Book of Dogs – information about dogs
“THE BOOK OF DOGS – OUR COMMON DOGS” BY LOUIS AGASSIZ FUERTES AND ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY LOUIS AGASSIZ FUERTES
PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY WASHINGTON, D. C. U. S. A. 1919
BOSTON TERRIER DOGS – The Boston terrier is an American-made animal, whose bull and terrier ancestors came from England between 40 and 50 years ago. Many of them settled in Boston, where they became so refined that in a few generations much of the bulldog was bred out of them.
DOBERMAN PINSCHER DOG – Perhaps the finest terrier with black-and-tan coloring is the Dobermann Pinscher, a sort of glorified Manchester terrier, which has been developed in Germany within the last 60 years.
MANCHESTER TERRIER – BLACK AND TAN TERRIER – This active, speedy little dog has had much influence in the formation of many of the present-day breeds.
TERRIERS – Information About Dogs – The terriers, as their name suggests, go to the earth (la terre) for their prey – dogs primarily intended to unearth foxes, badgers, rabbits, rats, and other comparatively small animals which seek refuge in burrows in the ground.
FRENCH BULLDOG – Information About Dogs – The French bulldog, we are told, was originally a Spanish bulldog, a much larger animal, formerly used in Spain for baiting bulls. But dogs of the original type found their way to France, where they were eventually reduced in size and “beautified,” until today a normal specimen of this …
BULLDOG – Information About Dogs – The English bulldog for hundreds of years and in almost every land has typified unflinching courage and unshakable determination. As the lion has been used to represent the majesty of Great Britain, so the bulldog has been used to represent her persistence — her ability to “hang on” until …
MASTIFF DOG BREED – If the Pyrenean dog is one of the most beautiful dogs in the world, surely the English mastiff is one of the most famous. It is regarded as probably the oldest of all British dogs, and, as we have seen, its ancestors were used by the Assyrians for hunting big game.
PYRENEAN MOUNTAIN DOG – One of the most beautiful dogs in the world is the Pyrenean sheep-dog, but, alas ! the breed is almost extinct. Technically speaking, this animated snowdrift is not a sheep-dog at all, but closely related to the mastiffs. In form of body and texture of coat he greatly resembles the Tibet …
BELGIAN SHEPHERD DOG – Many types of shepherd dogs have been developed in Europe, and doubtless a good many have just “growed,” like Topsy.
GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG BREED – On the continent of Europe there are many kinds of dogs used for guarding sheep, but those best known in this country are the German and Belgian sheep-dogs. They have come into unusual prominence within the last five years because of the notable part they have played with the Red …
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ENGLISH SHEEPDOG – Rapidly gaining in popularity, the curious woolly sheep-dog has become thoroughly established in the United States ; he has long been used as a practical helper in the great sheep ranges of western Canada. He bears no resemblance whatever to the familiar collie type of sheep-dog, but looks rather like a great …
SMOOTH COLLIE DOG BREED – The smooth collie is to be judged by exactly the same standards in everything, except coat, as the rough, or common, collie.
COLLIE DOG BREED – There is little resemblance between the working “collie” of the Scottish sheep-herder and the elaborately furred, slender faced, bench- dog now so popular. The broad-skulled, rather neglected looking “shepherd dog” of our boy- hood, with his friendly, democratic manners (or lack of them) would get short shrift now at any show …
ST. BERNARD DOG BREED – The St. Bernard won both his name and his fame in the Swiss Alps, where for many years the monks of the Hospice St. Bernard have used dogs to assist them in saving the lives of travelers lost in the snow. One of these dogs, Barry, saved 40 people and …
CHOW CHOW DOG – Though there are two types of Chow in China, whence we got it, the smooth type has never been popular here nor in England, and may be ignored in this connection. The rough or common Chow is a most attractive and distinctive dog of medium size, always “whole” colored; red, black, …
SAMOYED – Information About Dogs – Due largely to the efforts of Mr. and Mrs. E. Kilburn Scott, of Kent. England, the fine and picturesque Samoyed has become well established and pretty generally known both in England and America.
NORTH GREENLAND ESKIMO DOG – Polaris was chosen as our model of this type because he has been considered the most perfect North Greenland Eskimo dog known. He shows the light color so prevalent among the dogs of the extreme north on both continents, and the marked depth and breadth of muzzle.
ALASKAN ESKIMO DOGS – There is no set standard for Eskimo dogs, and nowadays one must go very far into the Arctic to find the packs pure and uncontaminated with the blood of the white man’s dogs; for the best huskie is the strongest, most willing, and obedient dog, whatever his lineage, and these qualities …
SPITZ – Information About Dogs – The “wolf spitz” of the mid-Victorian fancier is now seldom seen in this country; yet he is a very interesting dog, having much to do in the gradual evolution of many types popular today.
NEWFOUNDLAND DOG BREED – Information About Dogs – Two dogs which rival the Eskimo in their ability to endure deep snow and extreme cold are the St. Bernard and the Newfoundland, both of which have become famous as savers of life. Both are well-known subjects of the poet and the painter, who delight to record …
