The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15
BEST OF POODLES IN
RED BROOK KENNELS
II. &. Trevor. Another Owner
Who Helps Make Long ISL
land Noted for Breed.
HARD TO KEEP IN COAT
Clever Stage Performers. They
SHOW Their Influence
on Other Breeds.
HARD TO KEEP IN COAT

Woflu nus Such " community or ltS size
ever possessed such 4 splendid lot OF
poodles as may De found IN the Red
Brook Kennels the kennels OF II. @.
Trevor and other well TO do people On the
island. There has been an inclination
toward curly and woody poodes Of the
large or medium type and 1t has been
found this sort Is better TO keep than the
long or corded poodles which take all sorts
Of work TO maintain them In condition.
The heavy coat OF the corded dog often
drags on the ground. picks up the dust
and pieces OF straw or burrs that ia time
work into the coat and cause a regular
mixup. To keep the corded dog a good
black color he has TO be soaked in n mix
ture Of vegetable and mineral oils In
such a state the dog Is entirely unfit for
the house and far from a 1T companion
for a woInan--aud that avocation IN to-
day considered about the one and only
calling OF "a poodle dog.
The coats Of poodles have always been
.some trouble to their owners. The breed
II of considerable antiquity. As early as
so a. u. the poodle was sculptured on
basreliefs. partially clipped on his coat.
Many old ornaments have been observed
OF poodles and their coats have been
clipped off. In France, where II Is usual
10 tlltplp. 'NiS upS az "a ahu W
do the work OF the water spaniel, Il IS
general to clip of the coat Of the fore
quarters so that the dog may be more ac-
tive chasing or swimming down the
wounded wild ducks when fapper or young
duck shooting commences IN August The
water being warm at that time or the
year. the poodle does not suffer from
the elements. The removal of h!s coat
actually helps him and Il will have grown
sufficiently in "A couple OF months or so
TO protect him from the harsher work or
incemcncy OF the winter.
When We look up n good picture OF
typical poodle We Will observe that this
dog bears "A very great resemblance TO
the water spaniel. lie has the long ears.
the wide skull and the long and finished
face % IN. good uoscd and ordinary span
lei of the hunting kind. In temper. more
over. the poodle IS very Ike the spaniel.
There is an old saying that the more sou
beat "A spaniel the more he Will stick to
you in short. the spaniel IL a forgiving
and good tempered dog And II Is Just
that temperament that makes the poodle
SUCH useful dog either as retriever
from the water gun dos or the performing
dog on the stage or sawdust rIug. The
poodle is generally considered par excel
lence as a trick dog. and this quality may
be put down TO his very good sense and
his agreeable ways. Further. the poodle
and his family have ever more or less
been taught tricks or acrobatic turns or
stunts. and II IS well known that such
accomplishments pass on through tho
generations of performing dogs as Well as
among hunting dogs. fighting dogs. cours-
Ing dogs and shepherd or stock dogs.
Some OF the larger of the Russian
poodles are very powerful they weigh
a. much as eighty pounds. There Is some
resemblance between them and tho Owt-
char or Russian sneepdog. and there is n
~ONA Of Likelihood that fba Ia
crossed with some running or coursing
hound OF tho greyhound or wolfhound
kind brought about the formidable dog
OF the Russian cattle and sheep owner.
Some of these ODtchars have been seen
tn tho United States. notably those intro
duced by Joseph r. Thomas OF Valley
Farm Kennels, Sinsbury. Conn. some few
years ago. They were not a success,
however.
Following the b.g Russian poodle west
ward across Europe. wa may discover a
good deal OF his ILLNESS in certain OF the
rough coated shepherd dogs OF Germany.
France, other Continental countries and
last of all among the old English sheep
dogs the bobtails so often woody In Goa,
and shuffy in head. 1T IS one of tho chief
rules OF the Old English Shoepdog Club
standard to keep away from the fluffy
style of coat of the noodle when a bobtail
IN under consideration. Each nation Of
style and origin OF It's dogs. but when q
broader view is taken of the whole subject
Il will perhaps he recognized that the
poodle OF Russia has had not n little to do
with the makeup of some OF the breeds
or varieties OF dogs now greatly esteemed
as sheep and cattle dogs.
The poodle when he Is performer 10
known among the talent. profession or
business of a dog trainer as a slang"
dog" n case In point: Some years ago
n white poodle was purchased In Leaden-
hail Market, London. England. He was
taken homo to his new masters lodgings.
There was no history or pedigree bought
along with this dog. probably wsif or
stray acquired by the dealer at tho Dogs
Home, Battersea. When Bob had finished
what he had been given to eat, when he
had cleared UP what was on the plate, he
picked up thu plate, sat on his launches
and presented the trencher 10 his owner.
Two evenings after Bob proved 70 bs
ono OF the biggest slang dogs in Lon
don. lie even suggested TO his next new
owner professional showman-what he
tthe dog) knew. and thousands applauded
the dog at the Empire In Leicester Square,
London, every night, week after week
Hhis incident Is merely mentioned TO In
some way prove that the poodle Is n good
tempered dog and he likes his owner to
know what he IL really made Of and. II
ne be trained, prepared to 20 the limit
on the stage when the band strikes up
and he is called upon for his part of the
business.
1t Is written that the late and la
mented Queen Anne Of England was very
fond OF going 10 see or "command"---a
performance OF a troupe Of poodles owned
by Crawley, "A Snowman, prominent In
1900. The exhibition was called '"rhe
Ball OF Little Dogs" and they danced
With precision and kept time with the
music
Tho smaller poodies have been liked as
contortlonist dogs They have been made
80 balance on their fore feet on the two
foreiingers of the man who exhibited
them. And here 1t may be remarked there
Is "a very fine lot OF toy poodles In aud
around Philadelphia. The toy poodle 10
almost as Incidental 10 Philadelphia as
the Airedale terrier 10 to that city and
surroundings. and the Boston terrier Is
60 Boston.
One OF the most remarkable black
porded poodles that ever lived was owned
BY Prescott Lawrence OF this city. but the
Jog never left London. England. This
poodle was imported from France into
England and became Champion Lyris. and
exhibited for Mr.. Lawrence by the late
Charles Kemp whom many Waiting Amer
ooans of years ago will remember AZ the
Google hall porter at Longs Hotel. Lon
don. Champion Lyris stood ala inches
IT the shoulder HIS head was ~ inchas
long. his ears measured 37h inches from
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