The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-19
GREAT DANE RETURNS
TO POPULAR FAVOR
Renewed Interest in Giant
boz l. Due Largely To Work
Of q. &. Hartman.

r." y =" % ~ fashion. tact auto
and disl.kes, has placed the ';rcs, pan"
"u = pedestal al'"y" tn" rank aud III"
of ms fellows from vhich u would
II" hard t. dtsiodgr i'W ~ u nod.l
Tor -" painter or H., sculptor his
graudly shaped body and crcytlv ,4,r-
r,ed head, with its lor- gracefully
curved neck. SGT uu strong. slpp,u:
shoulders. aud his powerful legs and
feet q, one" single MIN ou' couSricu-
ou4lN among tn, canine races
TIE 'ir"t, Dan" I-sur"diy comes from
An ancient and pure breed, and Judging
10y IT. present appearance from a race
o' great size. A. its nam" Indicates. the
country Of - origin undoubtedly Is
Denmark. although history tells us tina;
4 similar breed MAS 80 h" found through
out IN" northern continent ~ Europ"
under various other names.
Every one who has an intimate az
auaiu'anc. with a Great Dane know
ilIat ID" - = s'auch friend and Trusted
companion - al, IN" larg" varieties
! Of dng> It s','us TO b" IN" Oh" that IS
gcS' endowed by nature - bc an orrt-
incut and safeguard OF tho homo.
1l' combination desired in this breed
~ q" got = Jog 4. large az Nossihl" that
,umbiuc~ strength and mJssivruess with
, symmetry. The heavy. bully body of
the mas:iff - tot desired. hut tho correct
typ. - q cog that shows strength and
weigh VII speed lines, We'll placed
shoulders ere a Necessity. Tho back must
b" strong without ans suggestion Of
sltokncs- % ON. and the headquarters
must h" muscular With NO suspicion ~
COW hocks.
VIII ,h" advent " the smal' toy dog
His noble hr",I for \ time was role.
gated t. the Background, and thor"
-."iu"i 10 l." l'ttlc Interest IN II
However. th's vas only temporary. as 4
dog that had 'l,c qualifications possessed
Icy tho Gr".' Dane could not no cast
| 'n the discard, and for IA" past year "r
-" the rrcrl Us been making rapid
roc'' "ry Of public favor
Some breeds uhirh have seemed to
have had their day and appear 10 be on
tho down grade need only one man with
tho ,oursvc to bring them out and
lrcp t'em h.'"r" ia" rItlic tn turn tho
tlC their Ny ana they rapidly cGn'n
IT," lost ground This was the position
of thn ,ir'n' Dane y .lttlc over eighteen
months = when q Car,ey Hartman
established the ~, cahon Kennels de.
voted to tho breed. What can hc ac-
complishcL by u novice who gives freely
Of his time and money IN order 10 ,r-
romplish an cud has been demonstrated
hy this young fancicr. Although he had
always had a Dane or two. he never
seriously took up breeding operations or
the exhibiting ~ his dogs until some
eighteen months ago. when his cou,ir-
tiuu taat the Great Dane wa too gooi a
breed TO h" passed up was tho prime
reason for the starting OF the Succabone
Kennels.
In THIS short period Mr.. Harrinan's
kennels have made a most auspic!ous
record aud have accounted for 80 win
rors. Ia nrst prizes and $50 specials
The dogs from this kennel have been
defeated on ouly We oc'as "u', and they
have been exhibited fcar'cssly at the
ltrgost shows and under al judges.
The kennels ar" located AZ Brdfor,
IiiIl>. y. Y. for,y-hve mics from New
Nork city. and about ~;hirty-il" spool
mems are housed there. In commrn',ng
on the breed MIR, Hartman say, that lr
cannot get enough pups to supply III.
u.gnind for them, and thai ia" tho pi.'
year he has noted a remarkable increase
IN the popularity OF the breed, ma
ibaues are the best Of pals. CaSilN
ira ned and wonderful u%aichdogs,' sad
this fancirr. "dnd ON. Of their peCullari.
tie, j. the marked diSdain with which
tu.N hold themselves aloof from smi ll"'
dog. | hay" Just been tod that IN Ber.!r
over 5000 Of ,hcGc dogs have been put I,
death, rs there wa not food enough foI
them, and illat ~ the auti.croppiug law
a. England has retarded the spread "i
Interest ~ the breed in the British Isle
| look Tor America 20 take the lead ~
TINS breed, and - win soon have tho
other countries coming to " for then
best s'uch
MI Hartman h'vp> \ toy other dor
hut they ar, inst net. aud his real Ia,