Telegram-herald., 1889-05-16
ABOUT WATCH Dogs.
What . Dealer IA CANNES Knows
from Long Experience
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Tue Lady, SAYS Z New Nork san reporter,
was offended. she PICKED up her reueales
which she had depos ted on char, and
haughtlys o4t Of the store. Tae dealer
politely held ths door open and allowed =
v-grant yellow aud waite cur t0fo-low her.
tie watched them until they disappeared IA
the crowd Then be turned 10 the reporter,
who lad silently witnessed the interview
'Sae would have given ne nye dollars Tor
that dog, he sai6, IF / had told Ter he
was Wei bred She Is one OF the many
people wa0 fancy tnat the watch dog Is Of d
peculiar species. OF course, any0Ody who
has the slightest practical knowledge Of
dogs Is aware that they are all watchers.
they are the lightest OF all sleepers, and
are very yigilant and quick 10 detect
strange footstep ia or near the house The
oaly difference IA their mode OF watching
lies in their action after they are aroused
The common eur, such as the one who has
Just gone out with the lady, Is by far the
most watchful, but he will bark furiously at
any thing; and II Is not the pieasantest
thing imaginable 10 have the house dis
turbed every time belated man passes
II IN the night But the barking dog Is the
one that most women want. They
have a horror OF an animal that bites, and
only desire 10 be notified when robber Is
about 10 enter or has already entered the
house. Then they can put their heads under
the bedclothes and pray that the burglar
may be satisfied with stealing every thing
he can find outside of their door, and 60
away without entering their apartment.
OF course, this end might be achieved with
much greater personal comfort IN the a0-
sence OF the dog, when they could sleep
through the danger, instead of lying par
alyzed with terror; but they can't realize
that, and always value dog in proportion
10 the noise he makes.
''rhe bull terrier is capital watch dog.
He never barks, because he feels that he
can deal unaided with any burglar; and in
nine cases out of ten he is right. Ii is all
tooth with him, and "a robber rarely knows
that he is present until he feels him. But
with refined people You see, there are no
bounds to the ferocity of bull terrier when
he is once aroused, and the lifeless body of
.robber is an unpleasant thing for the
servants TO find on kitchen floor when
they get up in the morning. l once sold a
good bull terrier TO the widow of a clergy
man. She lived in a lonely house in West
chester County, and before she had owned
the dog week burglar climbed through
the basement window. He saw the terrier
in the dining room, and managed 10 Chamber
up on the high mantelpiece. Ii was bit
terly cold night in mid-winter, and he clung
there, shivering for several hours, while the
dog hungrily licked his jaws underneath.
The lady kept no servant, and when she
entered the room in the morning she was at
first terribly frightened; but the fellow
told her such pitiful story of his sufferings
that she was moved to compassion. She
gave him two dollars anj good breakfast,
and allowed HIM TO go away. Then she
sent the dog back TO me, advising me to
shoot him, as such savage, remorseless
brute was clearly unfit To live. Bull ter
riers and the widows of clergymel have no
common ground upon which they can AMIGA
bly, meet.
II doubt, too, whether bull terriers, faith
ful, brave, strong and watchful as they are,
have very much intelligence. Certainly
they have not as much as the Scotch or the
old-fashioned Skye; mean the big silky
haired Skye, from which the delicate little
thing, like u miniature portrait OF his an
cestors, has been bred for a lady's lap dog.
\ prominent lawyer Of New Haven bought
fine bull terrier from me about year
ago. On the second night after the dog had
been in his possession the gentleman was a
guest at a supper party, and did not reach
home until the small hours of the morning.
The terrier met him at the gate Of his or
chard, and drove him up an apple tree,
where he held him prisoner until the fam
lily arose at breakfast time. The dog had
only seen him half a dozen times, and he
did not recognize him. This is danger with
all bull terriers when used as watch dogs
They reason slowly, and when they once
reach q conclusion, whether it is wrong or
right, they cling to it as tenaciously as
though it was an opponents throat or a
prowling tramp's leg, and, like a gun with
an imperfect breech, they are apt 10 injure
their owners in an excess Of zeal. Nothing
will beguile them TO forget their duty while
life lasts, but their sense of smell is very
weak, and bit Of poisoned meat thrown
over the fence is tolerably sure 70 clear the
course for the burglars when they arrive,
ready for business, at night
"By far the best dog for keeping watch
and ward in country house Is one of the
large hght-colored, rough-coated terriers,
with as little Of the reduced breeds about
him as is possible. he need not be pure
strain, but there must be no bad blood in
him A cross Of Scotch and Irish Is very
good, bat, think, the old Skye and large
pain Scotch Is better l. should produce a
dog weighing about twelve pounds. Such
an animal, without either the strength or
tho ferocity OF the bull terrier, has AL his
courage, tempered with good deal Of dis
erection. When be hears a noise near any
Of the doors or windows he does not at once
begin to bark. be goes cautiously 10 the
place whence the sound came, and, Of
course, generally finds that it was made BY
the wi1d, or some harmless passer-by, and
the sleepers are not aroused without rea-
son. But when be barks you may feel as
sured that it IS time for YOU 70 get up, for
he never gives false alarm, and IL there
Is any fighting t. be done he VIII take bis
fuu share Of L. But he IA no fool lie car
not deal with the burg lars alone, and be is
not going 70 try TO DO go. HIS bark almost
invariably frightens them away, but If your
house Is isolated and they persist IN trying
20 enter II, you can safely count upon him
"a = valuable assistant. The bull terrier
allows them 20 coIs IA before he begins
operations, while the rough-coated dog en-
dsavors 70 keep the door between you and
them"