Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26
NAMES Or DOCS.
Utility of Animals or Places of Origin
Led to CHASING of Breeds.

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Names of many breeds of dogs
originated in most cases from the To-
cations where they were first cared
for and developed, or for the use the
deg was trained. The various
breeds of hounds so called are sur
viyors of the time when all hunting
dogs were used to hound game. In
the early hunting days of England
every dog that was used TO accom-
pany the hunt was selected mainly
for his speed and endurance. There
were hounds that were supposed TO
follow the game by. scent and others
who were supposed to sight it a long
way off, but all were expected to be
able to run the game down, says the
Baltimore American. Consequently,
while the name of hound, or hand"
the ancient Saxon, was first used for
all kinds of dogs. it finally came to
denote hunting dogs only; that is why
we call our running dogs hounds to-
day, such as greyEcunds, rabbit
hounds, blood hounds, boarhounds,
and deerhounds.
The setter originally was dog
used by game hunters who captured
the birds with a net He would To-
cate the birds, the METERS would then
spread their net over the ground
where the birds were, The dog was
trained to sit on his launches while
the net was being laid.
Spaniels are known by that name
because the breed of this beautiful
and intelligent type came from Spain,
and the first arrivals in England were
called Spanish dogs.
The beautiful Blenheim spaniel is
named after Blenheim Castle, where
this. dog first was made fashionable
in the time Of the great Marlborough.
The King Charles spaniel owes its
name to the merry monarch.
Dachshund is a German breed, and
ais funny name-almost as long and
funny as the dog himself-is Ger
man name meaning badger dog. The
original daschund was used for draw
ing badgers, and the dogs are still
great fsgorites among German hunt.
ers, although the breed has now be-
come a little too delicate for fighting
such a gray old warrior as the badger.
Spitz breed became known by that
name from its sharp-pointed nose.
''Spitz'' means sharp point in Ger
man, and the spitz was favorite
breed before he became known in
England and America. The spitz is
known also as Dalmatfan dog, be-
cause his native home is Dalmatia.
The bulldog used to drive cattle,
and as he was trained to meet the
rushes of the bull by Selling him by
his most sensitive point-the nose
the sturdy, brave dog came to be
known in time as the bulldog. In
some countries he is known as bull
bitter. Boston terriers take their
name from the locality of their de-
velopment. The foxterrier earned
his name, not from any faneied re-
semblance to the fox, but because
long ago, in the days Of ''merrlIe Eng
land" these terriers, much larger and
stronger then, were. used everywhere
by sportsmen for drawing and kill
ing the fox, they being sent down into
his burrow 1t is said that no good
foxterrier ever backed out of his bur-
row without his fox. If he came out
he had the dead fox gripped. If he
didn't get the fox he didn't come out,
but died there.
Russian wolfhounds were develop
ed in the Khirgez district Of that
great empire. The dogs are also
known as Rorzoi breed. Russian
wolves are large and ferocious, but
the dogs make short work of them
when once on the trail. Collie is cor
ruption of the Gaelic word 'euilean, .
which means 4help or dog.