Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-06
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Little Rex is the latest addition to
the dogs Of our neighborhood. Rex.
g. cross between bulldog and a
Collie, is simply bundle Of fur. If
he survives the wooling to which he
Is daily subjected by the children,
he Is going to grow into a mighty
fine dog.
Rex. 1t must be said for him, does
not seem to mind in the least the
thousand and one caresscs heaped
upon him; rather, he enjoys them
immensely. With I May holding him
up by the right forepaw and Helen
in charge of his left forepaw, Rex
has been known to walk on his hind
legs the entire length of the block
ASK any dog. no matter how old
and Well yersed in the arts Of the
canine world, and, undoubtedly he
Will tell you that Rex's walk on two
legs was almost a record for such
a little Teller. Some of the stage
oogs' OF course, can go across stage
and back without any support, but
that Is mere 100-yard dash COM
pared with Rex's ambulation.
May, it might be said, gets her
name from her answer to a gentle
man in the neighborhood who asked
the bright-eyed child who she was.
May, with the happy abandon of one
q years old, declared, II Mayv'
80 May she has been ever since.
Inc ambition of little Rex. judg-
ing from his conduct to date. is to
pull a wagon, with a younester In
H. as he has seen some of the older
oogs do. Or perhaps haul along some
child on roller skates.
when some of the big dogs come
careening along the sidewalk, draw
ing "hooping boy or laughing girl
at a rapid rate, Rex sits back on his
launches to watch the procession
then starts madly after II as fast a 9
ms pig, clumsy puppy paws Will pro-
pei him.
Our neighborhood is a very doggy
noornood, Astounding in Airedales,
iox terriers. Boston terriers and other
breeds. OF particular interest to Tho
uog Iancier are several old country
dogs, If you understand what mean
These latter fellows are very large
dogs, with rough coats powerful
muscles, big, capable looking heads
ana intelligent eyes. These are the
uogs that do most of the wagon null
ing. They toss off this job as if II
were mere child's play, which, of
course, it is.
Ihese big old dogs moved in with
ne" families, and soon had the run
OF the entire neighborhood. Looking
out or the window almost any time
or day, one is likely to see one of
them running across the lawns. or
looping down the street, bent on the
peculiar mission of dogs, wandering
almiessly around to see what sport
ne can find in the world.
Dogs are the most restless animals
IN creation perhaps. They are the
very incarnation of motion. A dog is
at rest only when 1t has to be. II
VIII take a Jttle sleep, but only be-
cause there is nothing else to do at
the time. Left to its own devices ~
will spend life prowling around in twos
or threes, enjoying the great outdoors.
The dog has never forgotten the old
life of centuries ago. when it was q
prowler in packs. Whether It is a
descendant of the wolf tribe, the
1ackals, or wha¬, the dog today
undoubtedly prefers to play in groups.
The dog, like man, is a social being,
In this 1t Is the direct antithesis OF
the house cat. which walks by its
lone, as Kfpling said Your cat is
self sufficient. He will accept with
dignity the food you give him, but
ne Is not dependent upon you. Turn
your cat out, he will shift for him
self, and not mind the change par
ticularly.
Your dog, on the other hand, is an
integral part of the household Turn
old Tige out, he sits outside the door
and barks to get in. If you do not
let him in, he will begin to paw at
the sill, scratching all the paint and
varnish off until you open the door.
Once in, Tige will not be satisfied
to climb up in a chair and 60 to
sleep. No. indeed! Nothing will do