﻿July, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  279 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  a 
  pity 
  that 
  Newfoundlands 
  are 
  no 
  longer 
  in 
  favor, 
  as 
  

   this 
  breed 
  possesses 
  many 
  points 
  of 
  excellence. 
  I 
  remember 
  

   one 
  fine 
  dog 
  of 
  this 
  kind, 
  owned 
  by 
  my 
  wife's 
  family, 
  that 
  

   was 
  every 
  bit 
  as 
  intelligent 
  as 
  any 
  St. 
  Bernard 
  that 
  ever 
  drew 
  

   breath. 
  On 
  wash-days 
  he 
  used 
  to 
  receive 
  the 
  washwoman 
  

   with 
  barks 
  of 
  exultation, 
  take 
  her 
  gently 
  by 
  the 
  sleeve 
  and 
  

   conduct 
  her 
  down 
  into 
  the 
  basement 
  up 
  to 
  the 
  tubs, 
  as 
  if 
  to 
  

   say: 
  "Here 
  you 
  are; 
  now 
  go 
  to 
  work." 
  

  

  Of 
  the 
  other 
  large 
  breeds 
  it 
  is 
  only 
  necessary 
  to 
  mention 
  

   the 
  great 
  Danes 
  and 
  mastiffs, 
  both 
  of 
  which 
  are 
  still 
  exten- 
  

   sively 
  bred 
  but 
  do 
  not 
  seem 
  to 
  be 
  attracting 
  as 
  much 
  attention 
  

   as 
  formerly. 
  Of 
  the 
  great 
  Danes 
  I 
  can 
  not 
  speak 
  from 
  ex- 
  

   perience, 
  but 
  once 
  upon 
  a 
  time 
  I 
  owned 
  a 
  mastiff 
  who 
  was 
  as 
  

   strong 
  as 
  an 
  ox 
  and 
  as 
  obstinate 
  as 
  a 
  mule, 
  and 
  ever 
  since 
  I 
  

   have 
  had 
  the 
  impression 
  that 
  this 
  breed 
  is 
  decidedly 
  inferior 
  

   to 
  the 
  St. 
  Bernards. 
  

  

  Of 
  the 
  medium-sized 
  dogs, 
  probably 
  none 
  are 
  as 
  graceful 
  

   as 
  English 
  greyhounds, 
  unless 
  it 
  be 
  their 
  Italian 
  cousins. 
  

   Their 
  speed 
  is 
  said 
  to 
  be 
  equal 
  to 
  that 
  of 
  the 
  fleetest 
  horse, 
  

   but 
  there 
  appears 
  to 
  be 
  some 
  truth 
  in 
  the 
  statement 
  that 
  these 
  

   dogs 
  are 
  deficient 
  in 
  attachment 
  to 
  their 
  master 
  and 
  in 
  gen- 
  

   eral 
  intelligence. 
  In 
  England 
  they 
  are 
  principally 
  used 
  in 
  

   coursing, 
  and 
  the 
  only 
  chance 
  the 
  hare 
  has 
  of 
  escaping 
  is 
  to 
  

   turn 
  and 
  turn 
  about. 
  But 
  in 
  this 
  country 
  they 
  are 
  merely 
  

   regarded 
  as 
  ornamental. 
  

  

  Deerhounds, 
  on 
  the 
  other 
  hand, 
  which 
  are 
  similar 
  to 
  the 
  

   greyhound, 
  but 
  much 
  longer 
  and 
  rough-coated, 
  are 
  most 
  af- 
  

   fectionate 
  and 
  very 
  good 
  watch 
  dogs. 
  These 
  are 
  the 
  dogs 
  

   of 
  which 
  Sir 
  Walter 
  Scott 
  was 
  so 
  fond 
  that 
  he 
  gave 
  them 
  

   the 
  run 
  of 
  the 
  study 
  at 
  Abbotsford. 
  

  

  As 
  his 
  name 
  indicates, 
  the 
  coach 
  dog, 
  or 
  Dalmatian, 
  is 
  

   principally 
  used 
  in 
  this 
  country 
  to 
  follow 
  a 
  carriage 
  and 
  not 
  

   as 
  a 
  pointer 
  as 
  is 
  the 
  case 
  in 
  his 
  native 
  land. 
  

  

  Of 
  the 
  smaller 
  breeds 
  none 
  is 
  so 
  well 
  known 
  as 
  the 
  bull- 
  

   dog, 
  a 
  canine 
  of 
  English 
  origin 
  that 
  is 
  not 
  in 
  high 
  favor 
  in 
  

   trampdom. 
  Every 
  hobo 
  is 
  aware 
  of 
  the 
  fact 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  better 
  

   to 
  give 
  this 
  animal 
  a 
  wide 
  berth, 
  as 
  the 
  bulldog 
  is 
  decidedly 
  

   dangerous 
  when 
  aroused, 
  and 
  does 
  not 
  give 
  warning 
  of 
  an 
  

   attack 
  by 
  barking. 
  Instead 
  he 
  flies 
  straight 
  at 
  the 
  throat 
  of 
  

   the 
  intruder 
  and 
  is 
  exceedingly 
  difficult 
  to 
  dislodge. 
  In 
  fact 
  

   he 
  will 
  not, 
  as 
  a 
  rule, 
  let 
  go 
  until 
  his 
  victim 
  is 
  partially 
  suf- 
  

   focated. 
  Endowed 
  with 
  an 
  indomitable 
  courage, 
  he 
  yet 
  

   rarely 
  assumes 
  the 
  offensive 
  and 
  is 
  seldom 
  ill-tempered. 
  He 
  

   readily 
  submits 
  to 
  great 
  liberties 
  being 
  taken 
  by 
  those 
  who 
  

   are 
  familiar 
  with 
  him, 
  but 
  is 
  very 
  rarely 
  molested 
  by 
  strangers 
  

   because 
  of 
  his 
  morose, 
  forbidding-looking 
  appearance. 
  Those 
  

   who 
  are 
  best 
  acquainted 
  with 
  him 
  say 
  that 
  the 
  bulldog 
  is 
  

   kind, 
  faithful 
  and 
  affectionate 
  to 
  his 
  masters, 
  and 
  that 
  no 
  

   guard 
  is 
  ever 
  more 
  faithful 
  in 
  the 
  discharge 
  of 
  his 
  duty. 
  

  

  That 
  the 
  bull 
  terrier 
  should 
  possess 
  undaunted 
  courage 
  is 
  

   not 
  strange 
  when 
  we 
  reflect 
  that 
  the 
  blood 
  of 
  the 
  bulldog 
  

   flows 
  in 
  his 
  veins; 
  he 
  is 
  also 
  a 
  faithful 
  guardian 
  of 
  persons 
  

   and 
  property. 
  But, 
  unlike 
  the 
  bulldog, 
  he 
  is 
  neat 
  in 
  appear- 
  

   ance 
  and 
  of 
  a 
  lively 
  disposition, 
  besides 
  being 
  of 
  a 
  loving 
  

   and 
  gentle 
  temperament 
  when 
  well 
  trained. 
  As 
  a 
  watch 
  dog 
  

   he 
  is 
  on 
  a 
  par 
  with 
  the 
  bulldog 
  and 
  the 
  Boston 
  terrier, 
  to 
  

   whom 
  he 
  is 
  closely 
  related. 
  

  

  There 
  was 
  a 
  time 
  when 
  French 
  poodles 
  and 
  pugs 
  were 
  very 
  

   popular, 
  but 
  of 
  late 
  they 
  are 
  seldom 
  encountered. 
  Through- 
  

   out 
  Europe 
  the 
  poodle 
  is 
  known 
  as 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  intelli- 
  

   gent 
  breeds 
  in 
  existence, 
  equally 
  well 
  adapted 
  to 
  become 
  a 
  

   pet 
  or 
  companion 
  and 
  very 
  smart 
  and 
  vigilant 
  as 
  a 
  guard. 
  

   He 
  is 
  very 
  affectionate, 
  clever 
  and 
  sagacious, 
  but 
  jealous 
  to 
  a 
  

   fault. 
  Since 
  he 
  is, 
  moreover, 
  inclined 
  to 
  snap 
  and 
  growl 
  at 
  

   strangers, 
  his 
  loss 
  of 
  popular 
  favor 
  is 
  not 
  to 
  be 
  wondered 
  at. 
  

  

  When 
  young, 
  the 
  pug 
  is 
  a 
  very 
  smart, 
  showy 
  and 
  active 
  

  

  dog, 
  but 
  as 
  he 
  advances 
  in 
  age 
  he 
  becomes 
  a 
  greedy 
  eater 
  

   and 
  is 
  inclined 
  to 
  get 
  very 
  fat 
  and 
  correspondingly 
  indolent. 
  

   He 
  is 
  very 
  affectionate 
  and 
  of 
  a 
  placid 
  disposition. 
  His 
  ap- 
  

   pearance 
  of 
  dignity 
  and 
  ferocity, 
  however, 
  is 
  generally 
  mis- 
  

   leading, 
  as 
  he 
  is 
  often 
  an 
  arrant 
  coward 
  and 
  therefore 
  unre- 
  

   liable 
  as 
  a 
  watch 
  dog. 
  

  

  Cocker 
  spaniels 
  are 
  not 
  so 
  much 
  in 
  vogue 
  now 
  as 
  they 
  

   used 
  to 
  be 
  and 
  certainly 
  deserve 
  more 
  attention, 
  as 
  they 
  

   are 
  excellent 
  house 
  dogs, 
  intelligent, 
  alert, 
  affectionate 
  and 
  

   faithful. 
  

  

  Hunting 
  dogs 
  should 
  also 
  be 
  more 
  extensively 
  employed 
  

   in 
  this 
  respect, 
  and 
  can 
  be 
  as 
  easily 
  house-broken 
  as 
  they 
  are 
  

   trained 
  for 
  the 
  field. 
  The 
  Gordon 
  and 
  Irish 
  setters, 
  though 
  

   a 
  trifle 
  restless 
  under 
  indoor 
  confinement, 
  soon 
  adapt 
  them- 
  

   selves 
  to 
  their 
  new 
  surroundings 
  and 
  do 
  well 
  if 
  given 
  enough 
  

   exercise. 
  The 
  beagle, 
  a 
  miniature 
  hunting 
  hound, 
  that 
  re- 
  

   sembles 
  a 
  foxhound 
  in 
  color 
  and 
  in 
  many 
  other 
  ways, 
  is 
  not 
  

   as 
  extensively 
  bred 
  in 
  this 
  country 
  as 
  he 
  should 
  be, 
  for 
  he 
  is 
  

   highly 
  commended 
  by 
  those 
  who 
  know 
  him 
  best. 
  In 
  Eng- 
  

   land 
  he 
  is 
  largely 
  used 
  in 
  rabbit 
  hunting, 
  and 
  as 
  this 
  sport 
  is 
  

   quite 
  common 
  with 
  us, 
  his 
  popularity 
  is 
  assured 
  once 
  he 
  is 
  

   more 
  widely 
  introduced. 
  The 
  employment 
  of 
  hunting 
  dogs 
  

   as 
  household 
  companions 
  in 
  no 
  wise 
  interferes 
  with 
  their 
  

   usefulness 
  in 
  the 
  field, 
  provided 
  discipline 
  is 
  not 
  relaxed. 
  

  

  "Bob," 
  my 
  fox 
  terrier, 
  has 
  never 
  seen 
  a 
  fox 
  and 
  probably 
  

   never 
  will. 
  But 
  you 
  should 
  have 
  seen 
  him 
  catch 
  and 
  kill 
  his 
  

   first 
  rat. 
  The 
  rodent, 
  with 
  "Bob" 
  in 
  full 
  pursuit, 
  sought 
  

   refuge 
  in 
  a 
  sewer 
  pipe. 
  Here 
  it 
  would 
  have 
  been 
  perfectly 
  

   safe, 
  but 
  the 
  dog, 
  in 
  his 
  efforts 
  to 
  extricate 
  his 
  head, 
  gave 
  the 
  

   pipe 
  a 
  violent 
  twist 
  which 
  scared 
  the 
  rat 
  and 
  made 
  it 
  attempt 
  

   a 
  dash 
  for 
  safety. 
  But 
  before 
  it 
  reached 
  the 
  opposite 
  side 
  

   of 
  the 
  alley 
  "Bob" 
  had 
  it 
  and 
  was 
  shaking 
  it 
  vigorously 
  

   after 
  the 
  manner 
  of 
  his 
  kind, 
  breaking 
  its 
  spine 
  at 
  the 
  first 
  

   bite. 
  "Bob" 
  has 
  been 
  taught 
  a 
  great 
  many 
  tricks; 
  he 
  can 
  

   give 
  his 
  paw, 
  speak, 
  sit 
  up, 
  and 
  jump 
  through 
  a 
  hoop. 
  But, 
  

   like 
  all 
  the 
  members 
  of 
  his 
  family, 
  he 
  is 
  a 
  restless 
  beast, 
  and 
  

   is 
  so 
  fond 
  of 
  running 
  away 
  that 
  he 
  can 
  only 
  be 
  kept 
  at 
  the 
  

   price 
  of 
  continual 
  vigilance. 
  He 
  is, 
  however, 
  an 
  excellent 
  

   watch 
  dog, 
  and 
  never 
  fails 
  to 
  announce 
  the 
  arrival 
  of 
  

   strangers. 
  What 
  I 
  have 
  said 
  of 
  him, 
  of 
  course, 
  applies 
  to 
  

   the 
  whole 
  breed, 
  which 
  is 
  very 
  intelligent, 
  plucky, 
  quick 
  and 
  

   yet 
  of 
  a 
  dapper 
  appearance. 
  As 
  puppies 
  fox 
  terriers 
  are 
  

   sometimes 
  inclined 
  to 
  be 
  mischievous 
  and 
  get 
  rid 
  of 
  their 
  

   superabundant 
  vitality 
  by 
  tearing 
  wearing 
  apparel 
  into 
  

   shreds, 
  digging 
  holes 
  in 
  rosebeds, 
  etc. 
  But 
  they 
  can 
  soon 
  be 
  

   made 
  to 
  see 
  the 
  error 
  of 
  their 
  ways 
  when 
  subjected 
  to 
  dis- 
  

   cipline. 
  

  

  The 
  Scotch 
  or 
  Aberdeen 
  terriers 
  have 
  a 
  character 
  that 
  is 
  

   as 
  quaint 
  as 
  their 
  appearance. 
  They 
  are 
  homely 
  dogs, 
  but 
  

   faithful 
  unto 
  death. 
  "Grayfriars' 
  Bob," 
  whose 
  master 
  died 
  

   in 
  1858 
  and 
  who 
  watched 
  by 
  the 
  grave 
  in 
  Grayfriars' 
  Bury- 
  

   ing-ground, 
  Edinburgh, 
  until 
  he 
  died 
  himself 
  in 
  1872, 
  be- 
  

   longed 
  to 
  this 
  breed. 
  

  

  The 
  fawn 
  Pomeranian 
  spitz 
  is 
  what 
  young 
  ladies 
  are 
  ac- 
  

   customed 
  to 
  call 
  "cute," 
  and 
  very 
  popular 
  in 
  England. 
  He 
  

   is 
  very 
  lively, 
  cheerful 
  and 
  affectionate, 
  and 
  exceedingly 
  sharp 
  

   and 
  active 
  as 
  a 
  guard. 
  

  

  Among 
  the 
  toy 
  spaniels, 
  so-called, 
  that 
  are 
  also 
  a 
  charm- 
  

   ing 
  lot, 
  the 
  Blenheim 
  spaniel 
  is 
  a 
  great 
  drawing-room 
  

   favorite. 
  But, 
  like 
  all 
  toy 
  dogs, 
  he 
  is 
  apt 
  to 
  be 
  somewhat 
  

   delicate, 
  as 
  he 
  is 
  usually 
  much 
  confined 
  to 
  the 
  house 
  and 
  gets 
  

   but 
  little 
  exercise. 
  He 
  is 
  generally 
  fairly 
  intelligent, 
  but, 
  

   like 
  a 
  spoiled 
  child, 
  somewhat 
  inclined 
  to 
  be 
  wayward 
  and 
  

   troublesome. 
  As 
  he 
  is, 
  however, 
  in 
  most 
  instances 
  kept 
  more 
  

   for 
  his 
  good 
  looks 
  than 
  any 
  other 
  qualities, 
  that 
  is 
  of 
  no 
  

   consequence. 
  

  

  