The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

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II IL the opinion Of a great NAM
,+op'e that the average farm dog IL
not worth his board-and does not get
! at home. lie Is a creature OF non
~ eript breed and dlsconsolate ap-
pearance; has few Joys but many Sur
.Sws and lives apparently with the
one purpose OF worrying tramps and
The man who attempts to keep sheep
NOY II may be considered a good ser
vice TO scare tramps away from the
homestead, but there are many who
think that Mr.. DuNaught Is apt TO get
even for the lack OF hospitality shown
him and we must confess that haJ
stacks are very commonly troubled
with spontaneous combustion. As TO
ne killing OF few sheep once In .
while. why every owner OF a dog VIII
tell you that II was done by the other
fellows hound. for we have yet to
hear OF the owner OF dog who 10
willing TO confess that he Is sheep
Killer. II he Is very large dog his
keep IL somewhat serious matter
and as his appetite Is rarely appeased
by what he gets at home 1t Ia Little
wonder that he goes out foraging and
instructing the rising canine genera
ton In the mysteries OF successful
sheep worrying. The amount OF food
consumed by an average farm dog
would doubtless feed one pig and u In
questionable " the dog pays for the
food he eats. while on the CONTRARY
;he pig pays for his by allowing the
feeder to eat him In return. The lit
tie. fussy. concc!ted dog OF "boxef-
yellow hue may be a proficient ratteI
(sometlmesl but Is insuiferable IA .
selt-asserting boss of the whole sur
roundings and IL is questionable II .
cat or two would not do more and bet
ter work among the rats than those
Spitzy little terriers whose other WORK
u To snap and Jump at passing teams
ana all night long sing unto the moon
that old. old song OF semi-howls and
lnlerfogatOry banks. We personally
give the cat the benefit OF the doubi
for she "buries' the rat which 10
more than the terrier does though tns
huge mounds he sometimes makes In
the Fields would suggest the contrary.
and one ls often fain to wish that no
would bury himself and be done with
II, for the gopher and the ground hog
are not worse than he In tearing up
the scenery In the meadow.
Some say they keep the dog for the
purpose OF driving in the cows, but II.
as II often does. that service consists
in also swapping at their heels. swing
ing ON their tails and biting their
noses--acts which are neither conduc-
i've TO full measures OF milk or safe
maternity--we conclude that the COW
driving dog is n nuisance and no i'm
proyement on the small boy with tho
big club and uncrring. atonethrowin1
precision. We have nothing to SAY
against the full-blooded and properly
trained sheep dog kept on sheer
farm for daily work with the shepherd
who could not get along without hi
help but these dogs are not TO be &C
counted as belonging TO the class o.
animals we have been speaking OF Ont
are likewise preferable In every way Il
the fat. fiea-infested, family pets tina
have no specific life work and are too
lazy TO do more than cat the food tina
would keep proper" pig.
without saying anything OF hydro
phobla us the result of the bite OF /
mad dog. or many other grievance
that could be set forth. We conclud'
that the country is overrun with use
less ours which are positive ca
penso and nuisance To the very farm
srs who keep them and We think tina
our readers who give the matter a IN
tie thought viii come 10 the same con
clusion and decide that the best Iarr
dog is a dead dog"