Milford chronicle., 1935-12-27

q large dog. ] Informed the OnlOOk-
in. family, then here is certainly
a large dog, or what will be one
soon. In addition to that. we have
never owned purple dog, nor have
! ever previously seen a purple pup
or heard Of one. What do you all
sayT
We signed the contract then and
there and the German dog merchant
led our new purchase out to the car
and stuffed him aboard. where he
instantly went to sleep. was
given, with a touch of formallty, a
typewrltten pedigree card. mention.
ing the rather unusual ancestry
Of the new Dane. The card stated
in so many words that his father
was Calienle Tiger and his mamma
was that famous Dane dame, AU-
rOra Tiger. Both parents happened
10 be present during the negOtia.
tiGnS at the kennel. but neither
seemed inclined to recognize their
son, or display any interest or pride.
in him. They were probably grumpy
because he had turned ont to be
purple son, as they were not pur.
pie themselves, one being a sOiled
gray, the daddy Dane. while the
mother was sort of tOrnndO ro.sH.
They were both nne size smSller
tlInn navy tug.
The biography card stated (urthef
that the formal name of our new
possession was Tiger CLIFTON Rang
er, which to me is utterly ridiculous
ana far-rOtched. and was vetoed by
all on the way home. Fancy stroll
ing about the house and callipg
plaintively: Here. Tiger Clinton
Ranger, come get your pork san-
sage" So we called him .Ieeter.
As we were leaving for home. the
German suggested that we return in
month. bring Jeeler back and the
man would trim his ears, process
that consists of cutting notches nut
Of the ears. which hang down nor
mally like couple Of cold buck.
wheat cakes. When he shakes his
head. they aV un on ton and form
sort of Iunatic beret, and that's
the way they're going to stay.
Anyhow, we are on u large dog
basis now and are watching him
grow. lie eats pretty well and has
an easy taste in foods. as he will
eat anything except live bee. lie
tried eating a live bee the other
day and we had to explain matters
to the local police. His regular food
is ground round steak and cod ilver
oil. the oil being to make his legs
strong enough to lift him.
II costs us GO cents a day and
will be a little more when he grows
up j imagine about two dollars aii
hour, after he gets his full, adult
appetite. He is growing stronger
daily and can now raise himself IT
the rug il given time. At first, he
could fall down perfectly. but was
no good on the up stroke. He Is
also powerful enough to pun over
a 50-pOund bridge lamp, haul all the
light plugs out Of ther sockets, and
any family possession he hits with
his tail is just something you for
merly owned. He tried sleeping IN
the Shippers old dOg-hOuse, hut that
idea was no good. as we had to
take the roof Off and pry him out
with a hammer. He looks like an
idiot and everything he does Is pre-
cisely what an idiot would do il an.
disturbed, so believe we win keen
him.
The family was annoyed the 9th
er morning when it was discovered
that In his early morning fr0lics.
Jeeter had taken down a small tree
and was apparently going to eat it.
root by root.
That's all right" I said. sT.et
him play. You wanted large dog
and that's what you have. He Is
healthy brute and will probablf
never die. Another thing.
"What?'
'You'n never ind him over in fha
dog hospital with four pups and
Cesarian-not Jeeter, the Great
Dane"
@ Frank ccndon.-- wNU serviea