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FOREST AND STREAM 
SEPTEMBER, 1917 
ful when you take a dog you have just 
broken out in the field for the first time, 
for you will probably use a 22-long at the 
house. So when you get to the field, when 
he is off forty yards, shoot. If he starts 
home, don’t pay any attention to him; 
just go on as though you did not see him. 
He will not go far, and in nearly every 
case will be back at your side before you 
turn around. 
Anything not clearly understood I will 
be glad to explain more thoroughly to any 
members of the Forest and Stream family. 
J. P. Parker. 
Raising 
Wolf Dogs 
By L. Archer Burton 
I T has been said, and is still claimed, 
that the Eskimo dog has wolf in him. 
As I have never owned any of these 
dogs, I will not deny that it is quite pos¬ 
sible, although I have been informed by a 
breeder of Eskimo dogs that wolf blood 
was not mixed in that breed. But I do 
know that the rearing or breeding of real 
wolf dogs is anything but a hard matter. 
It is realy only a matter of owning a wolf 
and a collie bitch. 
I have several wolves, which I keep 
either on chains or penned. They have 
ample chance to play with and get used to 
my dogs. And this is important in their 
breeding, as to place a dog with a wolf 
without their being acquainted with each 
other, would prove fatal to the dog. For 
wolves are bad actors, and with one snap 
at a dog they can disembowel him. 
Another important matter is to breed to 
a dog with erect ears, or partly so, as in 
the collie; and in this case you get a dog 
that resembles the wolf very much. Per¬ 
haps the biggest mistake I ever made was 
in crossing a male wolf with a bitch 
pointer. The pups were wolves as far as 
body and tail went, but they all had lop 
ears. Of the litter I kept one. He was 
about the most faithful dog I ever owned, 
but every other dog in town despised him. 
His last fight ended — as I afterward 
found out—in his cleaning out seven dogs. 
After the scrap, he left the town and went 
across the lake, and the only way I could 
locate him was by the howl he gave vent 
to there every night. Then after a few 
days he returned—without a scratch. I 
had expected to find him chewed up so I 
would have to put him out of his misery. 
I finally gave him away for family use, as 
he loved children and would not harm a 
soul. 
Wolf dogs make very good hunters, and 
they dislike wolves. Their scent naturally 
is most keen, for watch dogs they have no 
superior, and they are very tough. For 
anyone engaged in hunting and trapping, 
I would certainly recommend the wolf dog. 
Every pup in a litter doesn’t always turn 
out worthy of keeping, for some will de¬ 
stroy poultry or sheep. Of course in these 
cases the pups take after the w.olf—the 
better one after their mother. 
CONDITION ALWAYS COUNTS POINTS IN THE SHOW RING 
Hard Condition, Alertness, 
Bright Eye, Good Coat 
and Upright Bea ing 
are what a Judge 
looks for as well 
as the standard 
points of the 
breed. Whether 
your dog has or 
lacks these good 
qualities res 
entirely with you, as it is simply a question 
diet. What he requires is a food which supplies 
the greatest amount of nourishment, a food 
composed of the purest and most wholesome 
ingredients and one which can he relied upon 
to produce the most beneficial results. Such are 
SPRATT’S 
Malt & Cod Liver Oil 
DOG CAKES 
WHICH CONTAIN THE SAME INGREDIENTS *AS OUR “MEAT FIBRINE’’ C AKE S with 
the addition of Malt (the vital elements of which are so valuable as a frame-builder) 
and the strengthening and feeding properties of Cod Liver Oil. Furthermore, these 
Dog Cakes are excellent as a safe-guard against sterility. 
Send stamp for Catalogue on Dog Feeding. 
SPRATT’S PATENT LIMITED 
NEWARK, N. J.; SAN FRANCISCO; ST. LOUIS; CLEVELAND; MONTREAL. 
Gregmore Farm Kennels 
WE WOULD LIKE TO TRY OUT 
YOUR FIELD TRIAL PROSPECTS 
or thoroughly train your shooting dogs. 
We have the birds to work on and the 
country to train over. Send us your 
dogs and we will convince you that you 
and your dog have received honest 
treatment. KNEEDLER & UTER- 
MANN, Hutton Valley, Mo. 
Use Perfection Dog Food 
At Our Expense 
Send $4.00 for 100 pounds, use 25 per cent and 
if not the best you ever used, send it back; your 
money will be refunded and we will pay the re¬ 
turn freight. Cooked, ready to feed; a perfectly 
balanced ration—feeding instructions sent with 
each shipment. Order to-day 
PERFECTION DOG FOOD C0„ Dept. K 
165 Gladstone Ave., Detroit, Mich , Factory, Battle Creek 
Pointers 
and 
Setters 
GEO. W. LOVELL 
M1DDLEBORO, MASS 
Telephone, 29-M 
The Blue Grass Farm Kennels 
OF BERRY, KENTUCKY 
offer for sale Setters and Pointers, Fox and Cat 
Hounds, Wolf and Deer Hounds, Coon and Opos¬ 
sum Hounds, Varmint and Rabbit Hounds, Bear 
and Lion Hounds; also Airedale Terriers. All 
dogs shipped on trial, purchaser alone to judge 
the quality. Satisfaction guaranteed or money 
refunded. 60-page, highly illustrated, interesting 
and instructive catalogue for 10c. in stamps or 
coin. 
Hounds, Hounds, Hounds 
Why not a well bred and broke coon, fox or 
rabbit hound broke to gun and field. Fox, 
coon and rabbit hound pups, from the best of 
blood and broke stock, $5.00 each. Buy your 
dog now and know him when the season 
opens. Stamp for reply and photos. H. C. 
Lytle, Fredericksburg, 0. 
WANTED—Sportsmen and bird dog fanciers 
to know that they can see the big All America 
Trials in the movies. Why not have field 
trial night at your local movie theater? 
Birds in the air, famous dogs pointing and 
ranging, camp scenes, prairie life, and the 
famous handlers and their dogs just as they 
appeared at the All America Trials. For full 
information write WM. CORCORAN, care 
220 Third Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
WANTED—Pointers and setters to 
train; game plenty. For sale trained 
setters, also some good rabbit hounds. 
Dogs sent on trial. Dogs boarded. 
Stamp for reply. O. K. Kennels, 
Marydel, Md. 
• Trained Rabbit Hounds, Fox¬ 
hounds, Coon, Opossum, Skunk, 
Squirrel Dogs, Setters, Pointers, Pet 
and Farm Dogs. Ferrets, ioc. 
BROWN’S KENNELS, YORK, PA. 
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DOG DISEASES 
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