The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-10-29
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NAMES OF DOGS.


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
dog was trained. The various breeds
of hounds so called are survivors 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 accompany 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 long way of, but all were
expected to be able to run the game
down, says the Baltimore AmeyIcan.
Consequently, while the name of
hound, or ''hund" the ancient Saxon,
was first used for all kinds of dogs, it
finally came to denote hunting dogs
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rabbit hound, blood hounds, boarhound
and deerhound.
The setter originally was dog used
by game hunters who captured the
birds with net. He would locate
the birds,a the netters would then
spread their net over the ground where
the birds weres aThedog was trained
to,sit on dhis launches while the net
was being laid!o Hoi'ss'7 .
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.
Daschund is German breed, and
his funny name-almost as long and
funny as the dog himself-is a Ger
man name meaning badger dog"
The original daschund was used for
drawing badgers, and the dogs are
still great favorities among German
hunters, although the breed has now
become little too delicate for fight
ing such gray old warrior as the bad
ger.
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 Dalmatian dog, because!hjs ma
tive home is Dalmatia.
The bulldog used to drive cattle and
as he was trained to meet the rushes
of the bull by seizing 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 development.
The foxterrier, earned his name, not
I from any fancied resemblance to the
fox, but because long ago, in the
days of 'merrie England, " these ter
riers much larger and stronger then,
were used everywhere by sportsmeu
for drawing and killing the fox, they
being sent down into his burrow. Il
is said that no good foxterrier evei
backed out of his burrow without hi!
fox. IF he came out he had the dead
fox gripped, IF be didn't get ths
fox he didn't come out, bat died
there.
Russian wolfhounds were develop
ed in the Khirgez district Of tha
great empire. The dogs are alst
known as Borzoi breed. Russian
wolves are large and ferocious, bu
the dogs made short work Of then
when once ON the trail. Collie is cor
ruption of the Gaelic word ''cuilean'
which means whelp or dog.