Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-05

torn. Cocker-spaniels are used Mere for
pheasants, which want q thick bottom
fox.covers and briers. Partridges choose
the same cover; they never 90 into the
woods, but may be found among the stub
BILE and in the turnip-felds. The cocker
spaniel IL very intelligent. | know one
who would return i've or six miles from
the huntlng-ground TO fetch ANYTHING you
sent him for. All that was necessary was
TO say Go and fetch IT, and he went.
Another cocker-spaniel was able 10 open
desk drawer. on which there were no han
dies, 10y pressing his nose against the bot
tom and pushing II forward. After be had
taken out what he wished he would push
IL shut.
NOBLE LITTLE SHEPHERD Doc.
81 wish had my book with me. IL Is
iull OF anecdotes concerning dogs. Bnt
III tell you one OF which | know myself.
One OF my Newington nelghbors had a set
ter named Watch One day-it was on
the cd Of March, and heavy fall OF snow
was on the ground-they said watch
had been killed by cars. We hurried
down, but couldn't find anything Of him.
There was blood on Ibe snow, but we
couldn't trace ii anywhere. We searched
all over for the dOg-wcnt TO Buck
land and other towns from which ru-
mors camo-but all TO NO avail. The ac-
ciGent occurred on Tuesday. Saturday
night man named Reed. living up New
Britain way, noticed that his dog-a black
anG-tan shepherd. ten or eleven months
Old-instead Of eating his food, went OF
with it. lie followed, and saw bIm 20 TO
the cemetery. \ well-belten dog-track
proved that his visits had been frequent.
By the light Of a lantern poor. wounded
Watch was found lying in sheltered
SPOT He had been mInistercd unto bythis
little shepherd dog for four DAYS and
nights. An examination showed that it
was more than probable that the dog had
assisted his wounded brother TO the spot.
Nv atch was tendery taken home byahls
owner, aud the benevolent shepherd was
not forgotten.
81 lost setter at Chester, this state.
| once while was out with party OF hunt
| ers. | took HIM down in the ears. and we
| Icit for The hmtmg-erOund IN team. II
was when my home was in New Britain.
| After looking for him for a long time fruit
lcssly. we gave up hunting and started for
! home. This was Friday. | didn't get 10
| New Britain until the next day; but there
was NY dog, wagging his tail and very
! glad to see me. Ny wife said he came
| home completely tired out The night before.
! He couldn't have come over the ground hy
/ his sense Of smell, for we had carried him
| down IN the railway car and wagon. Ii
| Is difficult 10 conceive his knowing the ter
/ Tiiory bv the giimpSes he might have got
| Of it from the ear windows. lie had never
! been over the route before. Can any one
| tell how be accomplished the task. and in
20 short time. too? / can't. Perhaps he
| studied the sun and the stars.
HOW roG-THIEyEs OPERATE.
"Thcrc are organized gangs Of dog
thieves. They know valuable dogs and di-
| vide themselves 80 o. to coy,i 4 large terri
tory with immunity. one gang steals in
! New York and fakes the dogs INTO the
| county 10 sell; anothcT steals in the cOuu.
try and sells in the city. This j. done 80 a.
to prevent immediate identification of the
animals. Generally all trace oi them l.
| lost. lost line setter. 'Rowdy,' the ith
OF last MAY, and haven't seen him since.
! lie had just returned from hunting in
| GEORGIA. He wasn't gone from my sight
| more than ten minutes. | suppose he
| went 10 the neighhor- 10 let them know
| that he had come home. There was i
| parry of Germans shooting q match in the
! ncighlorhood. Perhaps he was afterwards
attracted by the sound Of their guns and
| followed them away. Fish-pcddlers mas
! lave led aim on: whatever il was, he !,
gone. and although | have gone on many
! vlld-goose chase since | have not been
! able TO get clcw to him. He was 4 good
doc. wa, Rowdy'; | wouldn't have taken
$50 for him.
Il have fifteen dog, now in training
They are mostly from this vicinity. although
/ have anum5cr from New York, and one
OF them Is from rs far south as Georgia. Il
| j. seldom ] have 10 train one from 30 dis
;an, a point. Among the valuable dog
now with me are a greyhound from Helena
/ Mont, worth $3.50. owned by Mr.. Gcorg'
/ Foltz. Of Hartford. and one Of the bes
| specimens Of the highly intellectual cocker
/ spaniel have recently seen. The Spanie
is the property Of Mr. II. T. spcrry. VIII
lately refused 500 for it. Itis from Horac
/ HiI's kennel"