The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-03
PEDIGREE AT A DISCOUNT
Dogs on Exhibition Care Nothing
for Display.
The Big Fellows Quiet and Generaf-
Iy Disposed to SomnoIence-Good
- Nntured and willing to shake
Paws when Out on an Airing.


To perfectly uninitiated person at the
dog show this week IL was very pleasing
to realize every now and then. amid all
| the technical and professional talk. the
badges and the tabs and the prize notices.
that the dogs were just plain dogs after
all. and cared nothing themselves about
all these distinctions. Going about on this
basis the ignorant observer felt M dirni-
mutton of self-respect before the curious
eyes of the most valuable CANNES. and
was able to regard them with feelings OF
| friendliness rather than of criticism.
The hot, sleepy st. Demands looking
like big babies. petted and self-conscious.
pretended Indifference to the passing
crowd. Spoiled almost to the point OF i'm
becility they allowed their heads to be
patted by scores Of half ,imid feminine
hands. rolling up their eyes with pat
me-if-you-choose.-Tm not pstying-any-
attention-to-you look. But let one OF
these lethargic monsters. see or snuff a
friend in the distance a frown of intense
eagerness would appear his great pup
py face, and the most tremendous bound
ing and barking would begin.
Once in while some fortunate fellow
would be unclaimed and taken out for
an airing, and with the st. Demands total
disregard for his size and dignity he
would romp around. sit down on the floor.
and. In the exuberance Of his heart. offer
his paw. with a look of infantile delight.
to any passer-by. Coming back from his
happy excursion he would. with an UNI
mistakable look of suiky injury, flop
down on the floor of his cage with a re-
signed sigh, while keeper, stepping for
ward deferentially. arranged the straw in
such manner that he should have "a
comfortable pillow for his head
The big dogs were always the quiet
ones. The mastiffs. Danes, and blood
hounds for tie most part slept or watched
quietly, and were peaceful toward each
other.
II was at the back of the hall. where
the little Irish terriers were assembled.
that the most terrific snorting and snarl-
ing and ciawing of cages was TO be heard.
These snlart-faced. shaTp-eared little
dogs look like the street gamins of the
canine race. Full OF interest, fight, Gu
riosity-they sit constantly with ears
pricked, eyes shining. on the watch. In
fact, In shape. size cclor. in general look
OF combativeness and shrewdness they
bear strong resemblance to the cele-
ing companion of every darby household
in the South In strong contrast with
their appearance were their high-sound-
ing names-rhe Lady Dockieaf The
Bradbury Lion, and their valuations. $50
for :his little barking fury, $40 for that.
They had managed to do some mischief
in spite of their short chains and close
wire netting One unwary terrier allow
ed his ears TO slip between the wire of
his neighbours cage, and prompt nip was
at once bestowed, with which slight
wound he ELECTED the greatest sympathy
from every passer-by during the even
ing.
In another compartment one sharp. yell
low face was fixed vengefullv
,Ieighbor in the nex. no, pretend
ing Indifference and even ignorance of
this meaning look. dozed quietly behind
his screen. occasionally shifting his paws
and Slancing at his angry neighbor with
a look of mild curiosity, which said: You
there? I've been asleep and forgotten
you" All these elaborate manifest Il ols
of Indifference were swept aside by the
irste looks of the belligerent terrier. who
continued to gaze at his placid victim
which seemed to prophecy: The time
VIII come: the time will come
When any noise that was the least I'M
usual occurred in the hall the long. dou-
BILE line of irish terriers set up the m 1st
noisy scratching and barking. They
heard everything. they sew everything.
sharp-eyed mass of yapping furies.
Gee. said a boy watching them, how
would cat fare, eh2''
The Scotch terriers looked like the first
cousins of the Irish terriers: their fde
wore the same look of overweenfng, in
terest and sharpness. They looked FER
feetly satisfied with themselves and ready
to pick trouble with all the rest of the
world
A large. black. colored poodle. who Sc
hair swept the floor like fringe and who
wore a scarlet ribbon Oobbing Jiii'ng the
tufts of hair over his eyes like a tooknot,
was led by his compitcert iaaJ- owner
past their compartments. Jncy set up
perfect yell of disdain: they glanced once
at this effete-iookinS Toy dog and then,
giving short banks. looked up at the
passers-by. as If they were questioning
what sort of creature this might be.
Between the st. Bernards at the front
and the terriers at the back Of the baH
were all the varieties of hounds, settlers.
and bulldogs, but between those amiable.
seif-possessed monsters and these little
excited creatures lay the strongest points
of interest and contrdst--New -oIk Gem