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Identifier: americanhomesgar41907newy (find matches)
Title: American homes and gardens
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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POODLE be adapted for an attack oninstruders and in the smallershow a disposition and intelli-gence fitted for the guard-ing of persons and property.Among the large breeds I 27 8 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS July. 1907 would unhesitatingly place theSt. Bernards first. They arecourageous, very intelligent,affectionate and faithful, be-sides being good tempered andfirst-rate watch dogs. But,like the collie, they require awonderful amount of liberty,and should not be kept closelyconfined. Their dignified,sweet and noble expression ofcountenance, majestic size andfine coat have endeared themparticularly to the lovers ofbeautiful dogs and rendered
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such a comical appear-ance that all who sawhim were convulsed withlaughter, while he slunkguiltily aside. On otheroccasions he wouldsaunter out of the henhouse with an egg con-cealed in his cheek, look-ing as innocent as youplease. These thingshappened in the days ofhis puppyhood when liewas naughty; later onthere was no cause for them deservedly popular. I am now speaking of the rough-coated variety; the smoot-coated, if I am not mistaken, is notbred in this country at all, probably because it lacks somebeauty, although it possesses all the other characteristics ofits race. Having owned three St. Bernards, I believe I amqualified in pronouncing judgment upon these dogs. Forsagacity, fidelity and a sweet temper, they are certainly un-surpassed. They may be safely entrusted with very youngchildren and constitute a dependable guard of honor to everywoman in the household. In my experience, however, a St.Bernard that has been reared at home is preferable to oneraised in a kennel. Prince

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