The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-12-30
THE DOGS STORY.

They call me Mike. I'm thor
oughbred from nose-tip to tail tip,
and master says I know so much
about dogs and men that l ought to
tell thing or two. So I'm going
to.
For instance, if your were taking
care of some ones property and a
bad looking man came along, you'd
ask what he wanted, wouldn't you
And if he stopped and acted like he
scared at you, you'd pretty soon find
out what he wanted, wouldn't you
Well, if a dog does just that same
thing in the best and only way he
knows how, everybody says he's saw
age and dangerous. Now, ifastran-
ger smells evil Eve dogs tell good
from evil by our noses, not by our
eyes) growl to see if it scares him.
If it does, 1 just let him see that l am
on to him, and he'd better keep out
of the yard. But he keeps right on
and speaks to me and goes to the
door, like an honest man, bark and
wag my tail to let him know that it
is all right.
Some fool men think that if dog
barks loud at them that they are dam
gerous. They don't know enough to
look to see if he is wagging his tail.
No dog ever bites person at whom
he wags his tail, but if he sticks his
nose and tail out on line with his
back, it is about time to get over the
fence. When a dog does that he
means business.
A neighbor's dog was telling me
how friend of his master S could un-
derstand just what dogs mean by
their bark, growl or actions. He
came into my yard" said the dog,
"and into the barn l was taking care
of, to get something. I jumped at
him, but all he did was to say
What's the matter with you! Go
back into you box, quick, or I'll put
all your teeth out 7 Now if he had
stopped or looked scared I'd have
had piece of his leg before he could
wink"
Lots of people make mistake by
patting strange dog on the top OF
his head. The way to make up to
strange dog is to stoop down, stick
out your hand, palm up, and pat on
the breast between the fore legs, or
on the throat. A dog loves that.
But before you touch him at all let
him smell your hand for moment.
If the dog growls when he smells
your hand, then you want to let him
alone; but if he licks your hand he
is your friend. You see it is this
wav /: When a man wants to cuff dog
he does it on the top of the head or on
the ears, with the back of his hand up.
If your palm is up and under hisj jaw,
he knows you do not mean to cuff
him. While the dog may not
make friends, he will not bite you.
No dog will ever bite person who
is STOPPING over or sitting on the
heels. No matter how savage he is,
he won't bite.
There are lots OF fool persons IN
this world. Just because I'm bull
terrier they think I'm dangerous.
NY master has small boss about
FIVE years old. l guess she's what
they call his daughter, but he calls
her sweetheart. When she was a
baby 1 was puppy. We're true
friends. Well, there's nothing she
likes better than when l am gnawing
a bone to put one of her fat arms
around my neck and take the bone
away from me with the other hand.
have heard some women who live
near say when they saw it, "How
dare you let that child touch that
horrid bulldog when he's eating =
Now wouldn't that make you bark !!
Why, when she puts her arms around
nv neck and kisses my ear and says !:
"Me loves 90, Nifty" just tremble
all over, ard feel like I do when /
smell beefsteaks cooking. You hu-
mans don't know howa dog longs to
make you understand what he un-
derstands and what he feels and means,
and when dog finds someone like my
master and my masters little boss,
who understands him to the least
cock of the ear, he is just simply
happy. Dumb An;mGLs.