The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-05-28
The QUEENS DOGS.
Caniaeq OF High Degree, the Companions
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DUilaet OF btETto' Uue companions
OF Royalty.
Dogs were first admitted 10 the court
Of England in the reign of Henry VIII;
at least. so we are informed by pub
lication just issued in London entitled
"Thc Queens Dogs" The decree which
conferred this high honor upon canine
nobility also put an end to all equality
among the friends of man. No little
yellow dogs can ever hope to De admit
ted, and, as for mongrel ours, they must
stay out forever But they don't care.
They are firm believers in the equality
Of all dogs before the law and they
wouldn't give the wag of tail for all
the honors that royalty could heap upon
them. Independent fellowsl Under
the present reign three dogs have been
elevated to the highest canine dignities,
on account of their aristocratic families
and their own peculiar merits. The
names of this aristocratic trio are Marco,
Roy and Spot. The latter, we must say,
is rather common sort of name for
dog of high degree. Any common bull
terrier might be called Spot. Indeed,
the Spot family in the canine race is
about as numerous as the Smith family
in the other race. Marco is the queens
favorite. and he used to be very jealous
of John Brown. His ancestry can be
traced back TO the crusaders. He is
what they call in England Pomeranian,
and at one of the recent dog shows he
won the first prize, the mug of honor;
but all the other dogs are furious at
this piece of toadyism on the part of the
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enough that if he was not the queens
dog he wouldn't have received Il leather
medal. They have bone to pick with
him, but they will have to wait rather
long. He never gives the common pack
chance to approach him. SO they
must content themselves with showing
their teeth when they can't bite.
The other favorite, Roy, is a collie,
and Spot is fox terrier with a record
of twenty-five dead rats in a quarter of
an hour. Other Spots have often done
as we'll and even better, but none of
them is such a lucky dog as the queens
Spot.
Like all the great creatures of the
English aristocracy these canine lords
have their residences with their special
names. Her majesty's dog palace is
divided into three parts, namely, the
Queens Veranda. Collie Court. and Um-
brella Court. The "Veranda" is the
principal one. 1t is covered gallery
around the kennels, and the queen likes
to walk there. Each kennel is composed
of parlor, or dining room rather, and
a bedroom. The floor of this dining
room is separated from the veranda by
an iron grating. 1t is paved with red
and blue bricks, and the furniture con-
sists of trough, always full of fresh
water. The bedrooms have two large
windows, generally kept open for the
purpose of ventilation, and in a snug
corner in each room there is very low
bed with a mattress of fresh straw.
Umbrella Court gets its name from
the big umbrella in the middle of it,
under which the dogs can shelter them
selves from the sun and rain A host of
servants wait upon the canine nobility,
and the queen is very severe with the
officials who do not pay proper atten-
tion to her dogs. A chef is provided for
them, and his instructions are to vary
the menu of the dinners of her majesty s
pets and to consult their tastes. Medical
service, of course, is abundant Dog
cake is the dessert with which the ban
quets are closed
The average age of the queens dogs is
about twelve years; but some of them,
thanks to the care they receive, live to
old age.
Happy dogs! Many Englishmen might
well envy their good fortune! God save
the queen!--Detroit Free Press.