The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-16
ODD DOGS.
Some Strange Specimens Seen n
the New York Bench show.
by DIANA CPOCcwIcE

BY DIANA CROSsWIsE.
al the Dig New York bench show there
! We're of course all kinds of dogs, great
dogs, small dogs, lean, brawny, brown
dogs, black dogs, gray dogs tawny dogs.
grave old plodders, gay young frskers,
fathers mothers, uncles, cousins cock
! ing tails and pricking WhiSkers families
by tens and dozens.
i IN TACT. there were nearly two thousand
carriers, and many famous dog stars, that
walked Oft with blue ribbons as well as
money. Nearly every breed known was
represented and great was the barking
and the baytrg and the bowling by day
and by night While the show lasted
FAITHFUL BELGIAN.
rms, however, is not about dogs in
general, but,a few dogs in particular
a li ABOUT bright and shining lights among
dogs. those who do a skirt dance and
back somersaulting, but about few
! breeds not so well known as others-the
schlpperke, for instance. He is a curious
specimen, without any tail, and not at ar:
well known in the country. He is a sub
Ject OF the king of Belgium anI much
liked and respected because he is very
very useful, being sure death to rats and
mice. Every cottage, every canal boat
ana every market wagon is sure TO have
one of these lively little fellows some
where. One instant you will see him
playing all sorts of prankS with the chill
dren at the cottage door, a moment later
he is on guard on a wagon loaded with
vegetables for a nearby town, and he
does not forget that he has a mission to
perform, either, for nothing leaves that
wagon without permit from his master,
The frugal Belgians know full well that
his sphere of usefulness is large, while
his mouth is small. The schipperke is
often seen perched on the back of mules
hltched co barges, which are being towed
along canal. The inceSsant barking of
the dog prevents the towing mule from
falling asleep and the boat is thus kept
in motion. Although the queen of the
RplO11nS Tn iOno TO
make a boudoir pet of the schipperke, few
have ever been exchanged for English
gold or American dollars. Perhaps it is
because they look so utterly ridiculous
without even the suspicion of a caudal APP
pendage. They are of moderate size,
smooth-coated, and rather like a terrier
A LITTLE MoNGoLIAN
Very curious are the two Asiatic pups
OF the breed called wunks, lately arrived
in New York. Their heads are like those
of bear cubs. and they rejoice in the
names of Morley and Eluny. In that in
terror of Mongolia where they first opened
their eyes the names of the wunks were
perhaps Hunks and Chunks-their APP
pearance at least suggests these names.
Their heads are broad, their noses square
and short, their tails large and covered
with very long, soft hair, almost like
wool. They are very gentle in disposition,
but have few equals and no superiors as
watch dogs, and in Mongolia and Thibet
they are used to guard f1ocks.
OTHER FOREIGNERS.
The linus are breed of which only two
or three specimens exist in this country |
They hail from, Japan, where they are
as much thought OF as children, and quite
as well treated They weigh only seven
or eight pounds, but are larger than
those other pets of the japanese ladies, |
the spaniels, which sometimes weigh only !
two or three pounds. Sleeve dogs" DIS
they are called, because the ladies are !
wont to carry them in the large sleeves |
OF their picturesque gowns, and when at |
home they keep their pets hung up in (
bamboo cages The Japanese spaniel re- /
sembles the King Charles; is black and
white in color, very intelligent and affec- /
and shows in his dainty little |
ways his descent from long line of /
noble ancestors.
The foxhound is perhaps better known |
in this country than barriers and bea- !
giles; all three belong to the same class;
a barrier is smaller than a foXhound-a |
dwarf foXhound- sometimes being only |
eighteen inches i'll height, and, as it's |
name indicates, it is used in hunting the !
hare
Beagles also, very like miniature fox
are not much known in the Uni
ted States. Within the last few months /
4. pack or cry as 1t is general termed, /
has been imported by the Westchester
Hunt club. Beagles hunt mares and rab-
inches high; they are not very swift and
therefore are usually followed on foot.
So dainty and small are they that during
he reign of Queen Elizabeth beagles were
elevated from the chase to the court fav-
>rite, and were known as the 'mitten
oeagleS. The voice of the beagle is con-
;idered very musical, and on this account
certain number of them We're formerly
ldded to each pack of hounds as a band
low is to a regiment of soldiers.