Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-02

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hunting and kennel looking, and
presently this new dog appeared upon
our horizon and very much larger
than a mans hand. A bald-headed
German owned the kennel, and when
he opened a certain wire door, out of
the dimness floundered the strange
appearing animal that has since be-
come part of our household. The Ger
man said he was exactly months old.
I noticed that he was having trouble
with his legs and steering gear, as he
staggered about the room, hitting OBJ
jects.
Acts kind of drunk" I observed.
Whats the matter with him?"
Hes just young" the German ex-
planned.
What breed of dog would that
be?"
Hes a great dane"
why are all his legs broken?"
They amt broken. They just
look so. When he gets older, they
straighten out"
was further informed that tn
singular beast weighed 40 pounds AMI
would tip the beam at 100 pound
when he reached his full flower TIT
Skipper weighed about Z pounds full
of breakfast, so We could see vs.
were really going in for larger dog
Furthermore. the color scheme Of tti
departed Skipper was fairly conServa-
tive, black with white splaShes Thu
dane dog was a sort of morganatit
purple-gray at some points, purple
the rest.
If it is our intention to purchase
large dog" I informed the orlook-
ing family, then here is certainly
large dog, or what will be one soon
In addition to that, We have never
owned a purple dog, nor have ever
previously seen purple pup or heard
Of one. What do you all say'"
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 formality. a type
written pedigree card, mentioning the
rather unusual ancestry of the new
dane. The card stated in so many
words that his father was Caliente
Tiger and his mamma was that ia
nous dane dame, Aurora Tiger Both
parents happened to be present dur
ing the negotiations at the Kennel,
but neither seemed inclined to recog-
nize their son, or display any interest
or pride in him. They we're probably
grumpy because he had turned out to
be a purple son, as they were not
purple themselves, one being soiled
gray, the daddy dane. while the
mother was a sort of tornado roam.
They were both one size smaller than
a navy tug, so We know what TO ex-
pect as time passes.
THE biography card stated further
that the formal name OF our
new possession was Tiger Clifton
Ranger, which to me Is utterly rldicu-
lous and far-fetched, and was vetoed
by all on the way home Fancy stroll
ing about the house and calling plain.
lively Here, Tiger Clifton Ranger
come get your pork sausage" So We
called him Jeeter, after the dissoluti
old bum in the play, and let it go a
that. There is a show running il
New York and in it is that disreputablt
old rufflan, Jeeter Lester. and. as out
dog seems to be disreputable fellow.
Jeeter he shall remain.
AS we we're leaving for home the
German suggested that we return in
month, bring Jeeter back and the
man would trim his ears, a process
that consists of cutting notches out
of the ears, which hang down nor
mally like a couple of cold buckwheat
cakes When he shakes his head,
they fly up on top and form a sort of
lunatic beret, and that's the way
they're going to stay. as I see no
sense whatever in nicking Jeeter's
flappers. The man insisted that if
they weren't trimmed couldn't show
MIN at the dog show. I don't want
to show him. All I ask is that he
remain quietly in the yard, try to
learn few good habits and quit paw
ing the screen doors.
Skipper used that trick, too-paw-
ing at the screens, making mournful
noises and trying to beg inside the
house. but there was difference.
Shippers paving was quiet scratch
ing, but when this Jeeter guy paws
a screen door you haven't any door
left-only a hole where the screen
was.
Anyhow, we are on a large dog
basis now and are watching him grow.
He eats pretty we'll and has an easy
taste in foods, as he will eat anything
except a live bee. He tried eating
live bee the other day and we had
to explain matters to the local police.
His regular food is ground round steak
and cod liver oil, the oil being to make
his legs strong enough to lift him.
1t costs us so cents a day and will
be little more when he grows up
I imagine about So ar hour. after
he gets his full, adult appetite. He
is growing stronger daily and can now
raise himself of the rug if given time.
At first, he could fall down perfectly,
but was no good on the up stroke.
He Is also powerful enough to pull
over a 50-pound bridge lamp, haul
all the light plugs out of their 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, but that
idea was no good, and we had 10 take
the roof of and pry him out with a
hammer. He looks like an idiot and
everything he does is precisely what
an idiot would do if undisturbed, so
I believe we will keep him.
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morning when it was discovered that
IN his early morning frolics Jeeter
had taken down a small tree and was
apparently going to eat it, root by
root.
That's all right" I said. LET him
play. You wanted a large dog and
that's what you have He is
healthy brute and will probably never
die. Another thing"
WHAT"
you'll never find him over in thu
dog hospital with four pups and Q