aver- And say » bed happy and siep! but the dog didn't. He had a s night, but morning found him snoozing like & lamb one thing that pleases a fox more than anotber it is to dig. urs 1 have watched them digging away though possessed. And that's Just what this little devil did. He'dug a hole big enough to bury mimself half a dozen times and then have room to spare. But even that wasn't his most grievous fault. He bad with malice aforethought selected the ground immediately in front of the great stone chimney, that was the pride of the house. There he toiled and the sleep Jabored, and as inch after inch of dirt fiew in all directions the chimney sunk freh by inch until it was entirely out of plumb. 1 wouldn't have onc of those damned things about,” stormed my friend. *“Why, he'd undermine the house.” So. you sec, his eyes shouid be brimful of fire and life, and always looking about for something to create trouble with; in fact, his entire appeaiance should be gay ané lively. Of course, everybody knows thet he ie white—the whiter the better. There are any number of things alout s r Y - ¢ 7, him that are important, but that one wio has been making a study of dogs as long as | have—some thirty odd years—can teil at a glance. His legs must be straight and his feet round and compact and not too large. Then, too, his back should be shert and strajght and strong, and his deep but not broad. In this, you he is just the opposite of his friend dog, for the deeper and broader i« the more he is worth. lds goc regards sll fox ter- pting the wire-haired h chest the he low, as in all others, his legs count & great deal. Forelegs perfectly straight. strong and of good length, while the hind- legs are heavy of bone, wall bent at hocks and with thighs that possess a goodly supply eof muscle, The coat always counts a great deal with the ladies. and T don’t deny that it counts a little with others, for some anl- mals are certainly more pleasing to look at for this very reason. Some are red, others orange. still vet br'ndly. even white patched with any of these colors. riers, even exc e The only difference between tho But the muzzle is white, with blaze up tw s the coat One should be hard, but the face. a white collar areund the neck. and fiat, with plenty of it, while white chcst, forelegs. fget.‘and end of re and the m ne othor tall, with black shadings on the face and etter. Nefther class uof ears gs € Y tthmuvhe least ‘uu“f : Now, you that have never taken any silk ‘. yarticu'ar interest irt dogs other than to As long as 1 ched upon the bulidcg make pets of them might think that all I might as well finish him up. He is so these numerous detalls would take ofis that the more you look at him a long time to ses and not. But such is er ke him. His body Is heavy, not the case. Often I have com- Kk and very low-swung. with zreat menced judging at 1 in the after- e & < and good sturdy legs. Jn ncon and have finished an entire o 8 -Vt irdy looking chap all show and turned in my report to » P N s neck Is short, Lhick the newspaper by 10 in the evening. . s £ je his chest is broad, decp But that times time. Since 1 was - a 1ad of 1§ vears 1 have devoted all Afte e people get used to his cross of my time to breeding, raising and k t ) . because of judging dogs, and as I am now over x5 a face 3 with great 50 it would be strange if it took me all 4 his great shuffling gait tnat the world like a jack tar on and should 1 know whe people here are less for bulldog v for the other arieties, but there are very few E bred ones here. 1 noticed that the ladies lways 1 eir way to that bench. ' at the Bos ton action ladies five and six rows over one another’s shoulders they were not friendly the way, illustrate what I said about wealthy men owning kennels tieman who owns them, a million the way. pays a saiary of $10.000 s have his dogs exhibited at all 7] h They are crated and shipped ur to the other ing expenses as sometimes more and trips tc gla The St. Bernard s a fine great brute and a handsome chap to Yook at. If you take my advice always look at his well He sh befc ing a friend- s benevolence s thougt were irely be- is not loving and together safe to have at by f big to fre- e display a bad temper. As a Ay v are very firm in their likes £ Slikes and are splendid B though as far as that is concerned the love of a faithful dog is a thing not to be despised by any one, big or littie. turally he is a large, powerful fel- low with great muscular development, and anything but weak looking. Sometimes 1 have seen pupples playing and tumbling about all morning apparently without the least exertion. and the older they get the more strength they should possess. At all ages they should suggest marked en- durance until the full grown dog looks as though he had never made the ac- quaintance of the word tired. The St, Bernard's head is large and massiy ecircumference of the skull dou- ble the length of the head frdm nose to oeeiput. His skull, by the way, should be broad, round on top, but not domed. The nose large and black, lips deep and teeth level. Don’t make the erros of thinking that the larger his cars the better, for they should be only moderately large and not heavily feathered. His neck should be lengthy, well devel- oped and slightly arched, while his shoul- ders should be broad and sloping, well up at the withers, To the haunches the back should be level, but slightly arched over loins, with ribs well rounded. In this fel- day to make a few selections. The great dane is another type of big dog. but entirely different from Bernard almost all the St in points. To be sure, both are large and both are muscular, and im- press one with their strength, bu there the similarity ends. The dane is one the most graceful and easy moving of all dog fraternity.and it has always Seemed to {hat he is fully consclous of the fact. His head is long, wi tween the eyes; and strong and with a large nose, arched bridge, with lips in front larly blunted, not The eves are smal with a in the or keep it close by your side. The chest of a dane is not broad, but very deep in brisket, while his back Is not too long or too . but,just the right length, don’t you know. ¢ the fellow ends With a small curve, to hock. b The dane don't look a very great deal on account of his grace, but he fhould tip the scales to about 120 pounds, just f the average woman. The dog that is men is the bull terrier. Just have never been able to find out, but pre- sumably en account of his bull spirit and his never-give-up principles. Certalnly he is the gladiator among dogs. After long years of crossing and breed- ing a type has finally been established that combines the courage and pertinacity of the bulldog, but with the i{dea of *‘wor- alw; first and foremost in his head Instead of pinning, as does the bull- dog. And here let me say that when two dogs are fighting, even though they are family pets and thought a great deal of, never rush in and endeavor to pull them apart. If you consider yourself at all it is well to remember that when animals are fighting they are not always responsi- ble, and besides, I have seen any number of good dogs utterly ruined in that. fashion. Naturally they wiil hang on like grim death, and when they are literally dragged apart coat and hide come along as well and the result is scars. The best thing one can possibly do is to get a buck- et of water and fairly drench both ani- mals. Almost instantly they loosen their hold and then comes the time to pull them apart before they can go at it again, The bull terrier is built slightly on the th very little indentation be- Skull not too broad, muzzle long perpendicu- hanging too much over the sides. ] and round and deeply . ‘auch & bright expression in them as to keep you guessing whether it would be the wisest thing world to extend your hand in his direction 1d never curl over the back and should as though he weighed pposed to be liked the best by why 1 racing lines and with a marked degree of symmetry, while his entire appearance shows determination and strength. His head should be long, flat and tapering gradually from the greatest width be- tween the ears to the nose, which should be black and with a muzzle not too pointed. The flat skull and the absence of brow gives this chap an expression that belongs entirely to himself and that can never be mistaken. Naturally his jaws are long and pow- erful, how. powerful one may not fully realize until he has exhibited a sample of his hanging-on powers, even though he is half dead. His eyes are small, dark and sparkling, and with a quickness in them that betokens his nature. The teeth are strong, with lips that but burely cover them and the gums. His neck Is arch- of the me well- set, Judge George Raper of Eng- land Studying the Fine Points of a Prize-Winning St. Bernard. ed and strongly set into the shoulders and with loose skin or throatiness. Shoul- ders“Strong and slanting, with the dorsal muscles well developed. His chest is wide and deep, while his back is rather short and slightly arched over the loins. ‘While the bull terrier’s legs must be per- fectly straight, his feet resemble a cat's, with toes well arched. Certainly he is a 800d dog to look upon, for he is uniform- ly white and should always be very clean, as all of them should be, for that matter. His manner of carrying himself is, to me, one of his chief attractions, for he never ibinks of crouching when standing; his head is alert and his tail, which tapers to a fine point, is always carried straight. In dogs, no matter what their type, if they are for show purposes they must be a required size. Take collles, for Instance. It is just exactly as bad not to have any dog at all if he is only as targe as a fleld spaniel, or if, on the other hand, he is oversized. He certainly is as good for a pet, and may be much better tempered than a prize winner. At least the worst ibat can be said of him is that he is un- dersized, and all sportsmen know what that means, and value the dog accord- ingly. A collie is intelligent looking, as well as being a handsome, lithe animal, and he certainly is a faitbful friend. He is a ¢cg whose coat is an fmportant point, for, while the color itself is immaterial, it must be harsh on the outside, but the in- rer one should be soft and furry and close. The frill should be very abundant and the hair on the tail should be very profuse as well. The forelegs are slight- ly feathered. Hindlegs, below hocks, smeoth. Mr. Cocker is a playful lttle fellow, strangely backward with strangers, yet thinking the world and all of his master. 1 remember a bright one who dearly loved to play ball. .From early morning until too late to see at night he would chase a ball if any one would spend the time throwing it for him. As you can imag- ine, there wasn't any one willing to play the martyr for him longer than a few minutec. But play ball he would. When there wasn’t a soul in sight he used to nose the ball out into the middle of the yard and then back up near it and suddenly let his hind legs fly and kick it surprisingly long distance. Just soon as it was well under way he would wheel and tear after it, pouncing upon it as though he were to be generously reward- ed. Hour after hour he spent in this way amusing himself and keeping out of mis- chblef at the same time. Just why folks think they are qulet and almost stupid is entirely beyond me. This same little chap displayed more com- mon sense than I have seen many men exercise. He had been trying to carry an ax with a leng handle, but every time he picked it up the weight was one too many for him. At last he lay down near it and pondered over the propesition long and deeply. At the end of half an hour or 80 he got up, stretched and moved along slowly toward the ax. For a min- ute he looked at it and then deliberately picked it up just as mear the handle as he possibly could and trotted merrily off with it to his house. he reached it he trouble. The handle the door. Again he lay down and dently thought ihe matter for got up, turned it around until the hand’e faced the door and then he dragged ! in as far as it would go. After that he seemed contented and lay down with the ax between his feet and went to sleep but every once in a while he half opened an eye to make sure that it was really there and not a bad dream As regards the points of a cocker. He should be neat-headed, wide-awake and serviceable, with an expression of great Intelligence. He looks as though he had wa a short body when viewed from aboveg vet standing over considerable ground for one of his inches upon stralght front legs, with wide muscular quarters suggestive of great power, particularly when viewed from béhind. He most certainlv should not possess a downward tendency in front, but should stand well up at the shoulders like the clever little sportsman that he is. Perhaps you didn’'t know that he can scamper over the fleld and come in at the finish quite as frequently as the hounds themselves. He can, neverthe- less. Of course when the dogs are mak- ing & run it is simply impossible tor him. with his little short legs, to keep up with the larger ones, but he shows his sense and saves his legs as well. He will tear along just as fast as he can until he reaches the top of a ridge that commands a view of the Chase. There he will stay until - things commence to look In- teresting, when away - he bounds in a bee line straight toward the fox, and nine times out of ten he will reach the thick of the fight before the last of the hounds. And he is gritty, too. If by any chance he happens to surprise a coon before any bigger help comes along he will tackie and stay with it even if beth animals tumble into the water head over heels. I have seen cocker and cooh so mixed up and scrapping so llke furles that it was almost impossible to tell one from another. The dog that the sportsman takes the most genuine pleasure in is, I presume, the peinter. Just what makes a dog bounding ng full speed suddenly drop into a ‘‘point’” has never been de- termined. What Is it, sight, Instinct or scent? All of you have seen a brace working in different directions when with- out an instant’s warning both will stop perfectly short, yet neither dog can see the other. It is curious to note how they observe fleld ethics, too. Both will lie passive until he hears his name and then away he goes after his game, which he has marked at its drop, while the other lies still and licks his chops, the only sign of eagerness that he displays. invariabl ad quare” m rge and open The ears are shaped ar too high: I is eyes [ and of medium size As T who uses his legs a great dea most important should be well developed should be hinged with the sides of should not be too large, impede his moving ab: they must be plenty large port the welght sily should be full and tough. The straighter the tail of & po better. It is one that is set on well and should taper to a decided which, by the way, should not wa heavenward, but instead should be c low and with a free, easy action After all it is pot so difficult to te which is the best dog and why. is it? Practice, practic that's the secret of it all. And I certainly have plenty of It a rule I judge and show 380 times a ar. Mind you, that does not mean that 1 judge that many times, for a man can not act In that capacity when he has any dogs on the bench. He might be a little partial, don't you know. But I judge more times than thers are weeks in the year. On an average just about fifty-four times and in all countries—Rus- sla, Aust Switzerland, France, Ger- many, En d and Americ: —————— The Police Dogs of Ghent. Bome time ago there was an alarming increase in burglary, robbery with violence, and other crimes committed by night in the suburbs of the Bel The vigilance to sian city of Ghent. of the police proved unable cope with the evil, although tumbers were considerably mented, and the criminals tinued their car complete impunity, had they becom: dodging the poli it occurred to the C “omm sioners of Police to afford the nig police additional istan shape of trainea dogs. periment was made with dogs, seven of them being the breed of Swiss-Belgian sheepdogs. The poliec trained most Ever on the al accompany t men on their ly rounds, an only protect them from being taken surprise and mu derously attac by desperate n prowlers, which in itself a mo valuable service, but by the aquick- ness of their stinct in scenting the presence of men and intimating their where abouts to their human companions, they make it impossible for any evildoer to lurk In the darkest corner undet So clearly do the malefactors recognizs this fact, and so holy a horror have they of coming into contact with the dog police, that they have completely aban- doned the suburbs of Ghent which are patrolled by these canine guardians of the peace, and the parts which were formerly the happy hunting grounds of the most brutal criminals are now as safe by night as the most populous thoroughfare is by day. In order that, should an encounter take place, the dogs may do as little harm as possible, the greatest care is given to their management and dlet. A special keeper is told off to attend to them. They are kept in kennels whicn are cleaned dally and disinfected weekly and they are frequently examined by a veterinary surgeon. During the day they are given two meals, one at half-past 12 and the other at 7 o'clock, each consist- ing of bread, rice and meat, and at mid- night they are given a biscuit for sup- per. When on duty each dog is armed with a splked collar and bears a medal with a number to show its identity. Compared with their usefuiness the cost of the maintenance of the canine po- lice is extremely small. The maintenance of each dog costs no more than 3 cents a day and the total cost for a year of a kennel of fourteen, including medical tendance and all incidental items, ls only $300, no great sum to securs at onée both police and people. e i A Dog Policeman. Four years ago, on a bitter cold night, a little black and tan dog dodged Into a New York station house at the heeis of a policeman. The New York Sun thus tells his after fortune: a poor little bum, almost frosen sald the policeman. “Let’s s sald the captaln, down by the stove.™ But although the dog w numb with cold, he preferred to curl up by Sergeant Reilly's chalr, and that was the begin- ning of an intimate friendship between the two. The sergeant sent out to buy him soms meat, possibly the first square meal he had ever had. From that time his destiny was a happy onme. An old blanket was given to him for a bed and he began to g0 about the precinet with the men when they were on duty. Still, Sergeant Rell- ly is his chosen friend. The name Bum seemed to cling to him from the first, and before long the policemen in the house bought him a collar bearing his name and the number of his precinct. Now he is a gentleman at large. The night watchman at the Astoria fer- ry-house has a plate of meat ready for him every night at 11 o’clock and Bum is usually at hand to recefve it. His official duties are many and he per- forms them scrupulously. He always turns out with the midnight platoon and barks his approval as the men march out. The conductors of the Bighty-sixth sireet cross-town cars all know him and he rides free with them, just like a po- liceman in uniform. He has learned the limits of the precinct from the men on pcst and has never been known to go be- low Seventy-ninth street or above Ninety- sixth street. He b the record, also, of having fas- tened his teeth in the trousers of more than one burglar or thief running to es- cape arrest. Bum always managed to interest them umtil a policeman could make the capture. “let him lle

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