The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-13
Dolly Predicts Some Winners at the Dog Show at the
 Fair and Also Talks About Some "Hun1ans, She Sdw
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

TS such a merry little open air dog
 show out at the fair which A started Tuesday morning. with none of the heartache of chained and deserted doghood that spells most dog exhibitions. At an early hour of the day, automo- piles began to draw up in front of the spacious quarters and many handsome specimens were carefully deposited dogs; not automobiles.
 Every dog among those present" seemed to bring with him a large ad- miring family (not puppies, but people,, and each ane seemed to realize that he was on exhibition.
 Many sensational arrivals heralded the opening of the show and with each new one, it was expected that red flannel ulsters with high rolling collars would be seen adorning the precious bits of dog hood that appeared.
 Some very handsome specimens were noted.
 large, white slant-eyed bull terrier made loud rumbling sort of noises which several people took to be thunder. although the day was as bright and balmy as a June morning.
 Unspeakably fierce looking English bulldogs snarlinely struck terror to the tiny quaking hearts of smaller bits of dogdom, and owners of dog flesh were here and there seen strokins their pretty, soft, velvety coats of hair as if they were little hothouse plants or high priced prima donnas who must be well cared for else they'll take cold or have influenza.
 A Boston terrier sat quiverng with suppressed excitement on bench all of his own and like Alexander Selkirk, was monarch of all he surveyed,'' looking as if he hated every other dog in Christen- dom and longed to get his sharp, white teeth in the flesh of the incest and the juciest one there.
 The "collies, seemed less nervous than the others; they are such splendid, big beautiful human" looking animals, and have got so much sense that 1t makes them almost uncanny at times
 The airedales were the queerest little things imaginable and to the initiated look as if they might belong to the insect family. they are so sparsely cov- cred, and you feel like modestly looking the other way when you observe their chorus girl scarcity of clothes.
 Fuzzy little things that crawled near the ground-I don't know what kind of dogs they are-reminded one straight away of those fuzzy ones Johnnie ate for five cents." while the long, sleek, slimy ones came in for their share of interest, too.
 Trto and most intelligent with wet brambles for noses, and two cairnsarms for eyes," like stevenson's dog friend.
 Troy Poodles." always abnormal lly clean-so clean that it dazzled you to look at their whiteness--reveled in being shown off," and over dogs and owners alike there was an intolerable suspense , as to just what would happen when the Judges got busy
 Each dog was preening himself for the contest like the ball players in the worlds series. and the most formidable looking of the English bulldogs, with the | croosedest legs. which sometimes col- l lapse so that the dog must walk on his | elbows. will certainly be chosen as "wln- l ner" in his class
 Funny, Isn't it, that almost invariably | the homliest dogs get the blue ribbons? |
 Beauty isn't judged in a dog show like | 1t is in beauty show: and if dogv have the sense of humor that I think they | have, they must have been amused at | tho intent expressions that betrayed the | anxiety of the humans" who stood about | -their masters and owners anxious, de- | sirous of approval of their pets.
 Funny little dogs, with their shaggy | looking little legs looking as if they had | on trousers a la Robinson Crusoe, re. vealed pink little feet like a ballet | Cancers. and one with a longish, shaved nose peered at you with his queer little !