Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-03-14
THE NAMES OF DOGS
FROM WHENCE THE VARIOUS BREEDS
DERIVE THEIR TITLES.

hound-The Popular Name OF spitz
II Founded on nm Error.
Few people would imagine that the
popular black and ton. every terrier in
fact, owes It's name to It's habit OF fol.
lowing game into burrows In the earth.
which has terra for its Latin equiva.
lent. The word In the course Of time
gradually became metamorphosed into
terrier.
The island Of skye Is responsible for
the designation Of the skye" breed Of
terriers, inasmuch as at one time 1t
was almost exclusively raised there. 1t
is not difficult to trace the origin Of
Dandy Dinmont' as a title for GER
tain celebrated breed of terriers. the
original Of the type having been de
plcted by Sir Walter Scott as the "a
vorite Of a character bearing that
name in his Guy Mannering."
The fox terrier was so called owing
to its having been at one time an ap-
pendage to every pack of foxhounds.
In many cases it Is still considered a
necessary adjunct The little fellows
are always up within a minute or two
of running to ground and assist In no
small way in the capture of the fox
The derivation Of the term blood
hound" is fairly obvious. In ancient
and indeed in comparatively recent
times these dogs were employed in the
exercise of their peculiar power Of
scentlng blood both of men ana ami
mails. Once put upon the trail they
viii hunt the quarry to the death. sell
dom if ever deviating from their
course
Not long ago there was great trial
of man bunting by bloodhounds in the
criminal catching interest but the idea
is repellant and, it may safely be said,
will never become popular
When In olden times stag hunting
prevailed as favOrite amusement of
the nobility and gentry. the dogs used
in the sport-part greyhounds, part
bloodhounds-wer given the name of
staghounds In like manner fox
hounds trained TO hunt the "knave of
the brush" gained their distinctive ap-
pellation from that fact
There is a learned dispute as to the
true origin of the term greyhound.
some authorities insisting that the pre-
FIX grey" is derived from "gralcus,"
meaning Greek" while others claim
that ii signifies great" still others
saying that it has reference to the col
or Of the animal. In no other breed Of
hounds does the blue or gray color so
predominate; consequently the last
mentioned derivation appears 10 be the
most plausible
That barriers are principally used in
| hunting hares accounts easily for their
given name.
The title beagle" applied to a rabbit
hating breed, is probably derived from
the Celtic "beag" or "bge" or the
Welsh back" signifying little" they
really being small species Of hound.
A pointer gets its name from it's hnb-
It of pointing at game with its nose
| The setter Is so called from a similar
habit. excepting that it crouches lu
place of standing under similar cir
cumstances.
Dalmatian or carriage dogs. pOpU-
larly known as plum pudding" dogs
were, it is said. FIRST bred In Dalmatia
but 1t is as carriage or coach dogs that
they are best Known. This arises from
the fact that they are. as a rule. kept
In stables and nearly always seen run
ming after carriages.
Spltz or Pomeranian dogs. q variety
Of the Eskimo. were first bred In Prus
sian Pomerania. The popular name of
Spitz is an error founded on the un.
warranted notion that their original
breeding place was Spitzbprgen.
Spaniels. the breed Of which are le-
gion, evidently first came from Spain:
hence their distinctive name. A small
! variety of this animal was ardently
| admired by our Charles H., from which
circumstance arose the designation OF
his pets known the world over as the
King Charles
! Greatly resembling the latter 10 form
and general appearance are the Blen-
helm or Marlborough spaniels. These
get their English name from Blenheim
palace, Oxfordshlre. the seat OF the
MarlbOroughs. where since the great
dukes" time the breed has been rell-
glously preserved.
The term applied to a very large and
powerful species of the canine family
is open 10 much controversy. the word
''mastin' originating a considerable
conflict Of opinion with regard to the
origin of the word.
The Italian 'mastlno" and the
French "mastin" have both claims as
good derivatives. both slgnlfying large
! limbed." These words. o. either of
them, were. 1t Is cOntended. gradually
corrupted into NASTY" a Lincolnshire
expression meaning very large. mus
cular or big. until II 10 course of time
and by degrees assumed its present
form. There Is yet another derlvatlve
in the German "massen." TO fatten.
because the pastio is large dog aud
Headache often results from dis
ordered condition'of the stomach and
constitution Of the hnwels. A dose