The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-15
DOGS OF HIGH REPUTE.
r, AIMS THAT THEY CAN UNOsH-
STAND HUMAN LANGUAGE.
Terrier Better Than a burglar Ai'i"'
Mobile Traits of tho Uiner Hound"
common cur-Hydrophobia-Puss ana
Other Pets.
:, ar,v. I don't like youm

Common Cur-uSW'P
other Pets.
"Tippie. goaway, l don't like you. Hi.
Tinn,e was Garfield, stopped her iohu'ins,
and sank 10 the door picture % AoJeee
humiliation. She WAS not accus'o'ieN -
such rebufTs. ,.ro cor.
tain degree OF intellect and can unue''''"'
human language' .t.i.
The speaker was August Berg n Nor'n s'ue
DO, fancier. AMI Tippic was long D-u'e'i,
siIfen boirci Yorkshire terrier that ieapeu
into his lap and attempted to Kiss nm.
..T,,,,'o /. better than all tie burglar
-. ,i.... ,,sre ever invented" Berg con-
- ..Novv tl.at YOU have entered the
- L.. invitation sine treats YOU rs wei
-, NEST she understands that You have
l.,.n nr5Derly introduced and she can 'rus.
an, Goand De- friendly with him, Iippie'
and tl,c sleek little terrier spranS INTO 'uo
visitor. lap with the 'it-.',. co.'i.'..'ee.
"What breed Of dos possesses '"' nisnes'
decree Of intelligence
..prol.,biy the larg,, poodle has the most
i,tol..c, Next comes tine terrier, and then
,ba sbenhcrd. In fact. You can tram AIRY
dog to do many tricks # You treat him vel.
have do-, that can send 10 another room
for NV Slippers or whisk broom, and they
well understand the order and obey II.
dog can Lo easily taught 10 sit on a stool ana
pretend to sing to piano accompaniment
or course. he does little more than whine,
but he acts as though he was singing and no
doubt thinks he is.'
"And what breed multiplies most rapidly
II have known a Newfoundland TO have
twenty puppies at time, and a little pug 10
have nine"
CAS- 10 cleanliness"
"Of tho larger dogs, beyond question tho
Ulmer hound. better known in this country
rs the German mastiff Most long haired
dogs havo a certain disagreeabie odor about
them: when their stomachs are out OF order
thev slohber Tho Ulmer hound does not,
and in intellect he is fully the equal 81 the
St Bernard. These qualities made him so
poDular with the students at the University
| of Ulm. whence he derives his name. \
student would rather have dog than q
degree. These hounds arc as proud as the
emperor. noble IN their bearing, anu VIII not
vicously attack man, or even another doS
! At the same time they knO~ their business
rs "A trained guard, anr when on duty AZ
! their masters threshold they expect to be
treated with courtesy. When they stand on
] trcir bind les. as they have way OF dong,
tbov are as tall as the tallest man, and a
BURGLAR would as soon encounter in dark
hallway q man wish loaded shotgun rs an
! Uir,cr hoind weighing 80 pounds. The
E,rjish mastiff. whom they much resemble
I tss.Irs 4 A Gar ~ q
being. like lis mister, sturdy, heavy anu
'ioSgy'"
"Hava you over handled the curN
"Onlv to treat him when sick. He doesn't
have to be bred; ne grows naturally, the
samo as weeds And yet have great deal
Of sympathy for him Nobody likes hin
but his master. and because he has 40 Friends
and is licked when the thOroughbreds ar
pot,od he gets Jealous 1t is Jealousy thai
makes him bari. and snap at you on tn
street. Turn. snap your finger. and speaA
kindly 10 Eiri and ie instantly becomes do
clio and mlnifests his gratitude In all mA
experience have never known kind treat
mcnt 70 fail to transform fhe most viciou
cur into attractablc and clumsily aifectionat
animal While d MT like ours am sorr,
for them and can't help showing il. y
"Havc You ever treated dog for hydro
phobiar
81 can't say that have, but have treate'
many dog supposed 70 have hydrophobl
that wcrc merely suffering from ordlnar
diseases. Hylrophobia is u q large cxten
a buraboo. Every tim, a dog has III he
supposed d have hydrophobia, and mos
likely he is killed. Now, all dogs are sublcc
t. fits and from natural causes. Almo,
every young dog ha' worms and in cons,
ouencc Cts You want 20 treat him ~
! worms an not for fits. Then be has teetl
inc f.s. t!.s same rs an infant, and viii frot
al tie mouth, snap and groWl as though }
bad hydropho5ia Mos. people jump to th
| conclusion that the dog is mad and Kill hin
And after b. D. grown he may nj any tim
have a III o. the result Of Oyerheating. ovc
!, feeding, or lacs 81 exercise, and everyood
wells mad dog and hc Is shot. THIS Is a
y the result of ignorance"
"What dogs used for pets are the mo
I valuable
That depends largely upon the suppl
There ere NOT 10 exceed dozen Ria
= Charles spaniels Of pure breeding in Chicas
: today, and therefore, the King Charles
. the most expensive, tho price being from :
= TO So. They are mostly imported Next
y value is tho Italian greyhound, resemblir
" the English greyhound, but very mu'
:. smaller. As they are scarce they come ing
I, 4 thoroughbred Yorkshire terrier Is som
What rare and, therefore, costs money, az
!. So does the thoroughbred small black Al
=. tan. The pug is more plentiful and brings
:, lower price And then, because the pug DO
= not, at first sight, appear TO be as intelligo
= as some other kinds OF dogs, customers "
try 20 cut down the price, though all q
while they prefer that kind OF dog TO al
other. A pug has many lovable traits
anybody knows who has ever owned on
u aud II IL was rare it would be consider
/" very valuable The pug is the very best
~ mothers, and like fidelity characterizes
IL in all It's relations in life. Chicago Times.
- nor Any Photographers Column.