Dogs as home companions; a book for all dog lovers (1922) (14589568388)

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Title: Dogs as home companions; a book for all dog lovers
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Hochwalt, Albert Frederick. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Dogs
Publisher: Cincinnati, O., Sportman's digest
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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-Sized Dogs 61 The Whippet, which is a miniatureEnglish greyhound, is a neat, cleanlydog, not perhaps a desirable com-panion when all essentials of an in-telligent dog are taken into considera-tion, but he is a trim animal, verydistinguished in appearance, andshort of coat, hence he is worth con-sidering on this account, if for noother. At the present time the whip-pet is coming into greater popularity,mainly because of the fact that benchshow clubs are giving him ampleclassification and further, because asa racing dog he has gained quite avogue in some parts of the country. Among the many intelligent non-sporting dogs is the Large Poodle, adog somewhat larger than the chow.He is in every sense of the word alarger edition of the toy poodle, buta much more useful dog because of hissize and superior intelligence. Thepoodle is one of the most readilytrained dogs in existence today. Asa trick dog he has no equals and hemay be broken to retrieve from landand water with the same facility as
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Medium-Sized Dogs 63 any of the sporting retrievers orspaniels. There are two varieties ofthe poodle; the corded and the curly.The latter is the more common andalso the more practical, for the cordedpoodles coat is the most difficult ofany among the canine race, to carefor. The hair on the latter hangsfrom the dog in long rope-like strands,almost touching the ground and un-less it is given daily attention it islikely to become matted and soiled.The corded poodle is covered withshort curls all over his body. It iscustomary to clip them about one-third ; that is, the coat is left on head,neck and front, extending well backof the shoulders while the loin, hipsand back legs are closely clipped,leaving a tuft here and there and onthe end of the docked tail. A wellcared for poodle makes a unique ap-pearance. The breed comes in allblack, all white, all blue and all red.The colors should be solid — that is,on blacks there should be no whiteand vice versa. A breed that promised to come into