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Show DOGS AND DOG FELLERS I . IK ' ; ' k " V III ' 'v';"r ' " " '' r,,';vAvrK I f V ' v ,y'v,'l -'i " ' Jy.7': "'v. - ' SURF, a Chesapeake Bay dog owned by J. A. .Gibson, "33 Linden avenue, ave-nue, was ono of the most consistent con-sistent winners in the last three dog shows held in Salt Lake. Surf captured first prize in all classes in eacli show, in addition to winning three silver cups as extra prizes. The Chesapeake Eav dog is a purelv American-bred dog and is one of the straightest bred in America today. One theory of his origin is that he is an offspring off-spring of the old Labrador dogs crossed with the English otter hound. Anot her theory, nccepted by manv of the eastern shore residents of Maryland, is that he is the outcome of a cross of the setter and otter hound, as it is known that Lord Baltimore on his trip to America brought with him both these breeds. The necessities neces-sities of the climate and the eariv vicissitudes vicis-situdes of the settlers brought about the breeding of the Chesapeake Bay dog as he is today. Of Ancient Lineage. Whatever his origin. he certainly has an ancient and respectable lineage" running run-ning back a century at the least. For water service of any kind, and especially espe-cially for duck recovering, he is the dog par excellence, not only as a retriever, but also will face the heaviest seas, run over or swim under ice, wind a duck, and chase a cripple for an hour or more. He is endowed not only with great courage cour-age and endurance, but also with sagacity, sa-gacity, good temper and tractr.bility. Chesapeake Bay dogs are reallv divided into three classes, which the keen observer ob-server could plainly see at Salt Lake's last dog show. First, tho otter dog; second, sec-ond, the curly-haired di g. and third, the straight -ha irr d dog. The col m- of the first specimen is a tawny serlge. with very short hair; the second and third, a reddish brown. The most desirable coloc is sedge, which wns noticeable in the dogs ex-h ex-h btted by Messrs. Gushing. Gibsm, Knowlton and Hiii. The brown curly-coated curly-coated dogs exhibited by T. S. Gunn we're Indeed sniendid specimens, possessing grand bone, -wonderful spring of ribs, depth of girth and hind quarters. Only a few years ago the Chesapeake r Bay dog was not desired by many sportsmen, sports-men, but for one reason only because ' he was too large to g.-t under the Peat j of a buggy or a railway smoking car. j Swears by Chesapeake. Joe Dc'-fccr. a member .f the Rudy I'uck club, is one of L' tali's most en-1 en-1 thus.astie hunters, and kivc:ii- bv trie J Chesapeake Bay dog for huiu.ng cauvas-1 cauvas-1 back ducks, which are cons d-,eJ by 1 many 10 be the finest i'ktvo;vd of ail wild fowl, but to approach tnse wary birds or induce them to approach the hunter is the secret of ihe sportsman's art. The system used jor.it twenty yeis afe'O rrtong the southern shores of Sussex, Sus-sex, England, and on the lakes in northern north-ern Scotland, was known as "toiling." and was successful. It is as follows: An ordinary pooule. or on-i very much i similar to that, white or brown in color, j and called the "toiler hived." is kpt ! for the purpo;.-. it is trained 10 run up land down 0,1 the sir-re in tin.' sig.it of the (ducks directed hy lb- m taci cf owu-1 owu-1 er's hand. The cures iv 1" the ducis is aroured and they ai iT.o h ihi- sic-re j to d.s-ove;- ke nature -i the rbict wan h has attracted thcr : ; ; ; .n- ..la-iv -'ucks tW-n fall be forv tho hunt-r's g'::i To prevent the dugs fn-m d i.-" urbh: g tin-ducKS tin-ducKS wn;.e they are "toihnu-," th-.-v ;nv n-.t allowed to go in for tin- game, ha the Chesapeake Bay -".z. or the curiy-crated curiy-crated English rctriuvers ;lT0 used for that purpose. |