Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-09-15
PEDIGREE PUPPIES.
PEDIGREE PUFFIES.
one Who Knows About Pct Dog
and Their Habits.


came to know how to manage them.
Dogs are just about as varied as human
beings; some are Sagacious, some playful,
Others are dense as human pumpkins,
and Sullen, treacherous, sly, and faithful
qualities are as apparent as IN children
and adults.
Fashions? Oh, that's all talk.
There is no such thing as fashion in
dogs, any more than there is in cats or
horses. Occasionally some stock is i'm
ported from foreign country or a
breeder turns out novelty by unusual
crossing. and in either case if the pup
PIES can be raised they are denominated
raritieS and will bring fancy prices. To
illustrate. when the pug was imported
from England it sold simply because it
was rare and a pure bred specimen
brought 500. There was some trouble
in rearing it, but as soon as the trade
learned how to take care for it the pro-
duction became large; whole litterS were
carried along without loss, and the sup
ply reached the demand. Now the pedi-
gree puppies can be had at $40, and it's
hard to find buyers at that. There is
rCaliy no money in them for the reason
that they are being crossed with all sorts
OF ours. and the breed is fast dying out.
Naturally the pug is full and very thick
from shoulder to hip; but IN crossing the
breed the body thins out. They are of
all dogs the least doggish; they are
instinctIvely dull, can't be taught any
thing, and do nothing but sleep and look
ugly.
1T is a light compliment that the
American ladies favored them. Never
sold one to a man in my life, and have
receipts for several hundred. Their only
charm lies in the fact of their harmless
ness, and for that reason they are recog-
nized as prime nursery dogs.
''Of all the pets the toy or blue terrier
ranks first. 1t takes its name from the
tinge of the hair, and its very diminutive
size accounts for the other name of toy,
it being the very smallest in any of the
terrier litters. 1t is very delicate-more
so than any of the other puppies, and as
hard TO raise as a baby. The thorough |
bred never weighs over three and one
half pounds, and there is always mar
ket for it ranging from $40 TO $50.
lone of my pedigree puppies, toy |
by the way, sold to Mile. Aimee, and |
| believe it has cost her 5000 in the way |
~
she bought him he was stolen and she |
wired me TO hunt him up at any cost.
l went about the task scientifically, |
found that the night she was TO leave a
couple of piano men had taken off an
instrument. | followed up the movers,
and in two weeks learned that the thief, |
who lived on the North side, had sent it
over on Twenty-ninth street for safe
keeping. When | was sure of my game
l got a replevin writ and a policeman,
and the toy, which boxed up and sent
TO Milwaukee, where the actress was
waiting for it. She had little silk bag
made, in which she puts jack and IN
that way is able 10 Smuggle him into
hotels. steamships, parlor-cars, and 9TH
er places where dogs are debarred. Jack
is a French dog. by education, doesn't
understand a syllable of English, but is
rs Sagacious an animal as l ever knew.
The Yorkshire is the pride of the En-
glish. None OF the terriers are good for {
anything but pets. We do, however, I
raise them for ladies and gentlemen. Is
When a lady sends an order, her dog at I
birth Is collared and trained how TO sit I
On Il carriage or sOfa-cuShIon, and taught I
how To follow closely. The mans dog I
l put through ratter tactics, because I
that is ore OF the traits men admire in {
u pet With the opposite sex it would {
embaTrasS the mistress TO take her pet '
out strolling and have HIM snooZing for 7
rats at every creyice and nook"
Diseases? about two; distemper and {
weak ewes. DiStemper comes from over i
and injudicious feeding. Give a grown c
dog about a pound of boiled liver and
some weak milk once a day, allowing | G
him two hourS for his meal, and he will
be as sound as a bell The milk must I
be diluted, as otherwise 1t heats the |
blood. The long hair that hangs about /
the eyes naturally weakens them. !
''Oh, yes, you have to wash them. y S
clean dog must have two baths day in S
lukewarIn water with CASTLE soap. Then
il must be rinSed in water of blood heat, !
dried quickly and combed with an cleo I
tric wire brush, after which the coat is S
dressed with pomade.
This is, believe the only private ]
dog hospital in Chicago. | charge 8 a
week, which includes board, bed medi- ;
cine, exercise. and any attention, such 5
as shingling or thinning out the coat, !
cutting the ears, etc. If the dog is sent !
in before his disorder has had time to {
lay hold of him can cure him inside
of month from every trace of the dis
ease. Ny treatment includes a light I
medicated diet, regular bathing, and two
hours exercise before and after sunset. ;
The tails are cut at weeks, leaving :
just three fingers. do the job with a
chisel, and it's a remarkable fact that
the dog don't find it out till next day.
The cut bleedS considerably, and is quite
sore for three weeks, during which time
the appendage has to be dressed daily.
Ear-clipping is much more of task,
and the dog is distressed and unwell for
about two and one-half months and un-
less cared for Will suffer rconstitutionally.
We have to tie the legs and get some
one to hold the animal. use barber's
scissors, and cut two ears together at a
clip, bringing them TO an acute point
and of equal height. Then the sides
must be scolloped and the howling Of
the poor victim is evidence of the pain
inflicted" "
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