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FOREST AND STREAM 
January, 1922 
The Complete Dog Book 
By William A. Bruette 
Editor of Forest and Stream; 
Author of “Modern Breaking/* The Airedale, etc, 
T he dogs of America, Great Britain and other coun- 
tries are fully described in this modern work written 
by an authority of international reputation. It is a 
book that presents in an entertaining manner the history, 
general characteristics, peculiarities and particular sphere 
of usefulness of all of the breeds recognized by the Ameri- 
can Kennel Club. The latest standards for judging each 
breed are given ; the good points and bad points are set 
forth clearly and are further elucidated by a number of 
beautiful photographs of famous specimens of the most 
important breeds. 
The book is replete with practical information that will 
enable a man to determine which breed is best suited to 
his wants and purposes and how to select a typical speci- 
men. Particular attention has been given to the buying 
of puppies and the prospective owner is told just what 
things to look for and what to avoid in making his selec- 
tion. The general management and care of dogs in health 
and their treatment in disease has been carefully covered 
and numerous valuable prescriptions that have proven 
reliable for various diseases are given. Much valuable 
information has also been presented on breeding, training 
and condition. It is a book that will prove of lasting value 
to both the professional and amateur fancier and owner. 
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T he wild marten is just as blood- 
thirsty as the mink, but he can be 
tamed into a pet, which the mink never 
can. The marten is larger than the 
mink and resembles a cat or fox more 
than a snake. He mates in January or 
February and his young are born in 
three months. They do not emerge to 
the world for 8 weeks and are full 
grown at 6 months. Hornaday describes 
the marten as an imitation young red 
fox about as large as a heavy cat Its 
length is 24 inches, its tail is 6 to 7 inches 
and its body dark brownish yellow or 
fawn. The legs are darker than the 
body. It loves timbered haunts and 
rocky burrows. It is not a chicken thief 
like the mink but it is a still-hunter of 
birds, eggs, reptiles, mice and rats, with 
a great taste for berries, which improve 
the sheen of the fur. It is called the 
“Pine Marten” because it loves the for- 
ests of evergreens. 
The Pine Marten is also known as the 
Baum Marten in Europe. 
The Stone Marten has a white throat 
and a tail so fine it is kept to adorn 
mantles and capes. The Stone Marten is 
found all over Europe. Its fur is almost 
a purple brown with the belly side white, 
the throat pure white, and its fur has no 
yellowish cast whatever. The Canadian 
marten is a rich brown, almost black. 
Its under fur below the pelage is almost 
drab. The long hairs are darker than 
the thick even pelage. The throat is 
white. The tail tip may be white but is 
not always so. The best martens in Can- 
ada come from Labrador and the Rock- 
ies. Fur traders say they can tell the 
Canadian marten by the shade of the 
long over hairs, the white spots on the 
breast, the grayish ears, and the fact 
that the fur is coarser and harsher than 
the Russian. At a wild guess, the yearly 
catch is about 90,000 in Canada, though 
these may all come on the market at 
once, or be held off for a rise in price, 
or change in style. The legs of Hudson 
Bay marten are tinged with white, of 
the Japanese martens with black. 
Why should marten fur be so highly 
prized? It is not so durable as otter, 
or rare as otter. Solely because of its 
sheer beauty and wearing qualities. The 
over hairs are so long and so uniform, 
they are deeper than the deepest fox 
over-hairs. Their glisten imparts al- 
most the sheen of a beautiful veil. Then 
the dark brown under pelage is soft as 
chinchilla and fine as down. Beneath 
that again is a lighter under fur fine as 
down. Well marked skins need no dye. 
Only when matched in a cloak must the 
stripes down the back be blended by 
hand feathering. And note again, the 
marten is not a striped animal. The 
stripe in the coat is nothing but the beau- 
tiful dimple of darker, richer fur down 
the back bone. 
O F the marten family, the Russian 
Sable is the king. He is the small- 
est of the martens, too, small almost as a 
squirrel, 9 inches long and less with a 
tail 5 inches or less, very dark brown 
with a silvery sheen to his under-hair 
and no spot of white on throat or legs. 
His habitat is Siberia. As high as £33 
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