The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
BELGIANS USE DOGS
TO DRAW LIGHT.GUNS
Animals Which Haul Carts in
Times Of Peace Find Places
in Line Of Battle.
SOCIETY TO HELP BREED
Several Titled Names on List of
Officers Of Democratic
Organization.
SOCIETY TO HELP BREED

s,rnck Win ,,s doys For tho dog js used
no a w,rker In psluIum and he ia mart and
narc., M Tho dav's toi, whether 4, he in
no Mining times Of neace or amid the
oha.,lv surroundinss OF war. There are
the drsught dos. Of the milk and vegetable
sslsr. and the doas ,sed by the military
for the purpose of pulling liRht machine
gums and appliances associated with the
army medical CORN.
The draugbt dog Of Belgium 4. n fne and
husky fellow. He 4, an onshoot of the
Danish dog bis strength IL considerable
and his nacs In yood Ue ia Arm on his feet
and His nada are 40 hard tough and tried
that n. ia free from foot weariness and
when there 70 no work doing he lie. down
in his harness between the SHIFTS of the
two wheel cart and doz.s OF with hi. big
and .ensibl. head between his forefeet
Awake h, either barks hi, greetings TO a
n.ssipy friend mr. greet. AN old enemy
,rt,b a savage saIu,e The dog. however.
are usually Quiet and IL would seem that
,h.v sniov ,boroughIv the work thew have
70 do
Thu. n q. that much M the dog lover
IN .or. o,h.r c,,,n,r,s. ha,es 10 make his
doc a neat NJ burdsn he cannot helm adj
m,r,ny m. vorktng dos. of Brussels and
o,h., CONTINENTAL o,,i.. vhsre N Ali an
n..,.nc.. ~ 40 ,ho,ouohiy uke their
wort A. the vsli rasuiated traina spesd
,h.,, vay siorS ths trachs the teAms of
go. h.r,,ns ,h.,, In.d. ~ sarden produce
or milk on IN, road alon sside of the rail-
vsy are not the least interesting Of shts OF
the grand tour
All Tho h,y t,at dor. NJ thu Belsfana ara
under capitaI command and especially is
this the case among the soldiers dogs.
Their, ia discipiin, i'm the kennel a. there
IA within the barracks. and the dogs, big,
apparently savage and sur,y animals, are.
when I'm charge OF the men. as orderly as q
mack Of well nnered foIhounds
II the weather be bad and the roads slip
pery the foot of the dog has all the advan.
tags over that OF the hoofed animal. IL il
true that the foot often suffers. but the
owners are careful of their dogs. and bath
Of salt water and a dressing OF resin ONT
mont will 10 a lonv way to heal up a clean
sore In four and twenty hours.
The dog market in brussels on Sunday
mornings is an attractive place, hold. as It
10, In the Hotel dc Vile square. 1t Ia hero
that "a dog and cart turnout can DO pur-
chased. and there is both new and old hnr-
ness from which TO choose. The would be
buyer can give q dog . TRIAL between the
shafts OF the cart, and put the weight behind
the dog that the seller claims the animal
can draw. Tho business man goes to the
market or auction to buy q dog and cart.
Just az tho New Yorker visits tho horse
salesman or tho automobile truck seller.
The dog Ia one OF the cogs Of the wheel of
industry, and with the vendors Of dairy and
truck farm produce In the cities and towns
no animals would DO moro missed than the
draugbt dogs.
IL IL a common custom among dog owners
Of tho Continent OF Europe to cut aud mutt
late the ears of their dogs As there appears
to be no law against this useless and cruel
practice. IL Ia not uncommon to see dogs on
the open market. and which are offered for
sale with their ears yet raw and sore after a
shiftless operation OF cropping. They still
bleed. and no one thinks OF taking notice.
No reason has been given for cropping
Even wore the cartilage OF the ears re-
moved as a preventive, that wou ld be a
mistake. since the orifice of the ear being
left EXPOSED, the strong and long fang. OF
the Belgian draught dog could do great
injury in fighting bouts to the under dog
These market going dogs have TO haul
their loads to town each working dav. week
in and week out They experie, ce all the
vagaries Of the weather the heat and flies
of the summer. and the cold northwes,
blasts from the German ocean during the
winter. The flaps OF their ears must be
always some additional comfort to them
ana they should be LETT as nature ordained
Several Of the other dogs are cropped, not
ably tho little 1rifrons. the Great Danes and
sometimes the Dalmatians A thoroughly
representative Belgian draught dog has
and should have. a great deal OF strength
and activity about him. There I. mora o,
the Great Dane or German bosrhound IN
him than there IA of tho English rnastiI,
Az IL Ia the custom to crop Dance. the prac.
tice Is continued on his smaller cousins
on the princip,e Of cropring the ear. o. nm,
dog cutting his tail an, styling him ,
tarriar
In recent vears moro at,.ntiop I'M. hse,
maid IN the workinv dogs of nolvIum and
good dsaI has been accomn,isbed Sor them
"a regards their general snnearance con
dition and u.e,uIne.s Not only hav,
pr.zes bean given at show. but ,bav nav,
heen tnt roducad NJ NJ her ayant. In all ~,
mi, panonIv ~ new and heavily ,our,o,
ana nrnaw.nt.d horn..s rihhon. an,
,re.b,v naintad c.r,. Jus, M ,hs oo.,o,
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