The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-14
TEACHING HIM TRICKS.

worthless to their original owner she
explained, but l saw they were de-
veloping into very fair specimens OF
middle class fox terrierhood, so l gave
them the advantages of a decent edu-
cation. [ don't think their rearing cost
me cent, some nice large dry goods
boxes made suitable kennels, l fed
them with milk and kitchen scraps,
and because out of pure affection for
their race l had them properly docked,
collared and named and gave them
plain, solid education in department,
suitable to house animals. At the emu
of three months L didn't give them
away. [ sold every one of the four
at $25 apiece to women who were will
ing to pa ythat price for dogs pos
sessed of good habits, sound diges
ton, sweet temper and showing some
pretty tricks like mine.
That stroke of luck put ideas into
my head, especially when my front
door bell was besieged by women anx-
ious to buy up any more, darling lit
tie beauties, like these l had just dis
posed of. L merely, increased my row
of Cry goods boxes, picked up here and
there any likely looking puppies
could lay hands on and find I can sell
them, directly their oducations are fin
original investments 1 can almost
guarantee to convert a FIVE dollar fox
terrier into an enchanting little piece
Of $50 property by the tine he arrives
at the age of twelve or fourteen weeks
He may not have the smallest right
to register his name in the dogs book
OF peerage. but because of the proper
food and influence thrown around his
infantile days he can command any
pace he chooses in the right sort of
feminine heart
First of all [ select for my dogs
capital names, cultivate stout constitu-
tons sweet, cheerful tempers, care
fully break them to the lash, inculcate
perfect house habits, train them TO
understand children and strangers and
teach every one a few pretty tricks
OF course it takes time and patience
and a genuine love of the dog itself
to cultivate these excellent habits and
varied plishments, but really the
outlay is small and every dog [ sell
turns up at his future mistress door
in collar and ribbon neck bow, but all
of them are not fox terriers
81 both breed and raise Yorkshire
and Scotch terriers Dandia Dimmots,
water Cocker and King Charles span
iels, few pugs, an occasional poodle.
and a great many Daschunds. These
are what I 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 saleable as their
smaller brethren, while the dogs of
purely aristocratic strain and rarities
] never invest in. Now and then l
will take high born puppy and raise
and educate him for his owner and
since my dog experiments is proving
on cultivating cats for the same mar
ket
"Just. now / am testing a litter of
charming maltese kittens, bringing
them up with my puppies l got the
whole batch for song as an ordinary
cat is not greatly sought after these
days and the average maltese tabby.
or Tommy, does not command at most
more than eight or ten dollars Still I
expect to be repaid for my Efforts alt
training them as mousers. gay pets
and dainty house companions and any
woman with Q proper love Of animals
cans dc all that I have done The
capital invested need not be over SIS
any good ,veterinary's book will give
! her all the technical information want
! ed and patience with personal atten-
/ ton are the other requisites to sue
cess in this interesting little industry
As to disposing of the animals, when
old enough and pl-operly trained ]
can only say / never knew the clever
| loveable small dog born into the world
! that there was not elevays some fem
inine heart, hearth and purse omen tt
him. FANNY ENDERS."