Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-11
DOG SAYS
No Greater Punishment 10 Dog
Than Confinement BY Chain
THE CANNES soLILoQUY

There can be no greater punishment
70 an active dog than confinement by
a chain or III limited space. Lack 0f
Sailcient exercise brings on disease
an usually ends BY making dog sick.
sulIen " vicious.
The chained dog sOlIloauizes is fol
lows:
YOu don't understand what sayl
when | bark when you 30 by. little boy.
ron think bark because am cross
end want 10 BIT you say d great
lsaany things that nobody understands
/ wish somebody would understand for
then ! might be happier.
long time ego when waa
puppy | was 30 happy ran about la
the fields With my brother, and we
sumbled over each other. and vie had
iane times running races. We barked
just Tor the run al tt, just As you
shout when you feel happy, and We en-
ioyed running about Just as you do.
ron know how good Il Ii ID run
fast and call out 10 each other, and
turn head over heels when school is
cut. Well. We had Just such good
times. and We played with the little
boy who lives at our house; his name
Is Benny. When he had d cookie or
anything extra good he would give as q
piece, and We always had fresh water
and good food three times d day.
tsseems very long since had those
good times AS lie here fastened with
q chain think about them. and some
times when sleep dream that am !
9 free dog again and can run III the
fields and eat the grass when want it
and 60 about enjoying all the good
earth smells. After 4 while, when
grew older, was given away, and
missed my brother and the good times.
and | wanted dreadfully To see Benny
once more, for loved that boy.
used to run and meet him when
he came home from school, and jump
up to his neck and lick his face. Then
we would have good run and tumble
together and after TINT would sit
and look At him and Wag my tail. and
tell him In every way could how
much loved him and how sorry was |
that we could not be together every
minute. But | had 10 80 away from
him and the beautiful fields with the
buttercupa and clover and the cool,
soft green grass.
Ny new master said he wanted me
for q watch dog and he wanted me to
be very cross IL any stranger came
near the house But did not feel
cross at all at first; only felt I'm.
happy because I wanted to see Benny.
and every time any stranger came
ran out quickly TO see Il Benny had
come TO take me away When rush
ed out they thought / was ugiy and /
wanted To bite, and after while they
chained me up. Then howied and
tried 70 get away, but they only put
on 4 stronger chain because did
break away one day.
You think 1t is hard to have to stay
IN the house on rainy day or to stay
after school when y0n don't get your
lessons. How would you feel ii you
were tied with a chain as am, chain
only long enough for you TO walk 3
few steps before you had TO turn
round and walk back again! How
would you like IT. think that pretty
soon yonr legs would begin Il ache and
prick, and you would get so nervous
that you would want to kick somebody
Or something. and you would scream
and cry
At first just howled ! was so I'M /
happy; could not run as longed to
do. could not get the grass to eat
which / needed to keep we'll Some
Times James the coachman. would for
set To give me fresh water, and oh.
how / Ionged for 1t. Dogs that are
chained need even more water than
other dogs. but ali dogs need TO have
fresh water always kept handy Tor
them Sometimes they would forget
To feed me. but even when they did
wanted very much to ga on and bury
some bones could not do anything
that wanted TO do.
Sometimes they would take me for
. walk, but Il was never long enough,
and needed more exercise to be well. t
i needed 10 have hours OF running Or
tramping about. and only had little .
run when ii was convenient for some.
one to take me. never felt really well
OF happy, and SO DO you wonder tn
after a while did get cross
They always praised me when
barked 1T strangers, and scoIded
when let them come III without MD
Ing fuss found out that they wanS
cd me 10 he cross. and was cross ais
we'll ~ unhappy: now don't you think
yon would be If you we're ID my place!
When you go by and bark at ron.
please remember all this and be sorry
for me. and don't do anything to tease
me don't want you TO come near
me, because / have been taught TO snap
at ssrangers. Bat when you 90 BY. /
think how you would like to be Ia my /
place. and 80 by quickly 30 that viii {
not be troubled, and dc be sorry for /
nae, q most miserable chained dog. .
DELAY MEANT DANGER