Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-03-05
The Dog Pinehers.

"A dog pincher," said Chicago de
tect,ve, sis q man who makes businss.
OF stealing pet dogs, either as a specu-
lation of his own or to order. He
tramps around the residence portion of
the city from morning until night, aud
if he sees valuable dog he induces it
to follow him away, and then hs sells
il. Very often man about town sees
fine dog ne would like to own, and he
| induces some 'pincher' that he knows
to 'lay for it and steal it fer him. He
usually has to pay pretty good price
for it, too"
"How do they eDtics dogs away from
Their homes?' ....
THAT is secret known only to pro-
fessloEal dog pinchers.' They rub some
stuff on their hands Or pants, and when
dog gets q smell of it no one can call
him away, What this stuff is | don't
know, but think it's oil of anise. You
know all snimals are fond of that. Ii
you don't know 1t, just put little bit
OF it on some bread in rat trap and
you'll have the trap full of rats
do you know any OF the Chica 20
dog pinchers?'
No, not now. Since | have left the
force 1 have lost all track OF them.
Hungry Dick used to be the boss OF
them all. he could pinch a dog when
there wasn't any around. l remember
very funny thing about Dick. Poor
fellow Is dead now. Some years ag) |
had beautiful Yorkshire bitch gwen
to me. She had fine, long, silky haIr,
and was a perfect picture. My folks
were moving at the time, and, as had
no place tc keep her, asked Dick t.
take care of her tor me. He consented,
and told him if he lost her or sold her
| would kill him.
"Neil, Dick took her, WASHED her
thoroughly, combed out her beautiful
hair, and she was a fine look r, te
you. Dick took her through tine street
with him, and L guess he was stopped
every block by some one who waited
to buy her. Hv would always say that
she Was not Tor sale, but he would sell
one or two of her pups. Almost every
one would jump at this cnance, and L
guess Dick rod aooIt sixty # her
pup. One day Sarah Bernh .rds's 8
ageut-who was here at the time-sav
the bitch and insisted that Madame
Bernhardt see her. Well, UicK took
uer up to the Grand Pacific. and Bern
hardt de Jared that she must have her.
Dick knew that 1t was as much Us his
lie was worth to sell her, 50 he said he
sould sell two pups. The m adame
agreed to pay $50 tor them, aud DIc&
went out and got poole and little
spaniel, for which he received the $50.
Then he disappeared mys;enously, aud
did not turn up until Bernhardt had
left town. he told me he had planted
himself and the fifty ID Bridgeport,
Tearing that Bsrnnardt would discover
the swindle and send tor nim."
"What is your secret for making a
dog follow you Off asked reporter
OF one OF the ''pruchers, who frankly
SAID:
"Iwas brought up among dogs, and
l know their pecuharities. Ny father
was dog-iancier, and when WAS still
ayefy sn al bog 1 was trained by hlm
to 'pinch' dogs. L did most of my
'pinchlng' through peltIng and good
feeding. [ would worm myself into the
good gTaces OF a dog by giving himliLtle
pits OF meat ami cheese on the sly, and
when he began to expect 1t as a regular
thing l would go to MIN and then walk
away. OF course he would follow me-,
expecting to get his usual portion, aud
when l had him some way from his
home L would take him in my arms, or
chain him. and make of w.tl him."
but don't the 'pinchers' have some
secret means Of inducing dogs to follow
them?"
"Yes, they use oil of anis son9tlmes.
They rIIb 1t on their hands and on thsr
pants, and then they pat dog and al
low him to smell 1t Tue dog likes the
smell, and he follows it away; but
think the feeding anipetling Is tie best
plan, though 1t Is Lot rs rapid and easy
AS the other.
"Do they sell tine dogs at once, or
hold them iof rewarGs?
''Generally they hold them for a few
days, until search Is glvsn up by the
owners. Then they sell them III hotels
Or saloons. They don't oder them for
sale, but wait tor an offer, and as they
always 'plncn' good dogs the offer is not
long in coming. Sometimes lap-dog
or pet Is stolen Just for the reward,
Actors and actresses will invariably otfer
large rewards Tor lost dogs. anu 1t pays
To pinch their animals"