The New York herald., 1922-04-23

The dog had been reared at this depot
and was accustomed to the office from
puppyhood. To my surprise. and to my
great benefit. found that he knew the
telegraph call OF the office, and II ! did
not answer the wire promptly he would
become restless.
IF / was outside attending to other
duties. he would come for me and make
the fact known was wanted on the
wire. Upon investigation / found the
owner had slept on a cot In the office
for several months In order to perform
telegraph service for several switch en-
gines that made up irregular night
trains OF coal near the station. The
dog had learned that when the tele-
graph sounder made a certain kind of
noise. his master always hoped to II.
SO that In time the dog took II upon
himself to see that the master did hop
when the call came.
II played possum on the dog several
times to test his ability. He never
failed to pull the cover off and proceed
to chew me up II I did not answer.
Never in a single instance did he call
me to the office with a false alarm.
When the owner returned a month later.
I had become SO attached TO this as
sistant operator that I kissed him an
affectionate goodbye. and handed him
the finest beefsteak could buy"
Those who are familiar with the rat
tie OF a telegraph receiver, and realize
the number of different calls that go
over it. will appreciate the intelligence
OF the dog able to pick out that par
ticular combination Of dots and dashes
which meant his master was wanted on
the wire. This case. however, is In some
respects like that of a Scottie. Edge
wood Lassie, which has the run OF our
house. She makes 1t her business TO
see that the telephone is answered.
When the bell rings the first time, she
pays little attention to It, but II the
phone rings second time, indicating
the first call has not been answered she
becomes very much excited. She will
! run through the house until she finds
her mistress. Then she will bark to
attract attention. If this does not work,
she will tug at her mistresss skirt un-
she comes to the telephone. Inasmuch
as her mistress Is hard of hearing, this
particular trick of Lassie's Is a great
help.
DIR. Bennett to Judge CoIIfes.
DR.. o. H. Bennett OF Washington, H.,
prominent collie breeder. has been Sc
lected to judge the America Collie Club
show on the estate of Mrs. G. y. Lunt
at Railway. N. J., May 2. G. G. Hop
ton, who was to have judged, was pre-
vented from accepting by a previous
engagement 1t will be recalled that
DIR. Bennett was selected to officiate at
the Interstate Collie Club show In
Philadelphia but was prevented by Ill
ness.
1t is expected that the selection Of DIR.
Bennett will bring out as many good
colies as appeared at the Interstate
show, the largest collie speciality show
ever held in America. There are liberal
cash prizes in every class, and 1t Is al
ready known that many OF the best col
lies In the East will be benched. En-
tries close on May s with Frank +
Dole, 119 West Fortieth street
An attractive premium list, with lib
eral cash awards and number OF sill.
yer trophies. Is certain to bring out q
large entry for the West Highland ter
rier show at Germantown, Pa, May 20
The show is being staged by tho West
Highland White Terrier Club of Amer
lea, which has a good following and Is
one of the best OF the speciality clubs
The judging will be done by Charles
C. Hopton, the professional, whose liking
for youngsters is well known and Is
| likely to attract an unusually large
number Of puppies. In this connection
| Il will be remembered that at the 1918
Westminster show puppy. Roster the
Dell. went through from the puppy
class to best of his breed under Hop
| toms judging against very good entry