Show THE namina OP DOGS oddities in the nomenclature of various breeds an interesting chapter on the ttiiees and origin of canines 0or marked character pptt dog nomenclature is quite an interest-ing ssuubbajeacctt says a writer in the detroit free press take for instance that I 1 favorite canine known as the terrier a 1 name given the breeds from his habit otf following bgaammee into burrows in the earth which latter in latin is terra by way of quick gradations theo wvaorrdd was metamorphosed into terrier A skye terrier is so called because the breed was once chiefly raised on thea island of skye one of the Ihfeebrriidees the celebrated dandy dDiinrtmoonntt terrier obtained its distinctive title from the fact of its being depicted as the favorite of a character bearing that name iinn sir walter scotts guy I1maannnueerriinngg 11 the fox terrier was so named because it was originally kept as an addition to every pack of ffooxxhhoouunnddss bloodhounds derive their name from the possession 0off a peculiar power of sBeccnetnitningg theo blood of a wounded animal in olden times stag hunting was a favorite amusement of the nobility and the dogs used in such sport part ggrreeyys hounds and part bloodhounds were given the name of ssttaghhoouunnddss fox hounds in like manner were trained to hunt the wily animal various expla-nations have been given of the origin of the term greyhound some authori-ties claiming that the prefix grey is talk- eenn from fratus meaning greek others that it signifies great while still others say that it has rfretefreerennccee to the color of the animal in no other breed of hounds is thae blue or ggrreay color sSoQ prevalent and consequently the last mentioned seems the most plausible bhHaarrrriieerrss are chiefly used in hunting hares in england while the title bea-gle applied to a breed which is an in vet erate enemy of rabbits is probably derived ffrom the celtic baag or bite or I1 the welshromback signifying little they being inreality a small species of hound A pointer is so called because of iittsi habit of stopping and pointing at game with its nose while the setter gets iitts name from a like habit excepting that it crouches instead of standing when pointing under similar circumstances newfoundland dogs were originally na tives of that country and labrador from which circumstance tthheeay receive their title in the same manner the noble st bernards are ssooagkaaUleleeddd frannj 1 the ffairmrioouuss monasterbyf tthat n e 1I lai the alps that rather dangerous breed called spitz or Ppoommeerraanuilaann dogs a va-riety of the Esquimau were first bbredd in russia but the ppooppuullaarr name of spitz was probably derived from the erroneous notion that they originated in bergen ssSpppaananinieeielllsss of which there are many breeds are sbuuppppoosseedd to have first come from spain from whichh circumstance is derived their distinctive names charles I1 was an ardent admirer of a small variety of this animal and from that arose thou designation paff hispets known the world over as the king charles mastiff is the terrma applied to a very llaarggee and powerful species of the canine family and there is considerable con-flict of opinion regarding the origin of the word some claim that it is de-rived from the italian mastino or tthhee french mastin both of which signify large limbed others aaggaan12 say its true origin is the old german masten to fatten because the mastsiifff is iat large dog and so seems better fed than any other poodle is derived from the ger-man pudel a puddle or pool they are without doubt the most intelligent of all canines the shepherd ddoog called the collie in scotland from the gaelic cocunhiilleeaann or puppy gains its title from the fact of its being used to watch sheep and protect them from mmealrraud-ers ud of every description As to the derivation of the word bulldog it is only necessary to state that at one time this species wwaass exclusively used in and from that circumstance arose the name by which it is univer-sally known A cross between this and the i rr 1 ameded the |