The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-25
ANIMAL STORIES.
Water for the Dog.

U"'cE iVT tHe DOgs
Human tsoughtlessness Is nowhere
emphasized more sharply than in the
general failure to provide better fa-
cilities for the relief Of thirst among
the animals of the city, observes the
Denver Republican.
The City of Mexico has a law, all
most a century old, requiring store
keepers and business men in general
to keep pans of fresh water in the
doorways Of their business establish
ments for the relief of dogs. The law
was secured through the efforts Of the
kind-hearted women of the city, and
in consequence Mexico City never has
mad dog scare" and hydrophobia
Is unknown and muzzles are unnec-
essary
In enlightened America, in sharp
contrast with "barbarou5 Mexico"
when and where is provision made
for mans friend, the dog? Only
small proportion of public drinking
fountains are so constructed that
dogs can drink from them, and the
thirsty dog must wander disconsolate-
ly about until his sufferlngs become
so acute that he is pronounced mad,
and the usual tragedy is the result.
The matter is one that can be reg
ulated without the aid of law. Let the
household spare a thought for the
dog, as well as for the horse. A pan
of water under the hydrant in the
yard will soon attract attention, and
perhaps will be the means of pre-
venting another one of those "scares"
which speak so i'll for public common
sense. In summer never let the pan,
provided for the household pets, be
empty One will be astonished, If he
observes closely, at the number of
times an animal will drink during
the day.
Decorations for Heroic Dogs.
In France the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals decor
ates dogs that have distinguished
themselves by deeds of bravery with
a collar tastefully designed collar of
honr."
Among the animals decorated in this
way one of the most celebrated is
Bacchus, a large bulldog. whose spec
ialty it is to stop runaway horses by
ittr linz f1ir no
bride. 1t is calculated that this emf
NAL has already saved the lives of
eight persons, if not more
Pautland, a Great Dane, received
collar for saving his mistress from
the attack of foot-pad and Turk,
splendid Newfoundland, has had sim
liar honor for rescuing young children
from drowning on several occasions.
Training OF Dogs.
Whatever may be the merits of the
spirited controversy between the fish
and game commissioners on the one
hand and the many hundred sports
men and dog owners on the other
over the proposed law to restrain dogs
from running at large in this State,
there are a few fundamental facts
which should not be ignored in leg
islation relating to dogs.
In many persons the love of dogs
is as strong and as ineradicable as
the love of children. They are general
ly the persons who know dogs the
best If dog is nuisance it is the
fault of his training. A dog quickly
takes on the leading traits of his mas
ter'S character He is the most i'm
pressionable of creatures. He res
ponds quickly to any treatment. Treat
him like dog" and he will act like
one. Treat him like a human being
and he will quickly develop human
traits. Keep him under close re-
straint and the brute in him viii be
uppermost. Allow bin reasonable lib
erty and discipline him sensibly and
justly and the human in him will ap-
pear. For freedom is the soil in which
all virtues. both human and canine,
thrive best.-Boston Globe.