Huntsville gazette., 1885-12-05
NOBLE DANES.

~ Characteristics of . Valuable and
Precious Race OF Dogs.
just here, where the hurrying throne
q the busiest, modest little sign at.
tracts the attention of the passer by.
It represents an English mastiff lying
down waiting for its master. Under
this is the following:
DIR. RAPPEPORT,
Physician and Surgeon for Dog Disease.
Inside the modest Office sits a wide
jawed, gray-bearded. blue-eyed man.
about forty years of age. From the
pictures and trappings that are dis
played, visitor would naturally infer
that the occupant was dog doctor. A
Glolu reporter found such to be the
case when he called there. one day last
week, to find out about the nature OF
the so-called Russian bloodhound.
There is no such thing as Russian
bloodhound, said the Doctor. What
is callsd the Siberian or Russian blood
hound is the same kind of dog as the
English bloodhound. only the British
have The better kind of dogs. Like the
Russian fox-terriers, their bloodhounds
are mongrels, part pure blood and part
ours. They frequently get good prices
for them, however-all the way from
one hundred to five hundred dollars
and it generally happens that the
greatest mOngrel brings the biggest
price. was born and brought up in
Russia, and have practised in England,
and know what am talking about"
''Do you mean to say" asked the re-
porter, that the Cars dog and Bis
msrck's big dog are mongrelsP"
mo, no, no." replied the excited
Doctor, gesticulating wildly and fall
ing into DIALECT in his anxiety; II gay no
such thing. Ze dog of Bismarck, he
no bloodhound, he much too big for
any bloodhound; he Noble Dane"
"What kind of dog is a Noble
Dane? Describe it. -
He is about three and half feet
tall and long for his height. His hair
is short and smooth and varies in col
or from white down to mouse color.
His ears are not near so long as the
English bloodhound. but his neck is
thicker and stronger, being firmly
placed upon pair of mammoth
shoulders that look capable Of great
power. He weighs from one hundred
and twenty-five to two hundred and
twenty-five pounds, usually exceeding
two hundred, making him the largest
dog in existence.
Chow much is a Noble Dane worth?"
''How much is man worth? How
much will you take for your dearest
friend? My deah sir, the Noble Dane
t. kb, Ia
OF rich nobleman to buy one. and the
biggest King on earth can not afford to
purchase two. In fact, they can not
be bought. They are kept in perfect
palaces in the imperial kennels at ST.
Petersburg, and the Gar gives them to
powerful Kings and Princes on whom
he wishes to bestow marks of his
special favor. Twenty years ago he
gave one to the Sultan, and when that
one died he gave him another Bis
marck's famous dog was also a pres
ent from the same source. The Chan
cellor thinks more of that dog than he
does of any human being on earth.
The dog follows him everywhere he
goes, and has been present at more
momentous discussions regarding ma
tional affairs than any living man ex-
cept Bismarck himself.
''In some respects the Noble Dane is
superior to all the breeds of blood
hounds or any other kind of dog Most
dogs can be made to like and follow
other people by feeding them and treat
ing them well. The Noble Dane will
take to one person and follow him all
his life, no matter how much he is
abused and starved or how well other
people use him. The Noble Dane car
not be bought. ''-Boston Globe.