The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-04


tenderness of heart, and, when the or;
phans were thrown on her hands, vol
unteered to find them homes when they
arrived at months of discretion, say IS the
Philadelphia Press. sit was a big bar
sinister somewhere in their pedigree that
made them worthless to their original
owner" she explained when telling
about her experiment, 'but l saw they
were developing into very fair specimens
of middle-class fox terriers, so ] gave
them the advantages of a decent educa-
ton. 1 don't think their rearing cost
me cent; some nice, large dry goods
boxes made suitable konnels; fed them
with milk and kitchen scraps out of pure
affection for their race.
II had them properly locked, oollared
and named, and gave them plain, solid
education in department suitable for
house animals. At the end of three
months didn't give them away, sold
every one of the four at s25 apiece to
women who we're willing to pay that
price for dogs possessed of good habits.
sound digestion. sweet temper and show
ing some pretty tricks like mine.
'That stroke of luck put ideas into
my head, especially when my front door
bell was Desieged by women anxious to
buy up any more darling little beau-
ties Ike those had just disposed Of.
merely increased my row of dry goods
boxes, picked up here and there any
likely looking puppies I could lay hands
on, and find I can sell them, directly
their educations are finished, at a very,
large profit on my original Investment.
81 can almost guarantee to CONVEX t.. o
s. fox terrier into an enchanting little
piece of s25 property by the time he ar
rives at the age OF IL or IA weeks. He
may not have the smallest right of peer
age, but because of the proper food and
influence thrown around his infantile
days he can command any place he
chooses in the right sort Of femin inc
heart.
''First of all select for my dogs cap
ital names, cultivate stout constitutions,
sweet. cheerful tenpers, carefully break
them to the leash, inculcate perfect house
habits, train them to understand
children and strangers, and teach every
one few pretty tricks. OF course 1t
takes time and patience and genuine
love Of the dog itself to cultivate these
excellent habits and varied accomplish
ments, but really the outlay Is small and
every dog sell turns up at his future
mistress's door in COLLAR and ribbon neck
bow, but all of them are not fox terriers.
81 both breed and raise Yorkshire and
Scotch terriers, Dandie Dinmonts, water,
cooker and King Charles spaniels, Il few
pugs, an occasional poodle and a gfeat
many dachshuhds. These are what call
the standard small dogs, easy to raise.
readily trained, and always in fashion.
The big dogs are too expensive to board,
and are not nearly so clever or SO sa1able
as their smaller brethren. while the dogs
of purely aristocratio strain and rareties
l never invest in. Now and then l will
take high-bor puppy and raise and cd
cuate him for his owner, and, since my
do g experiment is proving so profitable
l am trying my hands on cultlVatlng
cats for the same market.
Just now I am testing @ litter OF
charming Maltese kittens, bringing Thorn
up with my puppies. ] got the whole
batch for song, as an ordinary cat Is
not much sought after these days, and
the average Maltese Tabby or Tommy
poes not command, at most, more than
So or $40. Still 1 expect to be repaid for
my efforts at training them as moussrs,
g ay pets, and dainty house companions,
and any woman with q proper love of
animals can do all have DONE The cap
itsl invested need not be over S25, any
good veterinary book will give her all
the technical information wanted. and
patience with personal ATTENTION are the
other requisites to success in this inter
animals when old enough and properly
trained can only say l never knew the
clever, lovable small dog born into the
world that there was not always some
feminine heart, hearth and purse open
to him."