The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-14
FROM KENNEL AND HEARTH.
CHOICE WATCH DOGs, Ladies' PETS,
AND HUNTERS FRIENDS.


thing Is agood test OF their appreciation oil
its value. there Is no doubt as to the high es-
,hor oro 10 200 I,o.,sos Tor dogs issued In this
'ncic WI" 1--WE ''censos lV' ~, ~.
city. The most successsful show ever held IN
Now York VIVA Inst year's competitive exhibit
,ion - Lee crcs,er ponulnr interest is
already manifested in the dog snow anhounccu
10 tako place hero n month hence than in any
other promised event between now ana'ne n ,,I
Presidential election. Az low esuma'e inc
dogs on which license fees have been paid are
,rn,.h o,o,, In n nresent nrostrat,on ~ vaIuos
w"i s''" p ~ .T o,, -, ~. 49,
thousand owners would admit that his dog was
90 ,boan. md indead u ia n bo,tom svcrago
w., ,,,o, .,ans -. ,o,ai ,,,,h ,ha ,ioansaa -,
het mat gives US totai. WIN the licenses, OF
over 1885 900 invested In dogs in this city last
sV"'
PERSONS entitled TO an authoritative opinion
think that the actual cost OF the dogs now owned
!" We" ioiA "os. vi "nlcn wore oought Wheh
prices were much higher than at present-was
over rather than undor half a million dollars.
o,.,.. -. ~, w n'''. "'''''ol uv''"'s'
vi .neso uoes' Wy TAR uhe srcater num4r are
guard dogs such as mastifts, Newfoundland
81 Bcrnards, and bull dogs: or household nets
"a tho NUS yorLshira h,,o-.nd. ,ans nandr
Dinmonts. &C. II was tho conspicuous error OF
vi" Jog sno" 'as' year INA. pu, secondary im-
por'"hce was gwen 10 tnose classes IN whlch
the general public felt most interest, whilo the
display OF hunting dogs-pointers and settlers
- -, - -. - ,r,. =
was so large as 10 DO HOMOGENEOUS Ihat mis-
take will not be repeated this year. The West
~, non,'o. N'uo' ~ to''ut W i' premium
ls', now pu's the coinnanions ana pets hrst'
only. because tho greater number Of entries in
,hose classes warrants more hbcrality. In the
list Of special prizes. no distinction between the
classss in the magnitude of tho prizes is made.
~, w .,.ov
Ihe question may be asked; why should there
rhn ppo mr. Unr rno 0' SEEMING H2g1 thhn 9'ners
nc man reason, IL thht. WIN tho pest lnten-
hnn a pos Possible; ana progrcssve intelligence be-
ninI mem. we nave not YET perie,ted our non
tie sp"rne breeds have been P Sroarh htt o and
inucn smaller proporuon OF nom are III TO com
Ses W. b spIc,11 sn"s show where
iormh.l,h hoout several @, the most popular
prs,cus OF guard anu per uogs VIII nc OF value
oo,n 10 persons c9nteinplating maxi entries
anu 10 tic Esncfa punnc, VINO VIII 60 70 see ami
learn iaSing mem IN IA ne order IN which they
my peen bIeeu py lhe henhei oIup. the mas
'i ~ coiil" ITS ~ !. . -,
tu ie b lhs IN mus, pe very hrHe nmg Power
20 - lnches hiRh az inc shoulders, win straight
a2re res ana very smooth c2ai OF short hair
enneI oI stoh9-gray tlht-lnarcurately Dut
Ropulnry termed iawn coiorIor Of brindle hue
ms prlnllM points are IN MS head-its form.
depth 81 Jowl. &c, but mainly IN it, black mask
n. n. ipl"Nh VI ihN.I pooi; WHO LOOK DOM prizes
h're i'9l YEAR IN TINS clsss WIN nave a large
MknnneI OF h hne speciiWveEns IN we epmng Sloy
n i.rn'iS i'lhi!aIl VIZ hurEhh I r,lhk work,
R"Bust beinoht ~ w. bonner. r. A. watson.
~ anu Dr l a az, among our
~ ia
any VIII an nc represented IN me SHOW.
OF DelhaIIs come NEXT IN the popular eye
Srrery n,g rcidlsh dog WIN long lalr y 81;
D.,rhnru; ahi many people nav. been fooled
py,ng iotH pricvs ior THIthirSs cur IN
rV o,l h s. thmerr ar TWO kihis o. ~ her
ih',.us, the snoI hhreu anu lpng nhlreu me
tia.t hts mos. frequently seen IN thls country,
. yut 'he 'orm.r are pr.ierred ny inc monks 81
n. no7u,i wn.neo the ah ANN, derye their
nam, 10, ths REASON thst iicier 10 not form on
sorms as u nnn ME Tegn mn nown In snow
s,orms' ~ upon tncir more Shaggy Drrtnren
oreat care Is there taken TO keep the breeds
sfnnr"n,' y WI one OF vi sh9rthaircd kind
In; ~, rIs.. lion mthhi tpk tne pre- NJ
inst var : NOW, Lion was phhly out oi con;
u,iIor. tilu u, w ,ne Looked 'hlh olu anu
IT, WIh,.nfd "on,r3 :. 70 some snowy
,;nnc III ~, IN g. su'I p,t We sAps
pkoJ IN 0 o "a NJ nc h mr. ooda
g'H r. nun "ut , ~ .lce ~ the Ies'fhooneu
81. siT xaen anu shve tIieh lion mas
,s Zen s"ii l,r soo"' Last y"ar no hlsuncu2h
wiz ,inu' p,tW ~ the tWo uteeus, nt IN the
isss pL ,is' W. are sobr ra any no
lss tnni !"In,se prlNf ar pneI,u ior them'
Inc pur' ~ Bernard should nave the strength.
,Ss ,i,ss, anu ~ on the ihastlni OUT WIN
IN" mpsl generous, klhdlyb ana lnt"iigent eN-
preston 81 e2untehah.r' fne head ss"uln be
morr pylhi"r thhn thnt 9i Inc mastin. The
,nha o' ,pnli; clearly defined line crossing