Dogs as home companions; a book for all dog lovers (1922) (14753204096)

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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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r possessing character-istics of the Airedale, is another dogwhich, when he once becomes fullyknown and appreciated for his ster-ling qualities, will become a moregeneral home favorite. He is smoothcoated, prick-eared and black and tanin color, weighing in the neighborhoodof thirty-live to forty pounds. He isvery intelligent and is as easily taughtto perform the duties of an all-roundVarmint dog as any breed in ex-istence. As a police dog he is said tobe even more readily trained than thebreed which is supposed to be a spe-cialist in that sphere — namely theshepherd dog — until lately known asthe German or Belgian shepherd dog. While on the subject of the latterbreed, it might be said in passing, thatthis dog is gaining in popularity eachyear. He is said to be intelligent, infact he is easily trained, but here alsois a breed which is somewhat uncer-tain in temper despite the stories tothe contrary. As a watch dog he can-not be surpassed. For those having 66 Dogs as Home Companions
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THE l;()BEKMAX PTNSCHER CH. BETELDOBERMAN. country estates or large enough out-door space, this dog is a very desirableone, but it is scarcely possible to keepone of these in limited quarters. The same may be said of any of thelarger breeds, and as this book is de-voted to the dogs that are suitable forthe large towns and cities we shallrefer the aspiring fancier who is bentupon going in for the large dogs toprocure a copy of Dogcraft, aformer work of mine which gives thestandards of all breeds, large andsmall. CHAPTER IV. Housing Problems, PHE proper housing of a dog is one-*- of the important, if not the mostimportant questions in dog keeping.We are assuming that the buddingdog fancier has decided upon whatbreed he wants to own and has foundan individual to his liking. Perhapsthe purchase has been made and hehas brought his canine acquisitionhome to find that he has never giventhe question of housing him anythought. Under such circumstanceshe is in a dilemma. His new chargeis like a