New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09
THE PARIS DOG SHOW
The German Sheep Dog I'm
doubtedly She Favorite.

The Paris Dog Show. now open "n the
terrace % the Orarscrie, I'm 'h' garden
NJ the Tuilories, Is the most interesting
canine exhibit, that has been held her"
for some years 1t comprises many OF
the purost breeds IN Eur"p" and - ad-
mirablv ORGANIZED 10y tn national so
ciety FOR improving the race ui dogs.
These annual exhibitions serv" as a sort
Of clearing house in regard . tn FASH
iOnablc tast" I'm respect 10 dog%. inns
spring there Is no doubt whatever about
tho German sheep dog being IN" favoritc.
far and away above al, others. over
one hundred and fifty Of these remark
able animals were put thr"u n their PER
formances in the presence Of The jury.
The type most admired is that which de-
sends directly fro ! the wolf by CroSS-
ing with tho semi-vild Northern dog
Inowu as the "saika." These dogs serve
as police dogs and watch dogs. They
have wonderful powers OF scent and are
capablc Of being well trained. They are
dark gray in color and strongly r"sem-
BILE their anc, or. the wolf.
Among the FIRST 10 visit the exhibition
was the President ~ She republic and
Nine. Faliercs. accompanied by the Min
lister Of Agriculture. the Project OF Police
and other notabllitles. The President
first listed the packs OF stag hounds
ana beagcs, which were much admired,
as were also some big dogs, including
occupied by many varieties of sheep dogs
attracted their keen interest. Among
them the native breeds of Brio and La
Beauce were shown TO privileged visitors
by Monsieur Boulet u the club for
French sheep dogs. But there are others
Ut least as intelligent and useful. such
as black and tawny Scotch collies, Ger.
man sheep dogs and groenendaels.
Then there IL the category Of pole ,
dogs, wonderfully trained animals, with
sinews Of steel and capable Of perform
ing the most dangerous feats Of courage
and pcrspiCaclty. Afterward the great
dogs. the mastiffs. the Great Dane, and
the Tim and Bordeaux varieties. drew
many admirers. but these big animals
were more quiet than the rest and pre-
served more dignity Of demCanor than
the lesser kinds in the midst of the i'm
patient chorus If barking. for the dogs
do not seem much 10 relish being Gagged
for several days on view.
Some fine English BULLDOGS and als1
many French samples Of the same thick
set and formidable quadruIcds are spe-
cially sought by amateurs of this class
Of dog. Bassets, short OF leg. and white
fox terriers, showing the her. dtary spots
Of this much fancied breed In France
were we'll represented. Several women
presented their pets for competition and
won gold and silver prizes.
That the dog is becoming ever more
the friend Of man in Franco is shown la
the following statistics: Little moro
than ha1 century ago there were
100 600 dogs IN France. while last year
the number had nearly treblcd. the re-
turns gEing the figure for France cf
3.I2J, 49,. while the dog tax brought last
year the round sum Of 3, 100000 to In .
cXCDcque'
what n'I" eloquent proof couiI a..
fcrHd of growing "ani'l. popularity than
IN" fact ih"t dog exists throughout hi,
country "a every zen inhabitants?
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