The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-07-29
A DOG RANCHE.
T Atlanta constitutional

Yesterday morning a Constitution
Ireporter was passing down Houston
tstreet when he heard a most uncarth-
Iy yelpiug-a sort of soprano with Il
bass and tenor accompaniment, to
which there was at times added the
feeble alto whine of a pointer pup. In
the back yard of one of the residences
was high fence surrounding plat Of
ground, and from this place the sound
was emanating. The dog that was do
ing the yelping was getting more and
more down to business, and the con-
sternation among the other caninos
Twas growing momentarily greater.
The uproar was terrible. 1t seemed
that bloody massacre was going on
within the enclosure. The reporter en-
tered the yard without ceremony and
approached a young man, who with
great energy was endcavoring to wear
out lathe over the back of a pointer
dog. The man quit his work as the re-
porter approached and began to fondle
the puppy. He snapped at the mans
hand, and the man renewed his work
of applying the paddle to the obstinate
dog. Again he stopped and fondled
the puppy, aud again he was snapped
at. The paddle again descended and
the alternate thrashing and caressing
was kept up until the dog became as
gentle as lamb and submitted to be-
ing caressed without swapping at the
mans hand. The man then turned
and said to the reporter:
"That conquers him."
tsWhat has he been doing?'' asked |
the reporter.
"He snapped at my little girl this
morning and bit her. He bit me also.
It is bad habit he has and decided
to cure him of it. I have been warm
ing him up for an hour now, but you
see he has given in, and that settles it.
He won't snap at anybody again,
guess. There is but one way to do
when you go to teach a dog anything
by whipping, and that is to keep it up.
I would have whipped him until bed
time if he had not given in. Some
dogs, hover, are very sensitive. I
have one here that i'll were to strike
t'would not get over the dumps in
month. 1 have to study dog nature,
as it were."
"What sort of an establishment is
this?'' asked the reporter.
81 anu preparing to have my kennel
here and raise dogs to sell. Come over
here and let me show you q fine litter
of pups.'
The reporter accompanied the young
man, who proved to be Mr.. w. N.
Everett, to a nice shady place in the
yard where the mother lay surround
ed by her family. There were nine of
the pups-plump little fellows, barely
two days old. They were not old
enough to show what color their spots
would be, but they took their morn
ng lunch with an energy which show
ed that they knew the demands of the
inner dog and how they were to be
supplied. l.
"Those pups are nearly all sold at
ten dollars apiece" said the proprietor
of the rancho. HSome of them," he
continued, "I will train. I can take
one of these pups, for instance, and
train him to hunt birds or do anything {
nearly that is desirable in the shape of
tricks for bird dog. Generally on
ly train them to stand covy,' to re- I
trievc,' and to sstand for shot, To ,
stand a covy' means that I will train
a dog to stop and stand when he scents s
a bird. have seen some very fine in t
stances of the quickness with which q t
dog comes to a halt when he scents ,
bird. Almost any good dog will I
stand with one foot up if he happens to I
have ii. up when the scent strikes him. /
have seen dogs hold their heads away ,
around to one side in a positively pain a
ul position, afraid to move. I have :
log here that have known to remain
notionless for fulY hour while stand c
ng bird. I don't know how long he a
would stand if he was not told to HE S
1n. One Of the prettiest subjects for a c
r,;ot,,ro that 7 aver ca u, xx,os rpa <lax, I,