Evening star., 1937-09-26

pulling back TO its one time place of
honor.
The Chesapeake Bay dog is another
He was first bred in Virginia about
1907. The legend is that foundering
ship, bound from Newfoundland to
England, was rescued by Baltimore
ship near the mouth of Chesapeake
ay and that on that ship were two
Newfoundland puppies. These two
pups were crossed with some local duck
dogs, likely of hound leanings, and out
Of this came the Chesapeake Bay.
THE history Of the beloved Scottish
terrier is uncertain, although as
far back as 1922 there is reference TO
him. His modernity is indicated, how
ever, by the fact that practically all
Scotties are descended in two main
male lines, great grandsons of the first
registered sire. Bright, who lived
around 1870.
The handsome Newfoundland, on
bitN ONiiSA iioAibs Alao al AAiCdECs
and to him goes the honor of being
the only dog ever to have had his
picture on stamp-a Newfoundland
stamp, of course His ancestors we're
probably brought to this continent by
Norwegian sailors soon after John
Cabot rediscovered Newfoundland in
1897 and the Newfoundland folk used
him in place of the horse. Fish being
plentiful he thrived but did not spread
to other parts of the world until early
in the nineteenth century. when epi-
denies and depression hit the coun-
try simultaneously and the courts de-
cided that there mustn't be more than
one Newfoundland to family. Many
were given away to shipping crews,
and the good natured animals made
themselves useful aboard ship by re-
trieying things that fell overheard.
Sailors proudly exhibited the skill of
their dogs in the water when they
arrived in port, and soon duck hunters
had them retrieving game on water
in both England and the United
States.
Dogs probably wagged friendly tails
or barked at the first American settlers
who landed on both the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts, because, although
cattle, horses and other domestic
animals were introduced to this con-
tinent from Europe. the dog was here
ahead of us, comfortably established
in many a tepee. Dogs owned by
the Indians were about the size OF a
small collie; were usually white and
had long coats. They have now
virtua,'y disappeared, and the Mexican
hairless and chihuthua are the only
| so-called native dogs still in existence.
although they, too, may have been
| imported. All other dogs known as
American have been produced from
| experiments with breeds not native
to this continent.
Few of us think of dogs as anything
more than well-loved pets. but there
are thousands who regard them as an
important industry. worth today
around s118.000,000 at conservative
estimate. This figure is obtained by
adding the s40,OO0,000 invested in
| slaughter houses, bakeries and other
plants devoted exclusively to preparing
dog food, another s20,0O0,000 invested
| by concerns who sell dog food as
side issue. kennel equipment Of the
10000 professional dog breeders in the
United States worth around 5,000,-
| 900. the sum secured by selling dogs
semi officially estimated at $40 .000, 900
annually, and around s3,0o0.o 900 spent
each year for remedies, leashes and
leather of all sorts, squeaking rubber
mice and miscellaneous items for our
canine friends. These figures ignore
the money involved in the 20 publi-
cations devoted entirely to dogs and
the upkeep of 80 dog cemeteries In the
United States and the annual licensing
fees paid in American cities and towns
on 8,000,0 900 dogs.
THE origin Of the dog is lost in
antiquity, long before not only stud
books but the written word. Once
upon q time, however, dogs didn't
bark-that's an accomplishment, be-
lieve it or not, they acquired from man.
They used to howl and yelp. and their
barking is said to have originated with
hunting activities. The hunter urged
on the dogs with shouts, and dogs, the
most initiative of animals with the
exception of the ape family, tried to
initiate them. His bark is his idea OF
man shouting and 1t Is we'll to keep
this in mind when your neighbor's dog
keeps you awake. Today the wild
members Of his family, the wolf, the
jackal and coyote express both pleasure
and pain without emitting a noise that
can be identified as bark. Wolf cubs,
adopted by the domesticated dog, ac-
quire the habit Of barking at once,
(See DOGS. Page F-2)