Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-10-15
MISTAKES ABOUT DOGS
An Old sportsman Defends Them Agsins'
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y Newspaper Charge
"All dogs detest work" This Is
poor text from which to preach ser
mon against laziness. The civilized
dog of the nineteenth century is very
different animal from the dog on the
day when it was written in opprobri-
UNI: us thy servant dogP" Among
all animals there is none more alice
tionate than the dog, nor one which
shows such earnest desire to be OF
service to his master. and is 80 untir-
ing in his devotion. A man may loose
his human friends and be ostracised by |
society; he may lose his money and be
clothed in rags. but his dog will re-
main faithful and will; guard and pro-
tect him with as much faithfulness as
II he were millionaire.
The text that ''all dogs detest labor
is wholly fallacious. The well-trained
dog delights in work. Who has not
seen the sparkling eye and joyous ex-
preston OF the dog when the prepara-
ton for the chase is begunP Who that
has heard his watchful bar& in the
midnight as he guards the home will
doubt this? Tender in his loving care
of children, instead Of being spoken Of
with contempt for his laziness the dog
should be associated with faithfulness
and activity in dog duties. The bee
doesn't make soap. nor does the dog
plow
Thirty-fve years ago the writer
with his associates went upon wild
ramble upon the plains reaching the
great forests upon the Pacific. For
two years the faithful "Old Rover"
was one of the most useful members
of the expedition. All night after q
long days march he slept, so to speak.
with one eye open. and we retired to
rest with confidence that neither In
dian nor prowling beast would steal
upon us unobserved. Hundreds OF
times were we wakened by the low
growl OF the faithful sentinel, and as
soon as we were aroused and had our
arms in readiness Rover would disap.
pear in the darkness in the direction
Of any threatened danger, and he
would soon know its nature. II he
found nothing after making circuit
of the camp he would return and lay
himself down at our feet, and we couli
drop to sleep feeling greater securit,
than if guarded by half dozen men
He would stay in camp all day lon,
an. guard it from all intrusion Will
every member of it was miles away.
, Upon one occasion when he was LEI
to guard the camp a crock of butte
, was set at the foot OF great pin
tree. A paper was tied over the but
ter. but the wind blew it off. Upo
the return at night, where the croc
stood was only great pile of leaves
Upon removing them we found tn
8 crock of butter safe. Rover knew tht
g it should not be exposed to the su
9 and air, and not being able to tie O
a the paper had done the best he coul
a by covering it with all the leave
: within a rod about 1t. The old dog
&, bones rest upon one of the mountai
sides of the Coast Range, and when
e died there were tears Of as honest so
Q row as were ever shed. 1t is safe
e say If the savage who killed him fl
n the sake OF pillage had been caugh
9 there would have been a secor
n funeral. Such facts speak eloquent
e In defense of the dog from all I'll
e scribblers who preach from such text
l. "All dogs detest work" -Chicas
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