New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-08
A c1NryE BOARDING. SCROOL-EDUCA-
TON FOR DOGS.

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Cmuiyor IL man bss Dis dsily bread served NO by his
laoslady. No eha'so eri tic eating establishment,
from he sailor bosrdgg bouss of Cherry srest to The
artis.oerstic mansion Of Ms3son avenue, where the
Isdy is indaeyd 20 give few gentlemen all the COM
forte of home merely for the sake of their C 1rn-
"Tapy"-from the opiuu-saturated den Of the Chi
Ds,e cigar Sellers % the perfumed psrlors of the
bachelor baker escaped the observation of tbs sharp
eyed eastrooomic bi~grspher But did he think that
boarding houses are an evil incident only TO human
animals and that landladies a an inscrutable dis
PensAon o Providence for the exclusive ehastisement
Of men and women Did be never awake 10 the idea
Rat even the canine race is TINS afflicted, aud that
1Nere ars certain boarding Adjustments designed for
Tray Blanche and Sweetheart, the little dogs and
all but where no daily dinner is provided for
nan-yyhsre eauis only feeds, while homo looks
hppgry Oh As this field bias not attracted the atten
of more distinguished WRITER'S be the task 70
6rs tell the world # the mysteries of Dog Boarding.
House Gay dogs they who are thus provided for
theirs il is 10 eat 10 drink to be exceeding merry,
willie with the periodical settlement of the inevitable
bill, have they naught to do. Who would not be
DOG il 20 TO bs is 20 be delivered from the tyranny of
landlords the thra of bosrdmg-hou keepers
Wso wopld not purchase immunity from TIE weekly
payng-up, at the cheap cost of q shiny collar and
juggling chain :
The establishment of which we are to speak is not
m Ee~-YO k, but New-Jersey, being situated four
miles from Jersey City, the old turnpike road to-
ward Newark. The placeis called the Halfway House,
and the landlord thereof is named Oscar Sanford.
And 0scar takes dogs TO board aud Oscar moreover,
makes a good thing of it, sometimes many 30
regular canine boarders assembling round his luadru
pedal table. 1t is by w-fangled notion,
for Oscar has himself been in the business for more
than 20 years. He is short small man, clad 10 stur-
dy fustisn; has keen, observing eye, and sports
huge mustaehe His manner lie pleasant and he i'm
presses the observer being of kindly heart,
and The natural inference is that his hairy boarders
well taken care Of,
The style of gs at Mr. Sanford establishment is
elsyst,d-Do ours Of low degree being tolerated. All
his dogs are hunting dogs highly priced by their own
ere and come of them held at prices 20 high as to
asoupd people who have mbibed the notion that dogs
ave not property. Several oftbem are worth $50 eac9,
and rome fall below SIS. Mr.. Sanford sold
setter for $75 and the bargain consum-
mated, than enthusiastic sportsman offered the
buyer 5000 for his purchase which offer was refused
One animal of unusual sagacity and wisdom was hsd
by his at $780, but at this moderate figure buy
ers we're not plenty. Mr.. Sandford gives his per-
S0DeI 6tenuOn 70 Inc CdbHle hNCnen, duu tuo
food for bis four-legged guets is dished up
IN the highest style Of art by bis own ex-
periesced hands. The routine in as follows: AS
soon ss they wake from their peaceful sum-
bers, which they generally do at pretty
early hour, say a. m. they are turned
loess in small park of tbree-quarters of an acre,
when they are permitted to run and romp for half an
hour being melted to active exercise by the exsrtons
bor bo ola hao n
unfriepdly fighting among his little flock. They are
then brought in to pstake of plentiful breakfast con-
sistinp of mush and milk of which they have all they
choose 10 eat In fact this homsy but wholesome dlsh
ia the staple of their food. In Summer they nave no
meat whatever as it has been found to make them
feverish al causs the loss Of their keenness OF SCENT
but in the Glider season they are carnvorousy IN
indnlQed and have meat once day, at night In
Sumner they breakfast at g. in Winter, at 8. They
are allowed all the water they want. After breakfast
thew are permitted 10 ronp about till noon 10 close
suartsrsa at they ted again, after which they
have an hours rua the fields al ways under the
supeIvision Of the att ndaDt. AT sundoWn they are
fed again. after which they retire to their various beds
and forget the world till morning
The terms are so cents week for board, washing,
lodging and attendance and of course the high price
secures III presence Of only those animals which hold
an sristo ratio rank in the world common ours not
being able 10 sand the pc uniay pressure The elect
and chosen ones of the canine society of New-fork
New.Jersey, and Pennsy lvania are here, together
with sprnkliDg of the chivalry from New-ofleans
Political differences are comparatively unknown.
North and South dwell a1nicably togsther-the most
perfsct freedom Of bark is tolerated, and as yet
there has been no instance of the unmey slaughter OF
n Northern dog for the utteTance of q Lincoln and
Hsmlin ' clip, nor has any Southern animal came TO
sod5en Grief nv reason of Breckenridge howl.
I, must be by no means supposed that Mr.. Sand
ford attentions 10 his aectonae flock when he
has p,ovided them with food and lodging; byno means
Mr. lie not only their caterer their bountifu pro-
WIDER but also their guide philosopher, aud friend In
shor he undertakes all the details Of their complete
educarion Under bis fostering care, a worthess
helo rises 10 the level of usefulness and becomes an
indust ious. sesupportiDg animal; developer OF the
rec urces of the country. Schooled by his patent
hand an ignorsn puppy in due time becomes miracle
of wisdom after the fashion Of dogs is competent 70
earn bis Own living and therefore entitled to take an
honorable place among the workers Of the world lg-
norsnt puppies with two legs only MI SANFORD does
not coudescend TO educa.e-more's the pity.
Only in the canine fine arts does Mr. S. instruct hs
pupils He only teaches them the mysteries Of bird
shooting and their proper part in that popular sport
He a, es rot teach them to spts, doubtless be-
anse we have no spi,s to turn does he show them
bow 10 employ their muscle for the good OF society IN
the exercise Of ing garbage CARTS Those vulgar
puruits are only suited TO low-bred ours, whose
p bejsp blood would ever forbid their admission INTO
The aristocra ic establishment of the Half Way House.
Canine CHILDREN begin their education at rather an
es,sr IL ed than those of the race homo, dog being
old enough 10 be put to school at one year OF age