﻿July, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES' 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  277 
  

  

  the 
  noble 
  St. 
  Bernard, 
  who 
  actually 
  saved 
  no 
  less 
  than 
  forty 
  

   persons 
  and 
  then 
  perished 
  in 
  the 
  attempt 
  to 
  save 
  the 
  

   forty-first. 
  Similar 
  instances 
  are 
  not 
  rare. 
  

  

  KIXG 
  CHARLES 
  SPANIELS 
  

  

  When 
  the 
  descent 
  of 
  the 
  dog 
  from 
  two 
  species 
  of 
  wolf 
  is 
  

   taken 
  into 
  consideration, 
  his 
  gradual 
  development 
  into 
  the 
  

   intelligent 
  type 
  of 
  to-day 
  appears 
  to 
  be 
  truly 
  remarkable. 
  No 
  

   one 
  can 
  study 
  dogs 
  without 
  observing 
  that 
  they 
  apparently 
  

   possess 
  every 
  mental 
  if 
  not 
  moral 
  faculty 
  of 
  man. 
  Our 
  own 
  

   aboriginal 
  emotions, 
  such 
  as 
  love, 
  hate, 
  jealousy, 
  irritability, 
  

   sulkiness, 
  shyness, 
  shame 
  and 
  guilt 
  are 
  clearly 
  expressed 
  in 
  

   their 
  faces. 
  

  

  But 
  their 
  good 
  qualities 
  always 
  outshine 
  their 
  bad 
  and 
  

   more 
  trustworthy 
  and 
  sympathizing 
  companions 
  can 
  not 
  

   be 
  found 
  anywhere. 
  They 
  seem 
  to 
  comprehend 
  everything 
  

   that 
  transpires. 
  Small 
  wonder, 
  then, 
  that 
  dogs 
  are 
  more 
  

   highly 
  esteemed 
  to-day 
  than 
  ever 
  before 
  in 
  the 
  history 
  of 
  

   the 
  world. 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  interesting 
  to 
  note, 
  in 
  passing, 
  as 
  it 
  were, 
  that 
  the 
  

   dog 
  is 
  the 
  only 
  animal 
  that 
  dreams, 
  and 
  that 
  he 
  and 
  the 
  

   elephant 
  are 
  the 
  only 
  animals 
  that 
  understand 
  looks 
  and 
  

   expressions. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  selection 
  of 
  a 
  dog 
  of 
  course 
  many 
  things 
  are 
  to 
  be 
  

   considered. 
  And 
  the 
  choice 
  is 
  not 
  always 
  easy, 
  particularly 
  

   when 
  one 
  is 
  a 
  lover 
  of 
  various 
  breeds 
  and 
  has 
  no 
  strongly 
  

   expressed 
  predilection. 
  But 
  even 
  when 
  one 
  can 
  readily 
  tell 
  

   which 
  sort 
  one 
  likes 
  best, 
  partiality 
  should 
  be 
  tempered 
  with 
  

   judgment. 
  The 
  purchaser 
  should 
  not 
  be 
  

   carried 
  away, 
  for 
  instance, 
  by 
  the 
  pre- 
  

   vailing 
  fashion 
  in 
  dogs 
  and 
  allow 
  him- 
  

   self 
  to 
  be 
  induced 
  to 
  acquire 
  a 
  canine 
  that 
  

   is 
  not 
  adapted 
  to 
  his 
  wants. 
  In 
  the 
  

   United 
  States, 
  at 
  present, 
  the 
  collie 
  is 
  the 
  

   most 
  popular 
  breed, 
  and 
  some 
  people 
  

   seem 
  to 
  labor 
  under 
  the 
  delusion 
  that 
  he 
  

   may 
  be 
  kept 
  under 
  any 
  circumstances 
  

   and 
  yet 
  thrive. 
  But 
  these 
  persons 
  evi- 
  

   dently 
  forget 
  that 
  the 
  collie 
  is 
  accus- 
  

   tomed 
  to 
  a 
  great 
  deal 
  of 
  exercise 
  in 
  his 
  

   native 
  state 
  and 
  can 
  not 
  be 
  expected 
  to 
  

   remain 
  in 
  prime 
  condition 
  when 
  he 
  is 
  

   closely 
  confined. 
  One 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  beau- 
  A 
  bushel 
  of 
  bull 
  terriers 
  

  

  tiful 
  collies 
  I 
  ever 
  saw 
  was 
  consigned 
  to 
  an 
  

   early 
  grave, 
  because 
  he 
  was 
  kept 
  shut 
  up 
  in 
  

   the 
  house 
  and 
  not 
  permitted 
  to 
  romp. 
  How 
  

   that 
  poor 
  dog 
  would 
  have 
  reveled 
  in 
  freedom 
  ! 
  

   While 
  I 
  have 
  no 
  hesitation 
  in 
  conceding 
  

   beauty 
  of 
  the 
  rough-coated 
  collie, 
  I 
  must 
  confess 
  

   that 
  I 
  have 
  often 
  wondered 
  why 
  the 
  smooth-coated 
  

   one 
  is 
  not 
  bred 
  more 
  extensively 
  in 
  this 
  country, 
  

   for 
  this 
  dog 
  possesses 
  all 
  of 
  the 
  good 
  qualities 
  pertaining 
  to 
  

   his 
  breed. 
  He 
  is 
  preferable 
  to 
  his 
  long-haired 
  brother, 
  

   moreover, 
  because 
  he 
  does 
  not 
  bring 
  so 
  much 
  mud 
  into 
  the 
  

   house 
  and 
  does 
  not 
  have 
  to 
  be 
  brushed 
  occasionally 
  to 
  keep 
  

  

  his 
  hair 
  from 
  matting. 
  

   This, 
  by 
  the 
  way, 
  is 
  an 
  

   advantage 
  presented 
  

   by 
  all 
  short-haired 
  

   dogs, 
  and 
  should 
  

   be 
  remembered 
  

   whenever 
  a 
  canine 
  

   for 
  the 
  house 
  is 
  to 
  

   be 
  selected. 
  

  

  After 
  deciding 
  

   upon 
  the 
  breed 
  that 
  

   is 
  best 
  adapted 
  to 
  his 
  

   wants, 
  the 
  prospective 
  

   purchaser 
  should 
  endeavor 
  

   to 
  procure 
  the 
  purest 
  strain 
  

   of 
  the 
  species 
  he 
  fancies. 
  

   Many 
  persons 
  are 
  inclined 
  

   to 
  scoff 
  at 
  the 
  pedigrees 
  of 
  dogdom 
  aristocrats, 
  but 
  

   it 
  is 
  certainly 
  easier 
  to 
  find 
  purchasers 
  for 
  either 
  the 
  

   originals 
  or 
  their 
  progeny 
  when 
  particulars 
  and 
  

   references 
  can 
  be 
  given, 
  to 
  say 
  nothing 
  of 
  the 
  prizes 
  

   that 
  may 
  be 
  captured 
  at 
  dog 
  shows. 
  Incidentally 
  

   it 
  may 
  not 
  be 
  amiss 
  to 
  mention 
  the 
  fact 
  that 
  in 
  

   numerous 
  instances 
  these 
  prizes 
  have 
  more 
  than 
  

   paid 
  for 
  valuable 
  animals, 
  thus 
  justifying 
  the 
  judg- 
  

   ment 
  of 
  their 
  owners. 
  

  

  The 
  choice 
  of 
  a 
  dog 
  is 
  greatly 
  facilitated 
  if 
  the 
  

   purpose 
  for 
  which 
  he 
  is 
  intended 
  is 
  clearly 
  borne 
  

   in 
  mind. 
  Not 
  being 
  employed 
  in 
  securing 
  game, 
  a 
  

   watch 
  or 
  house-dog, 
  for 
  ex- 
  

   ample, 
  is 
  hardly 
  required 
  

   to 
  have 
  either 
  

  

  WIRE-HAIRED 
  

   TERRIER 
  

  

  scenting 
  powers 
  

   the 
  conformation 
  

   necessary 
  for 
  

   speed 
  and 
  en- 
  

   durance 
  found 
  

   in 
  h 
  u 
  n 
  t 
  i 
  n 
  g 
  

   dogs, 
  but 
  in 
  

   the 
  larger 
  

   breeds 
  should 
  

  

  POODLE 
  

  

  be 
  adapted 
  for 
  an 
  attack 
  on 
  

   instruders 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  smaller 
  

   show 
  a 
  disposition 
  and 
  intelli- 
  

   gence 
  fitted 
  for 
  the 
  guard- 
  

   ing 
  of 
  persons 
  and 
  property. 
  

   Among 
  the 
  large 
  breeds 
  I 
  

  

  