Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-05-01
AN INTELLIGENT Fox TERRIER

AN INTELLIGENT Fox TERRIER
There is an intelligent fox terrier in
the city of Philadelphia whose name
is Dream.
Dream is about eighteen months old
and she does everything but talk. One
of her stsnch companions is young
cat which came to the house some
time ago. Dream and the cat have a
great time together. They play until
they are tired, when they huddle UP
close together and take a nap.
Dream has her greatest fun with a
rubber doll, and carries it with her
everywhere she goes. When strang-
er comes into the house, the first
thing Dream does is to hunt her doll
and bring 1t to the visitor.
Sometimes she handles the rubber
doll pretty roughly. The moment there
Is hole in it Dream will have no
more to do with 1t, and it does not
take her very long to tear 1t into
many pieces. Then she will cry until
a new doll is procured.
The moment Mr.. Focht enters the
home with new doll in his pocket,
Dream knows it, and she jumps up at
his pocket and tries to get it. At
night she refuses to go to sleep unless
she has her rubber doll by her side
II 1t is hidden, Dream cries until the
toy is given to her.
One of her greatest feats is bali
playing. Standing fully sixty OF sew
enty feet away. Mr.. Focht throws a
tennis ball up into the air. Dream
makes a pretty stand and, running.
catches 1t with her mouth. She sell
dom misses.
Dream can be sent to any part OF
the house to get handkerchief, hat
slippers, or shoes. The four can be
placed side by side, and, If told to
bring the hat, she is surc to return
with It, She rarely makes a mistake.
When told to cry, Dream sets up a
pitiful wall. She sits up, walks on bCr
hind legs, and can dance on all f0 RS.
She learned to dance in an odd way.
Frequently Mrs. Focht would take the
dog out for walk in City Park. While
there, Dream would get tangled up in
the high grass and go through all
kinds of manoeuvres, similar to waltz
ing. Her mistress would command her
to dance, and instantly she would dart
into the grass and dance.
Dream doesn't like herself when she
is dirty She gets bath once a week.
After taking a bath, pretty red
girdle is placed about her neck, and
she is then the prosdest dog in the
city. When on the streets with her
girdle, she positively takes no notice
Of any other dogs. When she Is dir.
ty and has her leather collar on, she
will run up to any dog.
She has foDdness for anything
sour. She likes pickles, lemons, pep
per, cabbage. and in fact eats almost
anything. She drinks quart of milk
a day. Dream lis known by nearly
every child in the neighborhood and Is
very fond of children. Several girls
in the vicinity frequently went to a
nearby store for Zee cream and
brought some back in paper for
Dream. The latter Is very fond of II,
and nearly every day would wait at
the front door for the children to pass
and feed her to cream.
Dream has also an ear for music.
Mr.. Focht is the owner of a fine graph
ophone. Whenever he plays a piece
that is old, the dogs fails 70 notice IT;
but. the moment he places a new rec
ord on the machine, Dream knows it
and, jumping upon chair, throws her
head to one side and peers into the
mouth Of the big hcrn.-Our Four
footed Friends.