Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-12-09
CANINE EDUCATION.
Carried On in a Mississippi School
for Dogs.
The Animals Trained for the Field
Are Held at HiE> FIgNrns-
Where the Field Trials
Take Place.
"The Del Monte kennel in Waiver

1.-THE Del Monte kennel IN WaVerly,
Miss" said Mr.. Waddell, "is the most
extensive in the world. The reason for
it is that Mississippi is the natural
training center of the world. There
are more quail to be found in the marsh
lands OF Mississippi than in any other
section, and as game is necessary TO
dog training, that fact fixes 1t ID this
state. The kennel is owned by MIR.
George Croker, the celebrated multi
millionaire of California, who takes
great interest in dogs. The man who
is not rich cannot afford to keep up
such a business, but as Croker has the
money to burn, he can keep the enter
prise up in great shape. am his agent
for its management, place 1 would
not hold if it was not kept up in great
style. We have control of over 1900
acres of marsh lands, fairly filled with
quail. From this you can see why dogs
bred there can be trained to such per
lection.
Dogs have now a standard value, as
we'll fixed as that placed upon horses or
CdlIlCs LII OCl N1OhlC hCADGA We ASN'
some of the finest dogs in the world.
For Minnie l., an English setter, we
paid S1,25o, and 81, 900 each for the Bet
ytie B. and the Sam T. For Dick Bay, a
pointer, we paid $1,000, and $4,000 for
Dicks Kid. The Kid is now even more
valuable dog than his sire, as we have
won many prizes at the field trials with
him. We have in our kennel to-day SN0,-
900 worth of dogs-that is, they will
bring that much money in the worst
kind of market 1t costs $4,000 year
to run the kennel, which explains why
it is that only rich men can afford such
a luxury"
From this disquisition on the dog Mr..
Waddel turned to the feature Of field
trials.
They are got up" said he, con the
same idea as horse-racing circuits. The
purpose is to prove the superiority of
the field dog. While there are strict
printed rules by which decisions are to
be made, not much is left to the discre-
ton of the judges, since dogs develop
unexpected points, which bring them
upon their game, and which have to be
taken into consideration. From a
study of prescribed rules we have to
take into account the action of the dog.
81 see two horses exactly alike, for in
stance, one of which pick out as the
better. Why? 1 cannot tell you fur
ther than that there is something in
his action which denotes quality, and
quality is what tells. It is the same
with dogs-some of which pursue beat
en- paths in flushing game, while some
are so specially gifted that they go to
It without circumlocution. Why, we
annot tell, but we must take note OF
he fact. There is in existence the Ma
ional Field Trial Club of America, which
recognized as authority. Then there
re local and state clubs, composed of
be sportsmen OF a certa area, who
ct together under certain prescribed
ules, each independently, but keeping
touch with each other by meeting
nd communication Under their pat
image field trials have been organized.
bid the points therein ascertained are
scepted as correct. These field trials
We purses for derbies, or dogs under
10 gears Of age, aud for all ages. En-
es must be made six months preced-