Evening star., 1932-06-02

How the Mallory bullpup and the
Jones water lily pool came into violent
contact is story all by itself.
The Mallorys. who live in the next
street back Of the Templeton Joneses,
recently acquired an English bull puppy,
one of these little bow-legged fellows so
ugly it is pretty.
Both the Mallory and the Joneses
happened to have particular fond
ness for bulldogs of the ancient British
breed.
According to them, and also to many
other fanciers, there is no dog In the
world quite so likable as the traditional
English bulldog.
1t combines faithfulness with kind
ness. The famous newspaper advertise
ment, For sale-English bulldog, very
fond of children" was written about
this breed.
The truth is, of course, that no dog
Is kinder with children than the real
bull
He will permit his ears to be twisted
by the hour, if that Is the perverSe form
of amusement which some youngster
too small to know better wishes to in
flict upon him.
He will submit to almost anything at
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foisted upon him by his masters chill
dren or their small friends.
This trait however, is but one OF
the many which has made this ugly
handsome fellow one of the most popu-
lar dogs in all the range OF canine
types.
Just how those types evolved, over
the centuries, is always matter OF IN
learned works have been written TO ex-
plain the great variations in dogs, from
the huge ones to the little ones, from
the muscular ones almost as large as
an OK. to the lap dogs smaller than cats,
the truth seems to be that dogs are
what they are. in the main, because
mankind wished them to be so.
The dogs love for man has helped
him to create himself. il one may put 1t
that way in the very form and for the
very purpose which his master has de-
sired
For hunting there are special dogs
with certain peculiar endoWments. II
the hunting is to be done on land, GER
tain requirements OF scent and coat are
built up. if on water, hairs which shed
moisture. and greater swimming ability
are Self-bred
There are dogs for fighting. for guar
dianship. dogs with fearful faces to scare
away intruders. dogs which can run
dogs which are able TO outleap others,
dogs which can track and dogs which
are nothing but lovable pets. One dog
even-the chow-is said to have the
most tender flesh. because it is eaten
IN some quarters Of the world.
There is nothing the dogs will not do
- the genius OF it's race gets 1t into its
had that man wants it to do it.
Dogs are more at home in motor cars
than their own masters, largely, We may
suspect, becaus" these fellows know
somehow. that their masters want tC
take them along
In the procession OF dogs down the
centuries the English bulldog holds an
honored place. While there is some one
to love every type, it may be said truth
fully enough that few dogs secure quite
so much allegiance from their devotees
as the dogs of this breed
In the list. of course. must be includ-
ed the so-called Boston terriers, the
French bulls and the bull terriers. The
latter are the rangy. whip-tailed speci-
mems which in some sections OF the
United States are bred as fighting dogs
There is no more cruel sight to the
friend Of these fine dogs than to see twc
of the bull terriers at each others
throats Unlike the bow-legged dog
whose undershot jaw prevents him from
loosening his hold. once he has attained
1t. the bull terrier fights as most terriers
DO, by running in with slashing tear
and releasing his hold - for another
slash. II he finally gets hold to his
liking, however. nothing but the death
Of the other dog will cause him to re-
lease it. In this he shows his ancestry
Happily the professional dog fighting
game Is losing favor throughout the
civilized world Even men Of the crud-
est type. perhaps through the agency OF
some one dog of whom they grow fond
come in time to relnquish this type Of
! sport" We shall never forget talking