Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-22
TERR0RS OF DOGS.
THE BLooDH0UNDS SHIPPED To THE
SOUTH AND WEST.
Philadelphia the Head-cen6er of the Dog
Fanciers of the Country->AnimaIs
that Eat EacL Other.
From lie Philadelphia Record. ]

Philadelphia is the greatest dog city
in the country, and its yearly shipments of
valuable CANNES to ether points probably
exceed those of all e4her large cities CORR
bined."
This was what Manager Ireland, of the
Associated FaRciers, remarked as he
stroked big bloodhound that was labeled
for Southern convict camp and whose
fierce aspect enhanced by two Rows of
glistening teeth, was calculated to brighten
all ideas of escape from the thoughts of
the wretches who toll away their lives in
the camp.
"And bloodhounds ~ he continued.
"Why. our shipments Of that breed are
very large. We have already sent over
1000 into the South and West, not only to
guard convicts but to perform good service
in looking after valuable property. In this
city alone there are upward of 800 blood
hounds, each Of which could chew up a
man with little or no effort. Butchers and
brewers own the large majority of the
dogs. They are the tiercest animals in the
country, and for their purpose about the
best.
WHERE THE FIERCE DOGS COME FROM.
strictly speaking, they are not blood
hound but a breed of dog peculiar to
Philadelphia. When the Germans settled
in Germantown they brought a species of
bloodhound with them from Prussia called
the ulmer, and this is commonly known as
the bloodhound. They are trained to be
fierce from puppyhood. A straw dummy
is placed near their kennel and they are
made to fly at and tear it to pieces. A
pair of lively ulmers can knock spots out
of dummy in two second. A young dog
brought up on that sort of diet for a year
or two is likely to make things warm for
escaping conYicts and burglars. That's
the sort Of dog the suburban residents need
to keep tramPs away.
USEFUL IN FOLLOWING TRAILS.
"They are specially useful in Southern
mining camps, because there is no better
dog to follow a trail and when they get
hold of convict it is good-by. A des-
perate man may sometimes best them, as
the burglar McDaniels (who was captured
by detectives Miller and Iate) did. He
sent five of them to the happy hunting
grounds, and then got away. They are
usually peaceful among themselves, but
when aroused they do not stop fighting
until one or the other is dead We shipped
several very fine dogs to Louisville and
shortly afterward received a note saving
that they had entered into an argument
with each other, and its close witnessed
a choice collection of bloodhound hash.
The owner wanted to know what the dogs
were to be fed on to insure peace in ca
nine circles
CLEARING OUT INDIANS.
"The ulmer is a valuable animal. A
choice specimen sent to Iowa cost 81, COO
and his superior never drew breath or wore
pants. His chief mission was to watch a
big camp and protect it from the on
slaught of Indians, who infest the camps
like vermin, stealing all they can. This
dog cleaned them out one week after his
arrival. And there is 10 game in the
world that he cannot successfully trail.
They are far superior to the best mastifs
They usually range in price from S25 to
$500, and the greater number sell for the
latter figure.
TERRoRs OF BULL-TERRIERs.
But the dog that is now claiming
large share of public attention and is very
popular in Philadelphia, is the bull terrier,
of which the agents of the Standard Oil
Company have ordered large consignments
to be shipped to their various oil stations.
The bUil-terrier should not be confounded
with the bulldog, of which specie there
are only two hundred pure blooded speci-
mems in the country. The terrier is
cross between two fierce varieties of dogs.
whose prominent feature is an implaCable
hatred toward each other. The rarest in
cident Of friendly relations between two
. dogs of their species was found in this
city. Two animals-hne specimens-were
brought up in the same kennel for four
years. They never had any serious mis-
understanding until one morning when a
tempting bone caused contention between
them. They went at it, and within two
hours both were with their ancestors. So
to avoid fights the Standard Oil Company
has only one bull-terrier shipped to each
point.
no PANIC IN THE DOG MARKET.
at is peculiar to note, in contrast with
their emnity toward each other their
affection toward human beings. They are
as gentle as lambs with their masters, and
are fully the equal of boodhounds for
watchdog purposes. They are worth from
SIS to S25 apiece, and if it were not for
their ugliness toward each other would I'M
doubtedly be the most fashionable dogs in
Philadelphia. 1t has been suggested that
the filing of the order for 200 bull-terriers
from the Standard Company for different
parts Of the country will create corner in
the dog market and force prices up. Dog
fanciers deny this, and state that Phi!adel-
phia is the great exporting center for the
dog trade, and nearly 5000 CANNES an
nually travel to new homes by way of this
city. One reason why Philadelphia is
favored with more dogs than any four
cities in the country is the large number
of homes that boast the ownership of net
CANNES. New Workers, who are squeezed
into fats, dare not think of keeping dogs.
and other disadvantages prevent people in
various large cities from cultivating the
dogs that Philadelphia boasts of. The
collie is the fayorite, closely followed by
the st. Bernards, settlers, terriers and New
foundlands."