Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-23
AN INVENTED DOG
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wv ~ 'H'' y Nl'l fAlitb'f 'i lNt 'tt.t ~ tit
character b, made manlfcs va him
Given the badger. required hound ,n
hunt him. aud ia" proposition b. work 81
out IN hi, person hke problem ~ lu.
olid. Badger hunting " not = sport
much followed la England. ard the
consequence 3, the poor httml.ss
badger u rsrrN Whrra ruthlr..h d,.
stroy"d. "a HcruidunCe with the
"r"tch"d custom tucull esttS thing Art.
MN which - not game, aud pNt,rtu
nnt" ~ but the habits uf the badger
have preserved him "a .umr favored
parts II tho country. Whcru be- /, ,tll
hy no m"hu. y rare beast n. b. u
great digger. and ho make iut h,m.,it
very large deep earth, in which be- o..
sides by dnt. betaking hlm.rlf tr the
outer world by night Badger hunting.
therefore. should be carried 90 hn
moonlight The badger !. found roam.
ing abroad. - run tu his earth. aud D..
then taken out. which. pcthat.. ma,
account for the pa-time nat hriur Z.
vor"d by the English gentlemen who
live NJ hnnr' ~ ease The dach.hun,l
ia svcll Designed for this work. aud hr
has his points Nv which be- B.. ~ ha
judged. lik" his great nrtrhhnr the
fnNh"und There srr two sort. n
dach>hund~. distinguished rhbh, w.,
their color The one i- hltrk aul tan.
and should hc strictly black nui tau
| and nothing else The other 3. hrht.
color"i r'd. and should hc al-n nothing
else; his nose should b" rcd aud his
eyes should be- light hazel matching
th" red The rcd dnchshund 10 smaller.
as n rule. than the black and tan hound.
hut In other rr~prcis he l. much the
same. c.col"r"Nccpt"d His nusr should ~,
long. his head long his ear. long his hack
long. and his stern long. all un ,rr,
short legs. 80 that hn has altogether a
very lengthy appearance H. should
measure about eleven Inches iu height.
h" should he yrrN muscular and power.
ful. with v"r, strong back and imbs
His breast bone aud arm have sn
peculiar formation. designed for digging
IN pursuit ~ IA" badger IN h,s earth
HIS arm should have u particular curve.
giving III" fore foot q turn outward
which from ~" f"Nhuund puiut ~ lew
i ANYTHING hut straight. ~ 4, should
u
important point. - " l. tn ever, nui.
nal according 10 the "ld ma,ims M
foot no horse. n" foot No hound. ua
foot no sheep. The dachshund fnra
foot j. large foot. well wehhc,i, NJ he
l. n good swimmer. and turned ont IN
correspondence With the curve 20 hl.
arm, that he NAV throw N" earth nwav
from him IN digging A. this is YER.
inconvrni"nt fsot for ANYTHING bat dc.
cing. II IL all the more imI oriant that
II should bc n very good strong one. ia
resist wear and tear The fore fnui ~
tn" dschshund. therefore. which would
bc condemned hy the oriinar, spnr,-.
man n very ugly thing. i point ~
great Importance, aud should De- we'll
looked To. II should be large. round.
strong aud compact. on n property
curved arm. an accurate id.a ~ hitch
the study Of the animal alone can give
The dach~hund should have yer, good
nose. and he should run hi gnmt like
. hound. not like dog. usiug hi.
tongue freely on the line ~ scent and
running up well to err Ills tongue -
not musical. like that ~ the fuNh"und
or old beagle. not
SLOW In pursuit, hut matched IN mouvi IN.
bells
Each under each 4 CRY NOR. ,unati.
Was never holla q to. nor chested with hutn
which IL rather surprising. considering
what q genius for music the Grrmnns
have. Perhaps. ~ he found b, could
not tune pack of hounds tu perfect
harmony of tongue before going uttt
with them. ~ he would n dddl". the
German gave II up ~ bad Job
The English ARE very ~ Nstcmatir and
very successful In breeding animal.
carefully for certain merits aud points,
keeping stud-houks. aud tmhhrl,
judging the specimens produced at
exhibitions, with the view ~ selecting
the best for further improvement
They have thus brought the dachshund
to great perfection IN England. aud b.
has become general favorite on ac.
count of his engaging manner. IT, is
very agreeable companion. and irum
m early ngr shows detided taste fur
good society. meaning ~ course. that
Of man. attaching himself io his hu.
man friends more than - usual even
with the dog species lie show. his
superiority ~ intellect hy being rN,s...
NftN ANnN WI N'lN~'NlfNN NAlfN tfHt
of intelligence and. although be- !.
very playful with dogs. h. rather dc.
spise~ them in comparison tn man.
whom he recognizes a. a superior per.
son far more capable of Attending him
lasting entertainment. which j. neither
frivolous nor vcNatious. than mrre
dog.
Tho dachshund is 40 aticctiunatr. 80
constant, 40 clever. 80 fond of nmu.e.
mcnt. so amiahl". and 50 fla,icring TO
man u, prrierring him Ia other hra.t..
even In dogs. that no wonder be- l.
such special favoritr. nntwith.iuud
Ing his unorthodoN shape ~ ~ hound
In the matter ~ dog There r
no accounting ior shape. thr,
are positnel, astonishing 10
the general observer. walking
through London. no form whatever in
the person of dog, however c"mrli.
Gated and outlandi~h. ~ long ~ u
occupied space nf three dimrn-iun..
ought io nstnnish him The rNprr-.
sion of the emotions IN q dhrh.hund.
th, sweet. loving look from hls e,es.
the response of his stern to ever, nrst-
ing joy. and the wisdom unaffected ~
his head. wonld reconcile the mp.t
aesthetic man or woman To- any ,bpp"
he might assume >disriIH h %. ir.
A member ~ the rhetorical class in
. certain college had Just finished hts
defamation. when the professor said
MIR --. do YOU suppose General
would address his soldiers In the manncr
You spoke that piece "ir-. sir. |
dc" was the reply. IN he va. hall
scared TO death aud as nervous - =