The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-04
DOGS, LIKE WOMEN, LOYAL
 EVEN IF ILL-TREATED
Visit the Kennels Owned by MT and Mrs John C Moses Some Fine Dogs-Many of Them Are Clever
 Loyalty Notable Characteristic
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE.

I him. MT Moses, do you not?" I asked.
 Yes" he promptly answered At tho time he won the derby his value was placed at S12O0 Today he is considered the best living sire in the south."
 And now if you will come with me to the kennels I will show you some other beautiful specimens" said MT. Moses.
 As we started I suggested that many people considered the dog the most in- telligent of all animals
 To which MT. Moses said: "One must regard each dog as a individual. There is as much difference between dogs as be- tween people, Some, of course, are very clever, and some are very stupid. In fact some are better than some people, and they make you think of what Kip ling said about The more I see of peo- pie. the better I like my dog Of course a dogs main advantage over other ami mals is his loyalty. Whether you are flush or whether you are broke, your dog will stick to you. And even your friends don't do this sometimes. dog is hap pier in a bare cold room with his mas ter than in luxury with another"
 At this I turned to Mrs. Moses and said: Dogs are so much nicer than cats in that respect, don't you think so? Dogs are just like women--faithful and loyal through everything, it matters not how bad the conditions. For that req son I don't think women should be called cats The feminine nature is very like that of the dog, while the cat is essen tially masculine. A cat will stay at home and be satisfied just like man as long as there Is comfort, and he is well-treated and"
 ''Wen-fed." interrupted Mrs Moses.
 Whereupon MT. Moses refused to com init himself to any further extent than to say that he did not think that all women could be applied to the old rhyme: The more you beat 'em, the better
 they be-
 By this time we had reached the ken nels and such bounding and running and jumping upon their master and lick ing his hands. you have never seen. Three beautiful Gladstone settlers caught my eye and I was at once introduced to Mae. and Young Ruby; also CHI, who was sired by the famous Fred T., three-time field trial winner And what becomes of the dogs that go out of fashion?' I asked MT. Moses. I Like Pugs."
 | Well. the kennels stop breeding them" | he said Plugs were always unsatsfac- | tory-they are stupid and very short 1 lived. One of the most fashionable dogs now is the Airesdale."
 | "Oh those curious, wiry-haired little things with brown legs. and a dark blue | streak down their backs, like those 1 strange South Sea people, the Minorcans? | Those little dogs look exactly like sol diers in kahki trousers and blue jackets" "Yes, and another fashionable breed now ! is the Black and Tan-those queer dogs
 with legs like a lead pencil and very pointed tails" said MT. Moses. And how about the fox-terrirer7" asked.
 "Oh, any black and white dog nowadays can pass for a fox terrier" was the an- swer. "They are the biggest rounders in | dog land, and as nobody really knows l what fox terrier is. they are not high | ly prized. A bull dog must look like g.
 bull dog. and pointer like pointer. but | a fox terrier can look like anything 1t | pleases, so long as its tall is cut off "Mussy, fussy, little things I like them I least of all dogs Do you like Pomeran- | ians?" l asked
 | "Yes, but they are very hard to raise | and, like the greyhound, their bite is the | most poisonous of all"
 | T wish l could talk to you about what l you think about hydrophobia. I read your excellent article in The Age Herald some
 time ago about it, but there are lots of | questions I'd like to ask. And about | muzzles, too," l said.
 1 They are very hard on dogs" was the | reply. Owners should keep their dogs 1 in leash and not allow them to run about | the streets, and then muzzling would be | avoided. The master is in fault about this, not the dog. And now let me show 1 you some pretty puppies" We went into the nice, clean, up-to- date l little house, where the finest sort of a
 Boston terrier. Bess, by name was cud-
 dled up with two of the very cunningest ! little puppies you ever saw. l And what are their names," I inquired | The Birmingham Kid and Dolly Dal,'
 answered MT. Moses. which pleased me ] immensely, when Mrs Moses told mo that | l was the honoree.
 Picking up "The Birmingham Kid" MT. | Moses said: Notice how beautifully
 marked this puppy is. Colby body and 1 the three-quarter kink in his tail would ! entitle him to ten points at the bench l show"
 1 It was growing late by this time and | there were still so many interesting things { to be learned l stopped to see how the dogs were fed, which was a most enter
 taining process. A real fashionable table ! d hote was served, but very little of f each dish, and only once in @ while the
 dogs are given raw meat, I was told.
 And do they ever have indigestion, like
 we poor mortals?' I pleaded.
 To which Mrs. Moses replied: 'Indeed
 they do. If they were allowed to over
 eat, like people, they would suffer the
 same way"
 As we stopped at the house on the way
 back from the kennel I missed 'The Po-
 liceman,' and, inquiring where she was.
 glanced in the door and found her curled
 up on the divan, where the baby was
 sound asleep-keeping her vigil over the