Evening star., 1940-04-28
A Dog Lovers Notebook

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long to quote, but other breeders
and purchasers of Chow puppies
will find it contains some sane and
pertinent comments on the present
status Of the breed.
The Addison Fosters Of Washing
ton are going to learn French-not
alone for cultural purposes, but to
converse safely before their wire
haired terrier, Tugger. The other
day. Mrs. Foster heard the theory
advanced that before beloved
dog dies. family should set up
another, as companion and under
study, looking toward the inevitable
parting with the first. She passed
this on to her husband, who gave
the matter some thought.
At dinner that night. he said
suddenly, II think we ought to get
a puppy for Tugger." The effect
was instantaneous and amazing.
Tugger flung back his head and
howled, scuttled from the room,
and the Fosters had to abandon
their rapidly cooling dinner and
unite in trying to coax him out
from under the bed, whence he con-
tinued to make his objections highly
audible. Now they wonder whether,
even if they struggle with French
as-she-is-spoke. Tugger may not be
able to learn his regular verbs and
idioms as fast as they, and so make
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Like humans. dogs often have
queer taste. Mr.. r. w. Lyons bull
dog Billy watches the coca cola
bottle anxiously and lets it be
known that he expects the final
swallow for himself. When he is good,
he sometimes gets the contents of
small bottle all to himself. Howard
Grimm's puppy Sam, also q bull
dog. has fondness for dill pickles,
preferably the kosher brand (page
those who advocate garlic for q
dogs dietD. Mrs. John G. Ander-
sons beautiful new Chow won his
nickname, Macaroni, because of
his fondnesS for the elongated
noodle. Mrs. Willard Barker's
Wolfe, breed unknown, favors ba-
nanas, especially If the humans
are eating them too.
Edward S. Martin expresses the
sentiments of the dog-owner when
he writes: I'VE should all be better.
I think. and more contented, If we
associated more with animals. They
are perfectly old-fashioned; they do
not read the newspapers and they
do not want to vote. They think
so much better of us than we are
that 1t Is an encouragement. They
give so much to us in proportion to
what they get that 1t shames our
poor generosities. I respect con-
siderably the idea that God made
them to be, not exactly an example
to us, but suggestion"
John e. Hurst of w., well-known
Chesapeake Bay retriever fancier
OF the Baltimore area, is among the
judges slated for the biggest show
IN the world, Morris and Essex, on
May Is. He became interested In
his favorite breed when he started
hunting on his fathers estate at
Legos Point (now Aberdeen, Md at
the age Of 8. Chesapeakes had been
pure bred on the place for 20 years
at that time. but no accurate stud
records were kept until the time of
the World War. In 1920, two years
after his return from the war. Mr..
Hurst really went to town on these
dogs, publishing q pamphlet on the
breed and reviving interest in these
native retrievers. In 1925 Champion
Chesacroft Drake accompanied Lil-
Ian Cannon to France when she
made her unsuccessful attempt to
swim the English Channel. In 1929
the kennel name, Chesacroft, was
transferred to Antony Bliss Of Long
Island, who continues to breed these
dogs along the original lines estab-
oadod bv Mr. Ht,yst