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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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ized Dogs 53 creasing once more. The dog is per-haps among what one might call thehigh-priced varieties, but it is alwayspossible to buy a waster which willanswer the same purpose for a com-panion as the perfect show dog. Abreeder of chows once said to me:This breed has all the oriental mys-ticism about it that one finds in ev-erything that comes from the FarEast; they seem to know what youare thinking about and at times, asthey lie there on the rug, one imaginesthey are actually going to speak andtell you what they have on theirminds. But once your friend, a chowis always your friend. The French Bulldog is anotherbreed that has come into great popu-larity during the past fifteen years,especially among the ladies. As faras his actual usefulness is concerned,we cannot say much, although hisadmirers might probably take one totask if this statement were made intheir presence. He makes a delight-ful companion, smooth of coat andclean in his habits. For the house 54 Dogs as Home Companions
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THE FRENCH BULLDOG, CH. GUGUSSE. JR. he is probably one of the most de-sirable breeds among the many, eventhough his real utility might be ques-tioned. However that may be, thedog is popular and good specimenscommand high prices. In appearance the French bulldogresembles the Boston in many re-spects — that is, a Boston of the Medium-Sized Dogs 55 heavier type and with uncut ears, buthe is more muscular and substantialin appearance. His ears must be ofthe pronounced bat variety; hishead, large, square and broad; skullalmost fiat; the underjaw, like theEnglish bulldog, is large, powerful,and undershot, with the muzzle welllaid back and the muscles of thecheeks fully developed. The tailshould be either straight or screwed(but not curly) short, and hung low.The eyes are wide apart set low downin the skull, as far away from the earsas possible. Back must be short, thechest broad, the forelegs straight andmuscular and wide apart, while thehind legs should correspond in thematter indicatin

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