The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-21

such dogs th--e men have kept the use
ful kim - animal In view
The German shepherd dog resembles
tho wolf. He Is St-ons. he IL active.
he IL big In leg bones. II II true that
somr German authorities have declined
70 admit what is known az the vol,
cross They point 70 me round eve Of
the donesticated dog and To- the slant
ing eve 81 the wild wolf to prove their
point This Illusion on the part OF in
terested writer's may be only a matter
OF sentimentality. Lake the horse dealer.
the dog dealer will not decry his own
stock. A dog sounds well 10 the
vould-be owner Of a dog Wolf would
frirhten him awsy-even from his own
hearth.
quite SO per cent. OF the German
shepherd dogs now 10 he seen on the
benches at dog shows in the United
states are more or less trained dogs
II IL questionable whether | per cent.
OF all the other sheepdoes OF thu. other
European countries now IN America, as
show dogs, have been trained IN any
way. When tn. German sheepdos or
police dos was introduced into America
public field trials were held Thes.
trials have become popular The Ger
man shepherd hog club recognizes the
fact that the demonstrations Of what
i4NNA 'NES can 10 or are lkeIy 10 AF-
complish will be OF the utmost valu.
10 keep Ut a strain Of dogs that mus,
be OF considerable value 20 tho whole
community.
The Scottish sheepdog az q show dog
has become a FAD, The German sheep
dog remains n fact The American
pocket has for many years been drawn
upon FOR the purchasing OF N. best
dogs in me world. The German dog
/. now the most salahle IN America.
A practical people desire 4 real dog
Tho origin ~ the German she.rdos
may he traced from his appearance.
Through the ages he has been IN. Kind
OF dog that shepherds require. Like al
the short coated dogs the German dog
has an und~rcoat Of fur. Like all the
quick eyed dogs ne carries his ears
erect Like the ~razehuunds. Ike the
Northern dogs. ana all the other dogs
mat have 10 live on their own finding
he ia quick, highly ohservant and nat
urallv savage when IN the presenc. OF
any strange animal
The encoura cement given by q man
70 a willing dog makes m. dog more
than ever aggressive when the dog IL
told 10 attack a strange man. There
Is no other domesticated animal that
will attack the human when ordered TO
attack and the value OF any dog IL
enhanced when the dog II quick to
obey the order Of his master,
Thu class OF German s~h-epdoxs now
in America II exceptionally good. The
winning dogs at public trials in Furop.
are now IN this country. Large sums
have been paid for the best dogs. Sine.
the outbreak of hostil'tirs IN Europe
few dogs or bitches ~ this breed have
been available and the demand In
America now Is greater than the sup
ply.
The German sh.epdor may he crossed
with certain other dogs the progeny
from such unions VIII ~ ~ value 10
the man on the laud-the man who
~ opening up new territory. and he
cause ~ his environments is surrounded
nv prowline and Hcsh eating animals
The German ~shcpherl dog crossed with
a GREYHOUND d~.orhound or Russian
wolfhnund would produce an ideal
lurchor The lurcher #. not desired I'm
countries whore game Is preserved Rut
the lurcher Is the dog that will MI TN.
flesh pot for me man who rues into far
awav places TO plough.