The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-06-02
DOGS LIKE THEIR OWNERS.

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his keen observation set whole group
thinking the other night by little
lecture upon dogs.
"Did you ever notice." he began,
''how much dogs grow to resemble
their masters or mistresses in dispo-
sition? It's a fact that after a dog
has lived in family for two or three
years it takes on the characteristics of
its owner. My neighbor has Welsh
spaniel, which is supposed to be a
harum-scarum sort of animal. But
not this dog-oh, no for his master
is one of those quiet, digniied men
who mind their own business and ex-
pect every one else to do the same.
Consequently the spaniel never runs
off his front steps, never makes friends
with strangers, contenting himself
with wagging his tail when he is
spoken to. and shows little affection
In short, he is his master right over
again.
"The other side of me lives a wo-
man who has three dogs, all fox ter
riers. She is little, nervous, bust
ling woman, never still a minute.
And the dogs are just like her. They
rush out on the street and bark wildly
at nothing, and then rush back into
the house. They go down the street
with her, and are chasing all over
everything. They are always good
natured and eager to be friendly, and
so is she, but it is impossible to keep
either mistress or dogs anywhere.
"a black, silky poodle belongs to
a dapper friend of mine, and, upon
my word, sometimes when I'm talk
ing to the master / feel as if I were
talking to the poodle, and vice versa.
Both dog and master love luxury,
and both love cleanliness. The dog
Will cry for his daily bath and to have
his silken hair combed out, ard the
man would as soon think of going
without his breakfast as without his
bath. The man walks with sort of
gliding step and is politeness personi-
fed. The poodle will come into the
room so gently that no one knows he
is present. Sometimes I'm tempted
to command the man to sit up and
speak for a piece of sugar and to ask
the dogs opinion of certain stocks.
"a fat friend of mine has fox ter
rier that waddles just like him and
who lumbers out to bark good ma
turedly at everybody who goes by
just as his master has a word for
everybody. They're both fond of
good eating and are growing fatter
and more jolly-tempered every day.
Of course, we've all seen fretful,
peevish women carrying fretful dogs,
but young woman of my acquaint-
ance seems to have transmitted her
keen sense of humor to her dog. He
will cut up the most foolish dog pranks
just to make people laugh, and if he
gets caught in any sort of predica-
ment he never worries, but laughs in
the only way dog can-by wag
ging his tail joyously. If long-faced
callers come in he will dance around
and prance and perform until they
are forced to laugh in spite of them
selves. He will do anything to en-
tertain the company, and so will his
mistress, and both dog and mistress
are always on the top wave of popu-
larity.
"It was through watching the dog
of business acquaintance that / got
on to the master. The dog was of
the sort that barks ferociously and
makes great hullabaloo until he
finds that the other fellow is not
afraid, and then sinks off. The dog
used to bounce out and erowl furi-
ously at me until I learned to shake
my fist at him, and then he'd crouch
on the ground and whimper. Soon
began trying the same sort of treat
ment on his master and called the
mans bluffs. He wilted like the dog
they were made of the same stuff. p
Mew York Press.