The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-12-06
manitowoe pilot.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1888.
FASHIONABLE DOGS.
Gaines that Have Had Their Day ant
Then Stepped Down and Out.

dogs; more than you would care to
| print" The speaker was a dealer in
pets on South Street, and as he spoke
2 chorus of barks, which came from
the backyard, attested the presence of
howlers and GROWERS of all grades.
''You know there are fashions in
dogs, as in everything else A lady
who pretends to follow the fashion
would no more be seen on the street
leading a lastyear's dog than she would
wear a two-year-old bonnet or an old
style dress. 1t would be loss Of pres
tige to her that would be very damag-
ing TO her standing as one of fashions
yotaries. Like other fashions, too,
| that of dog is subject to many changes.
Not to 90 back too far, we will begin
with the black and tan. While they
lasted they were very popular, but they
| have, as breed, gone out of date. In
England the black and tan is good
deal larger dog than he is in America,
there he is a ratter, but in this country
pet dog must, as rule, be small,
and the smaller the better for fashions
purpose. While in England a common
weight for this variety is fifteen pounds,
they have been bred here so small that
when 2 years old they only weighed
a pound and quarter. Such an ami
MAJ would be worth 800. The skye
| terrier superseded the black and tan
and held his own for awhile, only to
give way to the Yorkshire, which, by
the way, is nothing more nor less than
a smaller edition of the skye, procured
| by breeding from the smallest obtaina-
| bic specimens of the skye, until very
| small animal was produced, looking
| like the skye in everything but size.
| The system of breeding dogs down so
much below the normal size renders
them very delicate and liable to diseas-
es of scrofulous nature. Those / have
! named are all dogs of the past, as much
as the poodle or spitz. They are dogs
that have had their day and must now
give way to those whose day is to
come"
what is the coming dog and where
is he coming from?"
1.-The coming dog is the fox-terrier
To be perfect he must have small
body, white in color, black head and
a small white triangle on the forehead
There are not many of them extant vet,
but it is not hard to see that the pug
will soon be cast aside for his more
sprightly successor. Mrs. Smith al
ready has one; as soon as Mrs. Jones
sees it she must have one, too, and then
it will not be long before Mrs. Brown
and Mrs. Robinson will have fox-terri-
ers, too. By that time there will be
another style in vogue. OF course he
will come from abroad, where all high
bred dogs are born, or are supposed to
be. But a great many that are bought
under the impression that they are late
importations have never been out of the
city, and it is very likely that the arts
tocratic favorite who, after he has been
in q Walnut street mansion two weeks
will eat nothing more common than
custards, has been brought up on
scrapple. Many ladies go to the Amer
lean steamship wharves to buy dogs
from the men who have just arrived
with them from Europe. Some cute
customer has become aware of this and
buys common dogs up town and smears
dirt and grease into their coats. He
stations himself near the wharf when a
steamer has arrived and salutes
madame with:
Very fine dog Him good stock
Fetch him over in engine room. He
very dirty, but look good when he's
washed
Madame, knowing very little about
dogs, buys him at a pretty stiff price,
under the impression that she is getting
a bargain. Others color common dogs
to suit the demand There is great
deal of this kind of thing done. There
is a barber in this city who has pref
ty good business in fixing up dogs for
-shearing, dyeing, and curling
them in the most approved style. y
''Do all the good dogs come from
abroad?"
''Oh, no! Many of the finest specimens
we have come from alleys where there
is scarcely enough to raise them on.
That pair of spaniels there" pointing
to two silken-haired, black and-white
beauties, who were frisking about in
the little yard attached to their kennel,
''were raised by a Russian emigrant in
an alley not far from here, who some
times had scarcely enough to eat.
They are worth $3.50, but that man
would not part with them until he was
compelled to do it"
'What has become of the spitz?n
1.-The spitz is in bad favor with most
people, but we still sell good many
to Germans. They are sold, though,
as Pomeranians. A spitz by any other
name smells just as sweet.
Among wealthy men, like George
w. Childs or A. j. Drexel, shepherd
dogs are great favorites. | sold one to
a prominent newspaper man some time
ago, but he brought him back afterward
and bought lot of new chickens. The
dog had used the old lot up so badly
that they were not good for ANYTHING.
have plenty of money, that have their
favorites among the dog kind and are
not carried away by every new Juror.
That's the reason Philadelphia has so
many fine Newfoundland. There are
more good specimens of that variety
than in most localities. Some good
stock was introduced years ago and it
has been kept up. Bulldogs are a
queer fancy for lady, eh?"
| Yes
II know lady on Walnut street
who will have no other kind, and she
will not buy one. either, until he has
been turned up'-that is, set to fight
another, to see whether he has grit.
She becomes very much excited over
such a scene and always buys the win
ming dog. She has lots of money. You
would be surprised if l told you her
name.h
when dog goes out of style what
is done with him? Throw him away
like old clothes?''
Suppose YOU don't want to throw
away your old clothes, replied the deal
er; you sell EN- or give 'em to your poor
relatives, don't youp Just so with dogs.
You can't lay them away in the garnet,
and if you have a fine house you don't
want it full of old fashioned dogs. If
you want to follow the styles you will
have to sell your pets about once a
year, and sell them cheap, too. Sec
ond-hand dogs are just like everything
else secondhand. No matter how
good they are, people won't pay much
for them.
Yes, we raise very large number
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