: Dogs as home companions by Hochwalt A F Albert Frederick - Dogs

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Suitable Breeds. Group One--Toys 1

Suitable Breeds. Group Two--Terriers 16

Suitable Breeds. Group Three--Medium-Sized Dogs 45

Housing Problems 67

Becoming Acquainted--Early Lessons 76

The Food Question--When to Feed--Frequency of Feeding--Water 87

Exercise--Grooming--Washing 94

If Sickness Comes 105

Dogs as Home Companions

BY A. F. HOCHWALT.

INTRODUCTION.

Most people are interested in dumb animals, but every normal person loves a dog; it is the heritage of the ages. The man or the woman who hates a good dog is abnormal. There is something fundamentally wrong in their psychical makeup. How often we hear of people of this class who say they can see nothing friendly or desirable in any dog; that they are all alike; vicious and treacherous. The story of the man who writes articles in newspapers and pamphlets advocating the destruction of all dogs because they are a menace to mankind is a common one in every part of the world. A story is told of one of this class--a New England money lender--who took great pains to besmirch the character of the dog in public and private. His contention was that any dog would bite, and as proof, circulated a story that a little nondescript dog actually followed him aboard a street car and bit a piece out of his leg! Perhaps this is the truth and on the other hand, it may be manufactured out of the whole cloth, but it is to be hoped that it is so, for it only proves what keen perceptions dogs have. Every dog recognizes his friends among humankind with one glance at a person's face. The dog is a better student of human nature than any other animal--biped or otherwise--and the dog that shuns one person and loves another knows from instinct and perception how to distribute his likes and dislikes. Therefore, those who see nothing but viciousness in the canine race have no one but themselves to blame; the dog knows his enemies at sight. To that class who are dog haters, this book is not addressed and they are advised to lay it aside before going farther.

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