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FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Seirt, 27 to Oct. 2.— Dog Show of ludijuia State Fair Association. 

 J. M. Fi'eemau, Secretary, Ricltuell, lud. 



Oct. T) to A.nnual Dog Slio\v of llx' Danlmry Agricultural So- 

 ciety. R. O, Lyiica, Secretary, Daulnir^, ( 'orni. 



Oct. n and 14.-T]urd Annual Dos Show of the Stafford Kenue 

 Club. R. S. Hicky, Secretai-y. Stiifford Sprh.irs, Conn, 



Oct. 19 to T<'ift]i Annual Dop: Show of tlio New Brunswick 

 Kennel Club. 11. W. Wdson, Seci-eta\\v, S(. .lolins, N. B. 



Deo, 1 to 8.— Fir.st Dog Show of the luter-State Poulti-y and Pet 

 Stock Association, Cairo, 111. A. A. Cowdery, Secretary, Cobden, 



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FIELD TRIALS. 

 Nov. 8.— Second Annual Field Trials of the Western Field Trial.? 

 Association, at Abilene, Kan. R. C. Van Horn, Secretary, Kansas 

 City, Mo. 



Not, 8.— Third Annual Field Trials of the Fisher's Island Club, at 

 Elsher's Island. N. Y. IMax Wenzel, Secretary, Hobokcn. N. .J. 



Nov. 23.— Eipthth Annual Field Trials of the Eastern Field Trials 

 Club, at High Point, N. C. W. A, Coster, Secretary, Flatbusb, 

 Kings county, N. Y. 



Dee. 6.— Eighth Annual Field Trials of tlie National Field Trials 

 Club, at Grand Junction, Tenn. 



Dec. 11.— Inaugural Field Trials of the Texas Field Trials Club. 

 For members only, ^lohn F, Sharp, Secretary, Marshall, Tex. 



A. K. R.-SPECIAL NOTICE. 



npHE AMERICAN KENNEL RfeGISTER, for the registration 



of pedigrees, etc. (witii prize lists of all shows and trials), is 

 published every month. Entries close on the 1st. Should be in 

 eaily. Entry blanks sent on receipt of stamped and addressed 

 envelope. Registration fee (50 cents) must accompany each entry. 

 No entries inserted unless paid in advance. Yearly subscription 

 $1.50. Address "American Kennel Register," P. O. Box ,'2833, New 

 york. Number of entries already printed 4126. 



C/ESARIAN SECTION. 



Editor Fnrcst and Stream: 



It is so long .since I have had this pleasure, that I am 

 almost afraid you will scarcely have space for any communi- 

 cation froni your ancient correspoudeut. With this preface 

 I will give your readers last Saturday night's experience, 

 which I hope and trust will be of both use and benefit to all 

 lovers of the canine race, e8j)eciall3' to those who are inter- 

 ested in toy dogs. As it often hapi^ens to a busy profes- 

 sional man, Saturday was a rather heavy day with me, and 

 consequently I was, about 8 P. M., rather cross; in fact, I 

 didn't want to be bothered with any one, especially a toy 

 dog crank — who nearly alwa.ys is a man who has a very nice 

 home, an exceedingly nice wdfe, btit no cradle to rock. ' As I 

 said before, I was cross, or rather had an attack of "obliquity 

 of teinpei-" last Saturday evening, when my office bell rang 

 and the toy dog crank appeared. He -was very sorry to 

 trouble jne, but as both he and his wife were nearly driven 

 to desperation he had to do something, and as he knew 1 

 always had a love for dogs he came to me and stated his case. 

 He had a black and tan bitch about four pounds weight, 

 which had been in labor for tlu-ee days and was in great pain. 

 Cotild I do aii;\d:hing for her? 



I was at once restored to myiusual goodteniper by thoughts 

 of making myself again nbtoriouis in dog surgery, and 

 inuigiue I may be helping some of my dog friends bv'telling 

 what 1 did do. 



I started <rat with a whole kit of instruments, including 

 sulph. ether, my patent (not yet obtained) ether dog ad- 

 ministrator. I never give a, dog chloroform now, as I have 

 tad so many deaths from chloroform, never any from ether. 

 The little patient having been duly etherized, I made a 

 vaginal examijuition and found that the mouth of the uteims 

 was fully dilate<l, .i.nd that a puppy was being forced through 

 it. I liad the greatest difficulty in getting my forefinger 

 through the vagina, and consequently 1 thought there was 

 little chance of my being able to get the puppy through. 

 Nevertheless I tried %vith a small pair of placenta forceps to 

 elfect delivery, but with no result except that the skin of the 

 puppy came out. I told my toy dog friend, a "crank,"' that 

 the only way I could see of saving his hitch was to perform 

 Ctesarian section, and warning him that I did not at all war- 

 rant the life of his dog. He gave his consent and I immedi- 

 ately began to operate, having the following instruments 

 ready: a sharp scalpel, a pair of scissors, a needle armed with 

 silk, a .sponge and some warm water in a basin. As the bitch 

 was very fat and her breasts very full of milk, I could not 

 operate as I should haA^e liked doAvn the Unea alba, so I 

 had to draw the breasts to one side and tnake an incision 

 about two and a half inches long in the left side. 

 Having got through the muscles and peritoneum, I intro- 

 duced my finger into the vagina and pushed the uterus 

 up into the cut. I then made an incision into the 

 Uterus and withdrew the puppy that was presenting, 

 •which ha<l evidently been dead for some time and was being 

 forced out back first. 1 could not at once find any more pups, 

 ■but I felt round for some time and at length found a hard 

 body at a considerable distance up in the abdomen, which 

 by pressure I lirought down to the external opening, and 

 found it was another dead puppy. I extracted this. Then 

 came the point, ouglj 1 1 place sutures in the rent in the uterus. 

 Finding the natural state of the bitch's uterus to he nothing 

 but a sero-fibrous tube, and having no catgut ligatures Avith 

 me, and silk would have acted as a foreign body, I came to 

 the determination of leaving the utnrus rent 'as it was. I 

 placed two sutures through the external openings, takin 

 care that I included the muscular structures in them, ani^ 

 brought the sides not too forcibly together. Before I did so 

 I sponged out the abdomen as well as possible, as it was very 

 rnuch charged with black matter from the puppies. By this 

 time the little bitch Avas recovering from the ether, and I 

 had her placed in her box and gave her a little water, and I 

 was pleased to see her begin to lick herself where she had been 

 wetted. I advised complete rest and very little food, and 

 that she should get two teaspoonfuls of castor oil on the 

 second day after the operation, and that .she should be 

 brought to my office, if alive, on the fourth day to remove 

 the sutures. I was Isoth surprised and pleased by seeing her 

 trot in at her crank owner's heels on the fifth day looking 

 as if nothing had happened her, I removed the sutures, and 

 she ajipearcd as well as ever. 



If this history of the CiJesarian section will be of any use to 

 any of your readers I avIU be more than repaid for the trouble 

 of transcribing it, and I think if it were more often resorted 

 to, many valuable pet dogs' lives would be saved. 



J. S. mvEK, M. D. 



London, Ont. 



GREAT DANES.— A Massachusetts law (Chap. 340, Laws 

 of 1886) provides: "No person shall keep or have in his care 

 or posses.sion any dog of the species commonly known as 

 hloodhound, or any dog wMch is ov has been classed liy dog 

 fanciers or breeders a.s Cuban bloodhouud. Siberian blood- 

 hound, (jerman mastilf or Gi'eat Uaiie, boarhound or Ulmer 

 dog, be said dog iuAvlioleor in part of said species; unless 

 the same be kept for exhibition solely, in which case said 

 dog shall at all times be kept securely inclosed or chained 

 and shall not be allowed at large, even though in charge of 

 a keeper, unless properly and securely muzzled. ' ' Penalty $50_ 



THE ATTLEBORO DOG SHOW. 



PAWTUCKET, R. I,, Sept. 25.— Editor Forest mid 

 Stream: As this has been Fair week in our little State 

 of Rhode Island T have not had time to make out a list of 

 the winning dogs at the show which Avas held last week at 

 Attleboro, under the aus[jiccs of the Attleboro Farmers' and 

 Mechanic's' Assorintiria, w Jiich I had intended to do. The 

 dog departmcid. was a great success and the number of dogs 

 entered as follov^'s; Two inastilVs, one St. Bernard, three 



freyhouuds, three deerhonnds, eighteen foxhounds, tAvcnty 

 eagles, fifteen English setters, ten Irish setters, twelve Gor- 

 don setters, ten pointers, four collies, fonr cocker spaniels, 

 four bulldogs, tw^o bun-tcrricrs, foui' fox-terrici's, four York- 

 shire terriers, eight pugs, two Italian greyhounds, total 126, 

 besides four litters of nursing puppies." Tlicre was not rooni 

 enough in the building where the show v as held l;ist year to 

 acconimodate all the dogs, so they iiad to tit up another 

 building adjoining. The sho\v was in good hands under the 

 management of Mr. A. II. Wakefield, of Providence, Avh o did 

 all in his poAver to make it pleasant for the dogs as Avell as 

 the hundreds of visitors who Avere in attendance during the 

 day. The judging of Mr. Samuel Scranton, of ProAddence, 

 Avas all that could be desired; not a kick or any grumbling 

 by the exhibitors showed that he gave good satisfaction. He 

 took plenty of time, understood his busine.ss, and Avent at it 

 iji a workmanlike manner. The dog department has got to 

 be one of the principal features of the fair, and they are all 

 so niuch intei csted m the association that they are going to 

 build a new building before another season and have it 

 fitted up in the best possible manner for the comfort and 

 convenience of the dogs. They Avill give good jn-emiums an- 

 otlier year and try and get some of the best dogs in the 

 country; in fact, Ave had some from Mr. Thayer's kennels 

 this year that get the blue ribbon at every show. His dogs 

 Avere especially admired by all. C, F. C, 



"FANCY" AS APPLIED TO DOGS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 

 Would it not be a pretty good idea if there were a little 



Jiiprovmg ' every 

 ^ out of dogs if the "fancy" keep on in the same track 

 much longer. In \Adiat direction are we imjiroving dogs? It 

 is pos.sible, only possible, that taken, altogi.'t her, all dugs have 

 been improA'ed in appearance as a result of dog ahoAvs, but 

 that they have been improA^ed \n one useful quality, I most 

 steadfastly deny. Of course I have to fall back on'mastifis 

 as my .stronghold, and it is my deliberate couAdction that the 

 mastiffs of to-day do not, an <(n a ncragc, equal those of thirty- 

 five yeai's .since as guards and true Avatch dogs. When" I 

 made th ei r acquaintance at that time I can honestly say that I 

 never knew either a savage or coward among the dozens that 

 1 had personal knowledge of. True, some Avere Aviser than 

 others, some A^'ere sharper than others, Imt none AA^ere destitute 

 I of that cromiing glory of the mastifl", the indisposition to bite 

 I or take any harsh means until gentle ones had been tried and 

 ' found wanting. That this Avas an original characteristic of the 

 breed is shOAvn by Bingley describing it as early as 1804, 

 dAvelling on hoAV mastifl's would allow a stranger to enter on 

 their OAvner's grounds Avithout molestation, "so long as he 

 touched nothing, but if he did, they Avould prevent him and 

 keep him from going away until their master's return, and 

 I caimot remember one animal among the mastiffs T kneAV 

 thirty-five >'ears since that did not have this trait of character. 

 We now hear constantly of this, that or the other point, 

 .such as short liead, blunt muzzle, snub nose, etc., as being a 

 "characteristic"' of the breed; does it eA^er occur to those who 

 dAA ell on these points that Ms character,_ his mental, moral 

 character Avas a. cha i actcri.stic of the mastifl'? Yet Avhich is the 

 most important, an inch oft his nose, or the trusty disposition? 

 Truly "the fancier" will smile at your childish innocence 

 and will say: "Why, the nose is everything there is about a 

 dog, the breed we Avill produce before we get through Avill 

 be nothing but head, and the head will be minus a snout." 



So much for the u.sefulness of the dog; and now let us see 

 about his beauty, as it is bad enough to ruin a dog's useful- 

 ness for the sake of his beauty, but Avorse, to make him as 

 ugly as sin while making a fool or savage of a philosopher 

 and philanthropist. I take such a dog as 11 ford Caution, 

 because 1 knoAv him in the flesh, and a noted English fancier 

 says he has the grandest head of any dog since Banford's 

 and Pemberton's Wolf. Will any one assert that this ridicu- 



"fancy" has not even the justification of good looks. Will 

 your "fanciers" assert that this disgusting snubbiness of 

 nose is a "characteri,stic" of the breed? Hoav then comes it 

 that none of the dogs I have mentioned above are marked 

 Avith it? 



This may answer for mastiffs, and let us see how it is 

 about collies. I must confess to complete ignorance of the 

 points of the breed from a fancier's standpoint, but a distin- 

 guished collie breeder told me that he didn't believe that out 

 of the hundreds of collies on the English shoAv benches, one 

 per cent, could be found that could Avork stock. I knoAv of 

 tAVo bitches by one of the cracks of the English show ring, 

 and neither were of more use as farm dogs than a cat, nei- 

 ther of them could be taught the fir.st principles of farm 

 work. They were out of different bitches, one of them a 

 sister to a champion bitch, but both Avere nasty, nervous, 

 noisy, barking, biting, jealous, eoAvardly beasts, Avith as 

 much brains as the sheep they .should work, and as much 

 courage as those they should have defended. One of them 

 had the temerity to attack the bobtail, Dame Judith, pre- 

 suming on her superior size, but the Dame incontinently 

 killed her off-hand, and repeated the operation with her dam 

 AA'hen s/ie tried the same game. Grand "protectors" of a 

 flock they would have been should a sheep-killing dog have 

 come around ! Then as for looks, I must say that the pres- 

 ent rage are awfully ugly beasts as compared AAdth the pic- 

 tures of such dogs as Old Cockie. The older dogs had a 

 really sharpj foxy expression ; those of to-day look like a 

 black snake m head. Anyhow, it seems to me "that the com- 

 paratively broad skull, AAdth the narrow, pinched muzzle, 

 much like a fox's, that collies used to have, has been replaced 

 by a narroAver skill, thicker muzzle and a generally longer 

 head, and I have found it the impression of non-collie fan- 

 ciers that the resultant has been as repulsive a looking dog 

 as lives. 



NoAv why cannot fanciers be reasonably consistent? If they 

 want a dog purely and entirely to meet the requirements of 

 Dame Fashion, why not say so and be done with it? That 

 would be at least logical and intelligible, but they come over 

 such rotten gibberish as "character," "typical," "character- 

 istic," etc., AA'^ords that ordinarily mean something, even if 

 "the fancy" is above such weak considerations as the neces- 

 sity of being logical or comprehensible. Didn't somebody 

 say in the London Stock-Keeper a short time since that a 

 poodle, shaved to look more like the devil than the devil does 

 himself, AA^as a thoroughly "typical" specimen of the breed? 

 And by the Avay, I saAv this poodle at Ncav York shoAV only 

 moderately disfigured, and I thought that, Avith all his dis- 

 adA^autage, he Avas one of the brightest, mostlovabledooking 

 dogs I had met, amiable to a fault and as courageous as 

 Kiehard Cosur de Lion. Now if "the fancy" will only con- 

 fine them.seh'cs to "fancy" dogs, those that have no use in 

 the world, such as pugs, toy spajiiels. toy terriers, etc., much 

 mischief would be saved, and in mercy to those stupid 

 enough to still believe that dogs may haA'e some use, cannot 

 they leaA'e .such dogs as mastiff's, collies, poodles and Avork- 

 ing terriers alone? Will they not openly confess that all 



such consirlerations as real beauty and ordinary usefulness 

 enter into their calculations about as they do into the com- 

 position of a lady's bonnet, or her shoes, or a man's plug hat, 

 or the cut of his breeches? 



NoAV, if I haven't spun the above out beyond your patient 

 endurance, may T suggest a few things re "Aper's" article? 

 It strikes me that he has propounded an old and obscure 

 conundrum, but has not given us an answer. Why is it that 

 animals, not only of high pedigree but of high merit, both 

 as specimens and breeders, often produce litters or single 

 offsprings utterly worthless? Why Avas it that Merlin^ the 

 dam of the CroAvn Prince litter, produced a litter to either 

 The Shah or The Emperor of a very marked character, and 

 then prod\iced a litter, undoubtedly to The Eraiieror, of a 

 totally distinct character? The CroAvn Prince litter was 

 bulldog to the extreme, and the produce of the litter were 

 generally the same, Avhile the Maxinnlian litter Avere fine, 

 powerful, large animals, Avith Avhat I maintain is a trae 

 mastiff head, decently long-faced. Then Avhy was it 

 that Merlin's litter by Beau Avere such bad ones that 

 Woolmore drowned t'he lot? Beau Avas A^jry efficient 

 in getting short-faced oruis, as for instance The Lady 

 Clare and Beaufort, \\hile The Shah was on the long- 

 faced order, and ■Maximilian wa,s decidedl.y tlie same. 

 The Emperor, a son of The Shah, Avas A'^ery short-faced; 

 Avhere he got it from perhaps "Aper" can tell, 1 can't guess, 

 for his dam Avas a real handsome bitch, nothing of the snub- 

 nosed kind, although not so short-faced as her litter sister, 

 Curtis 's Duchess. Furt-her, why is it that a particular litter 

 or cross Avill have .such damnable tempers? I had a litter by 

 De Buch ex Dinah that, Avith one exception, were the worst 

 cases T ex er sa^^'— not savage, but the most nervous, flighty, 

 timid beasts I ever bred, yet neither sire nor dam Avere ever 

 parent to any others of the same character. It strikes me 

 that there is often something in the condition, surroundings 

 or happenings to the mother during pregnancy that have a 

 powerful effect on the offspring. We knoAv that such is the 

 casein thehuman family, whynot in thecaiiine? W. Wade. 



HuLTON, Pa., Sept. 3. 



A TENNESSEE FOX HUNT. 



A SHORT time .since 1 found myself in company with two 

 companions quartered at the country residence of Col. 

 N. — a Avell-to-do farmer and ranchman of West Tennessee. 

 After supper Ave Avere sitting on the veranda enjoying the 

 cool breeze, Avhen noticing a number of sleek, well-fed dogs 

 lazily .stretched on the grass at our feet, I inquired of our 

 host if he ever hunted. Unconsciously I had stnick the key 

 note of his very life. "Hunt," said he, "hunt? Whj;^ I was 

 born in the saddle behind a pack. Do you?" Then he pro- 

 posed a run that night. In an instant what a feAv moments 

 before had been languid ease now Avas in commotion; the 

 negroes Avere summoned from the cabins, horses saddled and 

 led to the block, dogs collected and fed si^aringly, as a full 

 stomach mars a keen scent, and in less time than it takes to 

 AA^rite it we Avere in readiness. My tAA'O friends were mounted 

 on clean-limbed thoroughbreds, the Colonel on a long, lank, 

 raw-boned, antiquated specimen of horse flesh that had 

 evidently seen better days, yet which, according to his state- 

 ment, had been in at the death more times than "any other 

 boss in this section," and I, poor hapless I, find myself 

 astride a nondescript known in common parlance as a mule. 

 I am inclined to murmur at this discrimination between my 

 companions and myself, but the good-natured Colonel, seeing 

 my discomfiture, explained that the other horses are dOAvn in 

 the cane and this is the best he can do for me on short notice. 

 I thank him, and Ave start. 



We ride sloAvly down a long lane, chatting gaily of the 

 prospects. A light breeze is coming from the Avest, and in 

 the east the silver crescent of a ncAv moon is just peeping 

 over the hill. The dogs in charge of Bill and Fun, sons of 

 the Colonel, are ranging to the west, and hunting in fine 

 .stjde. Before Ave are a mile from home, old Rattler, a fine 

 black and tan hound of the purest strain, AA^ho has been 

 industriously sniffing the ground and bushes for some 

 moments, suddenly raises his head and gives voice. Instantly 

 the pack closes in, and away they go to the Avestwaxd, square 

 to the AA'ind, and reynard is started. We restrain our horses 

 a moment to determine the course, and then, at a Avord from 

 the Colonel, dash off sharply to the southAvest toAvard the 

 bottom. We have a sharp run of five miles across fields and 

 farms, and halt at the edge of a Avood. As we supposed, this 

 fox has made a circuit of about Aa'c miles, and is uoaa' com- 

 ing almost directly toAvard us. The excitement is intense, 

 every man is standing in his stirrups, Avith rein drawn taut, 

 every nerve tingling, and straining the ear to the musical 

 "talk" of the dogs. We have not long to Avait. They draw 

 nearer and nearer, and the yelping, Avhich before Avas 

 blended into one harmonious roll of fox-hunting melody, 

 noAv becomes distinct and separate, each dog distinguishable 

 by his voice. They come in sight; the pack scarce three 

 hundred yards behind the game, Avith heads Avell up and 

 tails doAATi they seem hardly to touch the ground, but re- 

 mind one in the dim moonlig^ht of a flock of huge birds. We 

 have no time for such comparisons, but Avitli an ear-splitting 

 yell are off after them, belter skelter, pell mell, every horse 

 doing his best licks and scattering the leaA^es and sticks like 

 a miniature hurricane. 



Now we have the grandest run of the night. The Colonel's 

 mare begins to shoAv her colors. She leads us all, covering 

 the ground at a terrific pace that leaves us far behind, and 

 her rider is a perfect pictui-e of horseman and hunter. His 

 long gray hair and beard stream out behind, his hat in hand, 

 he leans forAvard encouraging his noble mount and his keen 

 eyes fairly blaze. My mule begins to show her blood, too, 

 Avith neck stretched out, ears laid back and nose almost 

 touching the ground, she passes the thoroughbreds, aa'-Iio 

 have backed at a fence and brings me to second place. She 

 didn't run so fast as the others, but she takes the fences and 

 gullies like a flash, Avhich gives me a decided advantage. 

 We have open country iioav, and the speed increases and the 

 pace begins to tell. Two young nags ridden by the boys 

 have thrown up the sponge; one of my friends is coming 

 down to a sIoav gallop. Rejmard is failing, too, and makes a 

 detour to the right toward hills. This movement costs him 

 his life. One of the lead hounds anticipates this and turns 

 squarely at right angles to the course folloAved by three 

 young dogs, and Avhen the game emerges from a narrow 

 .strip of wood into the open again, the dogs are a short 

 fifty yards behind. The AAuiy animal for once is bewil- 

 dered. The pursuers are to the right and left of 

 him and he hesitates, turns fir,st forAvard, then backAvard, 

 and finally goes off diagonally doAvn a ravine. His hesita- 

 tion costs him dear, for the dogs gain on him noAv at every 

 leap. He sees it and attempts to leave the ravine and 

 scramble up the hill, but it is vain; that portion of the pack 

 left behind has made a flank movement and he is running 

 straight toward them. He knows he is hemmed, but is 

 game to the last, and as a slender chance attempts to double. 

 The dogs are prepared for this, and Trailer, a large red 

 hound, intercepts and springs upon him— a snarl, a snap, 

 and all is over. Before I can extricate myself and my mule 

 from a bad thicket into Avhich he has carri'ed me, the Colonel 

 dashes up, springs from his horse, and, beating off the dogs 

 seizes the fox and sAvings him high in air, and giA^es vent to 

 a yell that reverberates from the surrounding hills, is an- 

 swered by myself and companions, and pandemonium reigns 

 supreme. The brush is taken and bestoAvcd upon the writer 

 a.s a remembrance of the run, and we turn our tired horses' 

 heads homcAvard and ride uji just in time to catch the savory 

 odor of fresh ham and eggs and delightful roils issuing from 

 the kitchen. I consult my Avatch and i t is a quarter to 6, and 

 Ave have been out nine hours and run altogether thirty-six 



FuLiON, Ky. 



