Chapter V: Part 5

There is a great deal of variety in the Australian shooting and the bush life of that lovely country is entrancing for the lover of nature and the observer of mammals and birds. Pointers and setters are used in just the same way as they are anywhere else. Quail are plentiful and the varieties of numbers of wild fowl are beautiful and often countless. As for hares, in some places they are almost as common as the rabbits; and hares are three times more prolific in that balmy country than they are in climes north of the equator in Europe and America. Coursing is a great sport there and is a means of much speculating or wagering among Australians and New Zealanders. New Zealand in many climatic instances and country surroundings is very much like England, and game has been imported and the different societies and clubs have done much to acclimatize, breed and protect game. Here is a country where springer spaniels could be more in evidence and worked with advantage. A good trade should spring up between New Zealand and California for gun dogs and greyhounds. The passage is one of less than three weeks, and the freight inconsiderate. All over South America gun dogs and greyhounds are required. There is some shooting in New Guinea, but the bush is very dense and the natives not always agreeable to the visitation of the man with a gun. Some very nice dogs are to be found in the Hawaiian Islands, notably at ever-glorious and salubrious Honolulu, the Paradise of the Pacific. And within a few days’ hail is the Golden Gate and the ever-bountiful lands that slope down to the North Pacific and the longed-for port by the voyagers from the far East and the farther South. Here, of course, we will find gun dogs in great variety, and many greyhounds. Some years ago several of the best running dogs in England were imported by sportsmen in California. And that stock is in the Golden State now. Gun dogs are not only esteemed as gun dogs or for their work, but also for their good looks. The English setter is bred in all his attractive loveliness and usefulness all the way up the Pacific Coast as far as British Columbia. And it is in the last mentioned province that some of the most beautiful of the blue-ticked, long and silver silk-like coated setting dogs have been bred. Taking the whole of the North American Continent we will find it one abiding place for gun dogs of the highest merit; and as it is well known, Americans and Canadians have always been circumspect and generous in their importations of gun dogs from Europe, and, consequently, have possessed themselves of specimens that are not only good to look upon, but easy to train and delightful to shoot over.

Whippet Dogs and Whippet Racing

The whippet is a greyhound-like dog, and is the fastest of all dogs at his weight or height. In some instances they have been crossed with Italian greyhounds, but these alliances are apt to bring about inferior whippets for racing or catching rabbits, either on their own ground or at rabbit-coursing or snap-dog matches. In rabbit-coursing, where the rabbits have previously been caught and turned down on unknown ground (to the rabbit) before a brace of whippets, it is the dog _that catches_ the rabbit that wins the course, and the winner of the majority of a given number of courses wins the wager for its owner or connections. Snap-dog coursing—that is, running rabbits down with whippets in small and enclosed places, the rabbit being given little “law,” is not considered a sportsmanlike action, and is practiced only as a means of gambling. Whippets have long been declared a pure breed, and this dog was first recognized as such by the English Kennel Club.

_The Whippet_
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Whippet racing is an old sport and the pastime of working men in England. He has been called the poor man’s race-horse, as indeed he is, the dog providing sport and a means of speculation for men of slender means. Whippet racing is carried on right through the year in the Northwest and North of England. Of late years it has become a great sport in London and its suburbs, the principal handicaps being run off every other Sunday forenoons at Walthamstow. Whippet racing was patronized by the late King Edward VII of England, at the Ranelagh Club grounds, London, and the leading “country club” of its kind in the United Kingdom. Whippet racing has long been a sport in Belgium, France and Germany. Dog racing was also introduced into South Africa during the end of the last century, and valuable handicaps are run off on the diamond and gold fields. Whippet racing was first favored in the United States by the English operatives in the cotton mills in New England, especially in Massachusetts. The sport has been well and continuously conducted at country clubs around Boston and Philadelphia, which has put the pastime on a society basis. There is no cruelty in whippet racing. The dog is held on his mark by the neck and root of tail, and, starting off at pistol fire, the object of his run of 200 yards or less being a towel held by the runner-up—usually someone he knows—who stands, holloas and waves the “rag,” as it is called, 10 yards beyond the winning line or mark. The dogs are handicapped according to their weight or height. The latter is not a popular mode and it is the weight of a dog that is considered practically everywhere. Roughly, it can be reckoned that a dog of say 16 pounds is 2½ to 3 yards faster than a 15–pound dog. A bitch is keener than a dog. The handicap scale given in this description of the whippet was arranged by Freeman Lloyd and is largely in use throughout the world.

_Finish in an Old-time Whippet Race Meeting_
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A whippet track may be easily laid out on grass, race track, show or fair ground. It must be 220 yards straight. If it is over, so much the better. The further the onlookers are kept off the track the more they can see, and they will not interfere with the dogs running. The whippets are entered, their names, weights, colors and owners being given. Each owner pays an entry fee for each dog and these fees are generally made a sweepstake and the purse divided between the first, second and third dogs in the final heat. The dogs must be weighed before they run and an allowance is made of 4 ounces or 8 ounces either way in their stated weight. The handicap is run off in heats, the number of dogs in each heat varying according to the entry and the duration of the racing. Heats may be run off like clockwork, one lot of dogs starting off as the others are finishing; or it may be delayed when the number of dogs is limited. If 40 dogs are entered and an afternoon’s sport desired they can be run off in heats of four dogs each. There would be then 10 winners of heats to run off in the semi-finals, which could be either two heats of five each or, better still, three heats with two fours and one of three dogs. The two winners, or the three winners of the semi-finals, must be run off in the final. Taking the three semi-finals for choice, there would be run off altogether 14 races, which would occupy about two hours. The owner of the second may challenge the weight of the winner, immediately after the final is run. The dog is then allowed 6 ounces to the usual allowance made before the running of its first heat.

Here is a plan of a track. If possible, the dogs should run so that the sun shall not be in their faces.

+--+--+--+--+--+--+------------------------------------+------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 200 Yards | 10 Yards | | | | | | | | | | +--+--+--+--+--+--+------------------------------------+------------+ Handicap Marks Winning Over Mark Mark

The dogs run in colors, strips of narrow ribbon being tied around their necks. These are of red, white, blue, yellow, green and black. On the race card the shade of the dog’s racing color is noted in the preliminary heats. In the semi-final and final heats the back or scratch dog wears the red collar, the next the white, the next the blue, and so on. If the red dog is first over the winning line, where the judge stands, the judge raises a red flag. Whatever color wins so is a flag of the same color held aloft by the official whose ruling is final. Each “runner-up” must be behind the over or trig mark before his dog crosses the winning line. If dogs start when the cap is fired, but there is no powder explosion, it is no start. But if all dogs go fairly away, it is a start. Dead heats must be run off excepting in the final, where owners may agree to divide. If a dog is disqualified, the second dog takes his place in the records. No live bait allowed with the runner-up, and all dogs are subject to inspection by the officials. It is recommended that only whippets of 25 pounds or under be raced. The bigger dogs are often given to savaging or “slapping,” and appear ungainly among a lot of small dogs. The back dog in every heat must run the whole of the 200 yards, or whatever smaller course is used.

STARTS FOR DOGS AND BITCHES OF DIFFERENT WEIGHTS IN 200 YARDS HANDICAP.

When a dog wins at a handicap he must be penalized according to the judgment of the handicapper. The following handicap would put each dog or bitch on equal terms, providing all the dogs were exactly of the same calibre or of equal racing powers—barring their weights:

Wt. of Dog or Bitch—Lbs. Start for Dogs, Yd. Start for Bitches, Yd.
28 1 0
27 2 1
26 3 2
25 4 3
21 5 4
23 6 5
22 7 6
21 8 7
20 9½ 7½
19 11 8
18 12½ 9½
17 14 11
16 16 13
15 18½ 14½
14 21½ 17
13 24½ 20
12 27½ 23½
11 31 26½
10 35 30
9 39 34
8 43 38
7 47 43
6 52 48
5 58 54

A dog covering 200 yards in 12 seconds gallops at the rate of 16 yards 24 inches a second; in 13 seconds, 15 yards 14 inches, and in 14 seconds, 14 yards 10⅓ inches.

The Sled Dogs of Alaska

Between the laborer who earns his daily bread by the sweat of his brow, and the spoiled favorite of fortune who neither toils nor spins, there is not more difference than between the workers of the North—the Sled Dogs of Alaska—and the pampered, fur-coated, jewel-hung dogs “in society”; dogs who have their silk-lined baskets, their gold-mounted toilet articles, and the exclusive services of a personal attendant. But “Dogs is Dogs,” and the unhappy accident of birth that gives to such a dog the humiliating experience of having his teeth brushed by a maid, or a massage of cold cream after a bath in a silver-plated tub, should not be held against him—for he may still retain some of his admirable, lovable canine qualities through the human veneer.

A dog’s intelligence and his faithful, affectionate nature are his chief assets in his association with man; and if he preserves these in spite of his artificial surroundings as a mere toy, his development along those lines is almost unlimited when he becomes a co-worker with his master, and a devoted comrade through adversity and peril.

_Incident in the Ziegler Polar Expedition, 1903–5_
_Mr. Anthony Fiala with His Dog Teams—Lat. 82° N._
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Far beyond the Aleutian Islands, which stretch a grim barrier between the North Pacific and Bering Sea, almost to the bleak coast of Siberia, there lies that part of Alaska not familiar to the average tourist. The Alaska of primeval forests, of great, almost unknown rivers, of vast areas of snow and ice that reach to the desolate shore of the Arctic—the Alaska of the Dogs; and here in the “Land that God forgot,” the dog holds a unique place as an indispensable factor in the settlement of the country.

He discovered the North Pole with Peary; he discovered the South Pole and the Northwest Passage, too, with Amundsen; and he played a pathetic yet heroic part in the brave, if futile, efforts of Captain Scott to reach his goal; just as he has ever played well his role of support to those who have sought to penetrate the trackless wastes at the ends of the earth.

Late in October, usually under leaden skies, nearly the entire population of Nome stands upon a dreary beach watching the last boat of the open season, the “Victoria,” steam slowly out through a sea already heavy with young ice, and disappear in the misty grayness of the horizon. The parting salute of the ship’s siren has been answered by all of the town whistles; and then as if to add the fitting climax to the gloom of the occasion, it seems that every dog within hearing raises his voice to join in a mournful farewell chorus—a blood-curdling wail that is characteristic of these Northern dogs with their strong wolf strain.

_A Typical Scene in the Arctic Regions_
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But the people look with kindly eyes upon them, and even listen with kindly ears—for they know that every letter, paper, and magazine from now till the middle of June, will be brought in over fifteen hundred miles of ice and snow and frozen sea, by the United States Government Dog Team Mail; and that, except for the wireless system, all of the news from the great world “outside,” from family and friends, depends upon these Postmen of the Silent Trails. They go where soft snow and other conditions make it impossible to use horses. No service is too lowly, no mission too high. They pull the baby in his tiny sled, are the means of delivery for the merchant, and they carry the doctor and priest to the bedside of the sick or dying in some lonely, distant cabin.

_Eskimo family and malamute—At Home._
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Owing to the prohibitive tax rate on railroads which traverse practically uninhabited districts in Seward Peninsula—a tax which has only been abolished within the past few months—dogs have become the motive power instead of engines; and in place of the “toot-toot” of the locomotive as it takes a freight train out to the mines with supplies, there is the “bow-wow” of the dog team “Kougarok Limited” or the “Little Creek Express” as it starts down the track with a loaded flat car.

As to “joy riding,” the “Pupmobile” has every automobile completely outclassed when it comes to the maximum of joy, and the minimum of danger. Given a winter night when the frosty air brings the tingling blood to cheek and finger tip, when the glittering stars seem close above one’s head in the clear sky, and when the trail glistens like a silver ribbon in the ghostly radiance of the Northern Lights, it is a phlegmatic person indeed who does not feel the thrill of excitement and delight that animates the dogs as they strain in their harness to be away for a spin across the snows.

Then there is the famous All Alaska Sweepstakes race each April from Nome on Bering Sea, to Candle on the Arctic Ocean and return, a distance of 408 miles; and the dogs as well as the men who have won their laurels in this contest are the sort of men and dogs who are making the History of Alaska—who are creating an Empire from a Wilderness.

There are two types of dogs used in the race. The Siberians, small, prick-eared, with bushy tails curled up over their backs, and with apparently decided traces of the fox; and the Alaskans who are of mixed breeds—setters, pointers, collies, hounds or what not—with a more or less pronounced wolf strain inherited from the McKenzie River Huskie or coast Malamute.

Both types have their staunch supporters, and for excellent reasons—for both possess wonderful qualities that endear them to dog users and dog lovers. The Siberians have not the speed, and many claim not the responsiveness and intelligence of the Alaskans—but they are gentle, tractable, easy to handle and are able to travel more steadily and with less rest than the others.

_Dubby, a McKenzie River huskie, of the Allan and Darling Kennel,
whose wonderful intelligence, and a record of over thirty thousand
miles in harness, established his reputation as one of the greatest
leaders Alaska has ever known._
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The amount of rest in the race is a question of judgment with the driver, who must decide how much he can afford to take himself, and give his dogs without the unnecessary loss of a moment; but as he must return with every dog—dead or alive—with which he started, it is to his greatest advantage to keep them in the very best of condition. At every road-house and relay camp where they stop for food and sleep, it is “Dogs First,” no driver thinking of himself till his team is fed, rubbed, and bedded. When they are tired or foot-sore, they ride in turn upon the sled, recuperating quickly in this way. Little moccasins of canton flannel are carried to be used on hard trails, and veils of black or green mosquito netting are placed over the dogs’ eyes if the glare of the sun is too dazzling.

In the Sweepstakes of 1910, John Johnson, a Russian Finn, driving a team of Siberians entered by Colonel Charles Ramsay of London, came in first. The weather had been ideal, the trail perfect, and they had broken all records—covering the 408 miles in but little more than seventy-four hours. Closely following them was Charles Fox-Maule Ramsay, nephew of Colonel Ramsay, and younger brother of the Earl of Dalhousie, driving his own team of Siberians; and it certainly seemed that the day of the Siberians had come. But in 1911 and 1912, through terrible blizzards and over miserable trails, the Allan and Darling team of Alaskans, driven by “Scotty” Allan, were the winners; and in 1913, Fay Dalzene, with the Bowen-Dalzene dogs, was first, also using the Alaskan type. So that out of the seven great races that have been held under the auspices of the Nome Kennel Club since it was organized in 1908, five victories have fallen to the Alaskans, and the breaking of the record to the Siberians.

In short distances some of the dogs are remarkably fast, travelling at the rate of fifteen or sixteen miles an hour. Irish, one of the Allan and Darling team, a beautiful setter with some huskie blood, can pace a mile in three minutes; and Spot, a cross-bred pointer and huskie, after leading the team thirty miles over a heavy trail, covered four miles in thirteen minutes and twenty-five seconds without breaking.

_The starting of John Johnson’s team of Siberians in one of the All
Alaska Sweepstakes Races in Nome, Alaska._
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As dog teams are not driven with reins, but by word of mouth, there must be in every team a particularly intelligent dog who is the leader. He must understand not only the simple orders “Mush” (go on), “Gee” (to the right), “Haw” (to the left), and “Stop,” but he must have exceptionally quick instincts, a definite acknowledged mastery over the other dogs, and a sort of canine good judgment which tells him the right thing to do in difficulties and emergencies.

The stories of the marvellous sagacity of certain leaders are easy of belief to “the men that know the North” as Service calls them, but they would appear to be gross exaggerations or absolute untruths to those who have never seen dogs work in harness on the trail.

A leader has certain privileges, such as getting into the sled when the driver is not at the handle bars, and reposing in comfort and dignity on the furs while the rest of the dogs lie in the snow; and other perquisites which may occasion bitter jealousy and make necessary the utmost precaution in guarding him from the attacks of his envious team-mates. Sometimes an old leader, discarded or pensioned, will craftily wait for a chance to kill his successor—this chance generally occurring when the new aspirant for honors is tied and at a disadvantage. Some leaders, however, through wonderful strength and other superior qualities, become more or less exempt from this ill feeling, and their leadership is freely and pleasantly accepted both in and out of “business hours.” Of these, Dubby, a magnificent specimen of the McKenzie River huskie, brought down from Dawson by “Scotty” Allan, was one of the most prominent. Dubby lived to be twelve years old, but was pensioned on his ninth birthday, while still in perfect condition and well able to enjoy the rewards of his faithful service. He had a record of over thirty thousand miles, in harness, to his credit, and the anecdotes of his intelligence are legion. He was often driven “loose,” running ahead of the team instead of being hooked up with them; and he was so efficient as a “general manager” that the loss of his pulling power was of small moment compared to his ability to find and keep an obliterated trail, and his capacity for doing the many clever and helpful things that his active mind found to do. A mere hint that some dog was not working was enough, and Dubby would rush back to critically examine them all till the shirker was located by a slack tow line or traces not held taut. The culprit received a warning nip on the ear or flank, which was a threat of worse punishment if he did not mend his laggard habits; then Dub would dash off to give some other evidence of his real generalship. Perhaps it would be to decide that the ice on the river was not thick enough to bear the weight of the heavily loaded sled—for some strange instinct enabled him to know that fact, when an experienced Musher could be readily deceived; or he would choose the correct trail where many met and crossed, in spite of the efforts of an exasperated driver to convince him of the error of his ways. “You stubborn old Siwash (an insult indeed to apply the name of the most shiftless of Indians to a self-respecting huskie), I’ll wager you’re wrong; but do as you please, keep us all out here in thirty below weather, tired and hungry, and then maybe next time you’ll listen to reason.” But Dubby never did make the predicted mistake, and many a comfortable night’s rest in shelter and warmth was the result of his unerring confidence in his own ability which no argument could disturb. He would politely wag his stump of a tail while he listened tolerantly to your opinion, but he ignored it with the same amiable disregard one would show toward the foolish suggestions of a babbling child.

The tragedies of the Arctic wastes are many, and would be more but for the faithful dogs; the list of canine heroes is long, and would be much longer were all of their brave deeds recorded. They have never, like some of whom we read, attended an “Acadamie pour Chiens,” and acquired, with a diploma, such unnatural refinements and useless accomplishments as are displayed by “dogs in society.” If invited to attend a luncheon of chicken à la Maryland, served on a decorated table, with Fifi and Bijou as fellow guests, they would not only demolish the chicken in short order, but also the decorations, and possibly Fifi and Bijou as well—classing them with cats and other legitimate prey.

There is no downy cushion before the blazing fire, no chosen corner of the limousine, no tooth brush or manicure set for the work dog of the North; yet they are probably happier than their kin of the governess and college education. They have no time for ennui—there are duties to be done, and it is rare indeed to find a sled dog who does not take pride in his task, show delight at the sight of his harness, and eagerly welcome the preparations for a good long mush.

Perhaps one of the most striking features of the races is the pleasure that the dogs manifest not only in the preliminary training, but in the contest itself. One frequently sees a team of dogs, old in the knowledge of racing, perfectly familiar with the hardships before them, waiting for the signal to leave, and so eager to be off, that three or four men are barely able to restrain them till the dip of the flag starts them on their dash to the Arctic. So, too, it is not unusual for a Mail Team, becoming impatient of the delay in unloading the mail, to run away after having carried a thousand pounds of mail for a distance of two or three hundred miles.

In summer when the dogs are not being used they often spend the time about mining camps where they are fed; or if in town they select one or more houses to which they make daily visits at meal hours if they find the inmates hospitably inclined. In many districts the dogs are virtually turned out to forage for themselves, when the wild strain in them asserts itself to an astonishing degree; but this is not true of Nome where dogs are held in high esteem, and where they are given the proper care at all seasons. And each year when the last boat of the summer sails from Nome, there is a long list of dog passengers. To a fancier they would seem undoubtedly a collection not worth their transportation; to my Lady of the Lap Dog they would cause shudders of disgust; there would be no place at the Bench Show for such as these. They are without pedigree, or beauty perhaps—mongrels if you will—but one never knows what a wealth of fidelity may be hidden beneath a rough exterior. Many a story that touches the heart may be extracted from the prospector going outside accompanied by some favorite dog who has shared his solitude and his hardships; who has helped to bear his burdens, and who is now to enjoy with him what they have earned together.

Perhaps that blind old huskie has guided his bewildered driver along the right trail to safety, true to the instincts of the wild, when the whirling snow and icy sleet cut like stinging whip lashes into the face and eyes, making sight impossible.

Perhaps this ragged, ungroomed malamute with his wolf head and his human heart, dragged himself with patient, bleeding feet, half starved and nearly frozen, to some remote camp with the warning that his unconscious master, caught unprepared in a sudden storm, needed help.

Perhaps—but after all, each tale is only another variation of the same theme: dog’s loyalty to man. And as pampered pets, or as valued assistants, in society or out of it, this loyalty justifies the attention and regard they receive. It is the one thing all dogs have in common, and whether in their veins runs the blue blood of generations of prize winners, or the humble strain of some obscure street waif, it is to You, and not to what you possess, not for what you can offer him, that the dog gives his steadfast allegiance.

Sometimes when life has gone wrong with you
And the world seems a dreary place,
Has your dog ever silently crept to your feet,
His yearning eyes turned to your face—
Has he made you feel that he understands,
And all that he asks of you
Is to share your lot, be it good or ill,
With a chance to be loyal and true?
Are you branded a failure? He does not know—
A sinner? He does not care—
You’re Master to him—that’s all that counts—
A word, and his day is fair.
Your birth and your station are nothing to him;
A Palace and Hut are the same;
And his love is yours in honor and peace,
As it’s yours through disaster and shame.
Though others forget you and pass you by,
He is ever your Faithful Friend,—
Ready to give you the best that is his,
Unselfishly, unto the End.
ESTHER BIRDSALL DARLING.

INDEX

Breed. Nationality. Page.
Bloodhound English 7
Bulldog „ 8
Bulldog (Miniature) „ 8
Foxhound „ 9
Trailhound „ 9
Harrier „ 10
Beagle „ 10
Collie (Rough-Coated) „ 11
Collie (Smooth-Coated) „ 11
Retriever (Flat-Coated) „ 12
Retriever (Curly-Coated) „ 12
Pointer „ 13
Setter „ 13
Spaniel (Clumber) „ 14
Spaniel (English Springer) „ 15
Spaniel (Sussex) „ 15
Spaniel (Field) „ 16
Spaniel (Cocker) „ 16
Fox Terrier (Smooth-Coated) „ 17
Fox Terrier (Wire-Haired) „ 17
Greyhound „ 18
Whippet „ 18
Bull Terrier „ 19
Bull Terrier (Toy) „ 19
Airedale „ 20
Bedlington „ 20
Manchester Terrier „ 21
Manchester Terrier (Toy) „ 21
Mastiff „ 22
White English Terrier „ 22
Old English Sheepdog „ 23
White English Toy Terrier „ 23
Otterhound „ 24
Yorkshire Terrier „ 24
Toy Spaniel „ 25
Irish Wolfhound Irish 26
Irish Terrier „ 27
Kerry Beagle „ 27
Irish Setter „ 28
Irish Water Spaniel „ 28
Skye Terrier (Prick-Eared) Scottish 29
Skye Terrier (Drop-Eared) „ 29
West Highland White Terrier „ 30
Scottish Terrier „ 30
Deerhound „ 31
Shetland Sheepdog „ 31
Dandie Dinmont „ 32
Cairn Terrier „ 32
Gordon Setter „ 33
Bearded Collie „ 33
Welsh Terrier Welsh 34
Sealyham Terrier „ 34
Welsh Springer „ 35
Welsh Hound „ 35
Gazelle Hound Indian 36
Lhassa Terrier „ 37
Tibetan Mastiff „ 37
Rampur Greyhound „ 38
Banjara „ 38
Barb Australian 39
Australian Terrier „ 39
Kangaroo Greyhound „ 40
Maltese Terrier Malta 40
Newfoundland (Black) Newfoundland 41
Newfoundland (Black and White) „ 42
Huskie Canadian 42
Labrador Retriever „ 42
Pyrenean Sheepdog French 43
French Sheepdog „ 44
Barbet „ 44
Smooth-Coated French Basset „ 45
Rough-Coated French Basset „ 45
Rough-Coated Basset of Brittany „ 46
Basset of the Ardennes „ 46
Rough-Coated Basset of Vendée „ 47
Blue Basset of Gascogne „ 47
French Pointer „ 48
Dupuy Pointer „ 48
Pointer of Ariege „ 49
Pointer of Saint-Germain „ 49
Pointer Bourbonnais „ 50
Blue Pointer of Auvergne „ 50
French Setter „ 51
Setter of Picardie „ 51
Setter of Pont-Audemer „ 51
Griffon Boulet „ 52
Griffon Guerlain „ 52
Griffon Nivernais „ 53
Griffon Fauve de Bretagne „ 53
Griffon Vendeen „ 54
French Bulldog „ 54
Poodle (Corded) „ 55
Poodle (Non-Corded) „ 55
Poodle (Toy) „ 56
Bordeaux „ 56
Hound of Vendée „ 57
Poitevin Hound „ 57
Poitou Hound „ 58
Normand Dog „ 58
Saintonge „ 59
Gascogne „ 59
Franche-Comté „ 60
Artois „ 60
Virelade „ 61
Gris de Saint-Louis „ 61
Great Dane German 62
Dachshund „ 63
Pomeranian „ 64
Pomeranian (Miniature) „ 64
Dobermann Pinscher „ 65
Affenpinscher „ 65
German Shepherd Dog „ 66
German Hound „ 66
Wire-Coated German Terrier „ 67
Smooth-Coated German Terrier „ 67
Smooth-Coated German Pointer „ 68
Rough-Coated German Pointer „ 68
Pointer of Wurtemberg „ 69
Pointer of Weimar „ 69
German Setter „ 70
Wachtelhund „ 70
Griffon-Korthals „ 71
Boxer „ 71
Hanovrian Limer „ 72
Bavarian Limer „ 72
Italian Sheepdog Italian 73
Sheepdog of Abruzzes „ 73
Italian Greyhound „ 74
Italian Griffon „ 74
Italian Pointer Italian 75
Bolognese „ 75
Draught Dog Belgian 76
Brussels Griffon „ 77
Toy Brabantine „ 77
Belgian Sheepdog „ 78
Schipperke „ 78
Papillon „ 79
Wire-Haired Dutch Terrier Dutch 79
Dutch Sheepdog „ 80
Danish Pointer Denmark 80
Austrian Hound Austrian 81
Hungarian Sheepdog Hungarian 81
Bosnian Hound Bosnian 82
Dalmatian Dalmatian 82
Spanish Pointer Spanish 83
Medelan „ 83
St. Bernard Swiss 84
Swiss Setter „ 85
Lucern Hound „ 85
Bern Hound „ 86
Swiss Hound „ 86
Borzoi Russian 87
Russian Yellow Retriever „ 88
Russian Hound „ 88
Owtchar „ 89
Samoyed „ 89
Finnish Pom Finland 90
Finnish Hound „ 91
Norwegian Elkhound Norwegian 91
Swedian Hound Swedian 92
Norwegian Hound Norwegian 92
Iceland Dog Iceland 93
Dog of Noorland Noorland 93
Lapland Sheepdog Lapland 94
Esquimau Greenland 94
Boston Terrier American 95
American Bloodhound „ 95
Chesapeake „ 96
American Foxhound „ 96
Mexican Hairless Mexican 97
Chihuahua „ 97
Japanese Spaniel Japanese 98
Pekingese Spaniel Chinese 99
Happa „ 99
Chow-Chow „ 100
Pug „ 100
Chinese Crested Dog „ 101
Little Lion Dog „ 101
Balearic Greyhound Spanish 102
Phu-Quoc Greyhound Siamese 103
Portuguese Greyhound Portuguese 103
Persian Greyhound Persian 104
Arabian Greyhound Arabian 104

CHAPTERS.

Dogs of Warfare 105
British Sheepdogs 110
Training the Shepherd Dog 113
Police Dogs 115
The Hunting World and the Use of Dogs 118
The Gun and Coursing Dogs of the World 120
Whippet Dogs and Whippet Racing 125
The Sled Dogs of Alaska 127

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“DOGS
OF ALL
NATIONS”

will give special displays on the

Panama-Pacific International Exposition

Track and Polo Grounds

on _SUNDAY_ afternoons and
other special occasions featuring
the following UTILITY DOGS:

SHEEP DOG TRIALS
POLICE DOG TRIALS
WAR DOG MANEUVERS
AMBULANCE DOG DRILL
ARCTIC SLED DOGS
WHIPPET RACING
PERFORMING DOGS
PARADE of the WORLD’S
CHAMPION BENCH DOGS

Dates and other information will be announced later.

_With eyes upraised, his master’s face to scan;
The joy, the solace, and the aid of man;
The rich man’s guardian, the poor man’s friend;
The only creature faithful to the end._

My twenty-five years’ experience as breeder, exhibitor, trainer and judge of dogs is at the service of anyone requiring specimens either for the show bench, for work in the field or for society.

ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.

Dogs from my kennels are constantly taking leading show bench honors in England, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, and every State in North America.

All sales effected during the Exposition must be made through the office in the “DOGS OF ALL NATIONS” building, for which an official receipt will be given.

Specimens purchased from the collection comprising the “DOGS OF ALL NATIONS” exhibit may be either shipped by express in suitable traveling crate or taken away on lead, in which event a special pass-out permit will be required.

References will be supplied, on request, to hundreds of satisfied clients who have honored me with their patronage.

Banking references as follows:

Crocker National Bank, San Francisco, Cal.
New Netherlands Bank, New York, N. Y.
Ridgewood Trust Co., Ridgewood, N. J.
London County & Westminster Bank, Woking, Eng.
Bank of Liverpool, Southport, Eng.

Address all communications during 1915

W. E. MASON

“DOGS OF ALL NATIONS”

Exposition Grounds
San Francisco, Cal.
Phones: Fillmore 7000—Local 175

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EUROPEAN OFFICE

407 Lord Street, Southport, Eng.

MOORE’S TOXIN

(_Bacterin_)

FOR CANINE DISTEMPER

Cures and Prevents

This is the original distemper bacterin and nothing else has been produced that gets the same results in the same way. It has been thoroughly tested on both sides of the Atlantic for =NINE YEARS=. We are proud of the verdict of those who use it.

_Manufactured by_
Middle Mass. Chemical Co.
Palmer, Mass., U. S. A.

_European Agent_
W. E. MASON
_407 Lord St., Southport, England_

_Canadian Agents_
E. G. WEST & CO.
_80 George St., Toronto, Ont._

“FOR YOUR DOG’S SAKE”

DR. DELANEY’S

VERMILAX

SUPREME DOG REMEDIES

USED AND RECOMMENDED BY

THE BEST KENNELS IN THE WORLD

FOR
HUNTING
DRAUGHT
RACING
WATCH
SHOW
PET
DOGS

“Dogs of All Nations”
AND
Dogs of Every Age and Breed

Blood Purifying Tablets $0.50
Cankered Ear Lotion .50
Chorea Tablets .50
Condition Tablets .50
Cough Syrup .50
Diarrhoea Tablets .50
Digestive Tablets .50
Disinfectant and Germicide .50
Distemper Remedy 1.00
Eye Lotion .50
Fever Tablets .50
Flea Powder .25
Gum Set (For Loose Teeth) .25
Kidney Tablets .50
Liniment .50
Mange Remedy (Stainless) 1.00
Mange Remedy (Standard) 1.00
Mouth Wash .50
Rheumatic Tablets .50
Shampoo—“Veno” (For Toy Dogs and Puppies) .50
Shampoo—Deodorizing (For Large Dogs) .50
Skin Cleansing Cream (For Toy Dogs and Puppies) .50
Skin Cleanser (For Large Dogs) .50
Soap—Special Cake (For Toy Dogs and Puppies) .25
Soap—Cake (For Large Dogs and All Animals) .25
Tonic Tablets .50
VERMILAX (The Supreme Worm Remedy) .50
VERMILAX (The Supreme Worm Remedy) 1.00

VERMILAX SUPREME DOG REMEDIES

ARE ABSOLUTELY UNSURPASSED

Sold during the Exposition at the “=VERMILAX=” Exhibit in the Liberal Arts Building also at the “DOGS OF ALL NATIONS” Exhibit and by Leading Drug and Department Stores, Sporting Goods Houses and Pet Shops Everywhere.

VERMILAX CO., Inc.

Dept. D. N., 220 W. 42d St., New York

(Send for Dr. Delaney’s Valuable FREE Book on Dogs)

Irish Wolfhound
]

Toyon

Southport St. Patrick

Farm raised puppies from
the best imported stock
usually For Sale.

TOYON KENNELS

LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA

FOR WORMS GIVE

CLAYTON’S VERMIFUGE

Either in Liquid form, Soft Capsules or Pills

The peculiar virtue of Clayton’s Vermifuge is recognized by all dog fanciers. There is no other vermifuge like it.

CLAYTON’S VERMIFUGE (Liquid) is equally good for dogs of all ages and breeds, and is especially adapted for very young puppies. The treatment for worms in puppies should be commenced at 10 days old, as they have worms soon after birth. (Can be administered in capsules.)

CLAYTON’S VERMIFUGE (Soft) CAPSULES are intended for puppies after they are six weeks old and for grown dogs.

Where a pill is more easily administered there is nothing better than Clayton’s Worm Pills. For puppies 6 weeks old and for grown dogs.

Rid your puppies of worms and give them a chance to grow strong and healthy.

CLAYTON’S MANGE REMEDY AND CLAYTON’S SKIN LOTION

Are for every form of Skin Disease. They are to destroy all parasites, heal the skin and promote the growth of the hair.

CLAYTON’S DISTEMPERINE AND CLAYTON’S DISTEMPERINE TABLETS

Are for all forms of Distemper. You need not fear Distemper when you have Clayton’s Distemperine or Clayton’s Distemperine Tablets.

CLAYTON’S CONDITION PILLS WITH PEPSIN

Are a reliable remedy for all run-down conditions of the nervous system, or after any constitutional disease. They are especially useful when convalescing from distemper. They are to make your dog eat and grow strong and healthy.

USE CLAYTON’S COOLING DOG WASH AND DISINFECTANT

For Washing your Dog and to Disinfect your Kennel. It is an excellent disinfectant, deodorizer and germicide.

FULL LIST OF CLAYTON’S DOG REMEDIES

Clayton’s Price Postpaid
Mange Remedy $0.50 $0.75
Skin Lotion 50 75
Distemperine 50 60
Distemperine Tablets 50 50
Condition Pills, Pepsin 50 50
Blood Purifying and Cooling Pills 50 50
Digestive Tablets 50 50
Laxative Pills 50 50
Worm Pills 50 50
Tape Worm Expeller 50 50
Vermifuge (Liquid) 50 60
Vermifuge (Soft Capsules) 50 50
Canker Lotion 50 60
Canker Lotion Tablets 50 50
Eye Lotion 50 60
Eye Lotion Tablets 50 50
Fit Remedy 50 60
Fit Tablets 50 50
Cough Remedy 50 60
Sulphur Tablets 50 50
Puppy Tonic 50 60
Rheumatic Tablets 50 50
Diarrhoea Remedy 50 60
Diarrhoea Tablets 50 50
Cholera Tablets 50 50
Goitre Remedy 1.00 1.00
Ceoline Dog Wash and Disinfectant 25 35
Shampoo 25 30
Kilflea Soap 25 30
Dog Soap 20 25
Ceoline Dog Soap 10 15
Kilflea Powder 25 35

Clayton’s Remedies are for sale by all Sporting Goods Houses, Drug Stores and Bird Stores. Send 2c. stamp for Dr. Clayton’s Treatise on the Dog, or ask your dealer for one.

Manufactured By

Dr. Geo. W. Clayton, 1810 Wabash Ave., Chicago

GLOVER’S IMPERIAL DOG REMEDIES

THE PIONEER AMERICAN DOG MEDICINES

The Result of
35 Years’
Experience in the
Treatment of
Sick Dogs

Sold by
Druggists
and
Sporting Goods
Dealers

COMPLETE LIST

Distemper Remedy $1.00
Mange Remedy .50
Vermifuge .50
Canker Wash .50
Blood Purifier .50
Tonic .50
Cough Mixture .50
Fit Remedy .50
Eye Lotion .50
Black Tongue Remedy .50
Condition Pills .50
Digestive Pills .50
Liver Pills .50
Comp. Sulphur Tablets .50
Worm Capsules .50
Tape Worm Capsules .50
Diarrhoea Remedy .50
Liniment .50
Sore Foot Remedy .50
Kennel and Stable Soap .25

_REFUSE WORTHLESS SUBSTITUTES_

Book on “DOG DISEASES AND HOW TO FEED,” Free on Application

H. CLAY GLOVER, V. S.

25 Years Veterinarian to the Westminster Kennel Club

118 West 31st Street New York City, U. S. A.

“BETTIS” AIREDALES

were accepted by the proprietor of the “Dogs of All Nations” Exhibit at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, because of their well known qualities as Hunters, Protectors, Companions and Winners. For years they have been produced Only from Educated and Winning stock of Fashionable blood lines. They Win, Work and Please invariably.

HY-BORN KENNELS

Bettis Airedales Exclusively

R. L. BETTIS, Owner FRESNO, CALIF.

“PITTSBURGH PERFECT” LAWN FENCES

The most distinctive lawn fence fabric made. Supplied in styles and sizes specially adapted to enclose Lawns, Gardens, Estates, Deer Parks, Cemeteries, etc. Made of tough, strong, durable Open Hearth Wire genuinely =double galvanized=. All wires electrically welded at the joints. The strongest, toughest, most durable and economical fence you can buy. In use all over the world. Sold by dealers everywhere. Write for Catalogue.

PITTSBURGH STEEL COMPANY
PITTSBURGH, PA.

BRANCH OFFICES:

New York Chicago Memphis Duluth San Francisco Dallas

The largest independent plant in the world manufacturing Nails, Wire and
Fencing

AT STUD

The Imported Airedale Terrier

“Clonmel Master Nobbler”

A High Class Dog for High Class Bitches

Airedale puppies for sale. Combining the most classical blood lines of England and America.

TOPCLIFFE KENNELS

Property of Miss Edith Chesebrough

BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA

A Friendly Warning

TO OWNER OF DOGS

Guard against the substitution of inferior foods, said to be “Just as good as Spratt’s” by insisting upon our name appearing on every package you purchase. The success of the genuine production has given rise to a number of imitations—but there are no real substitutes.

NOTHING CAN TAKE THE PLACE OF

SPRATT’S FOODS

for Dogs, Cats, Poultry, Birds, etc., and in the interest of the health and well being of your pet, it will pay you to ask for, and insist on having “SPRATT’S.”

SEND STAMP FOR “DOG CULTURE?”

SPRATT’S PATENT LTD.

Main office and factories

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY

Pacific Coast Depot

No. 60 Federal Street, San Francisco, Cal.

DEPOTS AT

St. Louis, Mo.
Cleveland, Ohio
Chicago, Ill.
Boston, Mass.
Montreal, Canada

FACTORIES ALSO AT

London, England
Berlin, Germany

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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

1. Silently corrected obvious typographical errors and variations in spelling. 2. Retained archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed. 3. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_. 4. Enclosed bold font in =equals=.