Identifier: allaboutanimalsf00newy Title: All about animals. Facts, stories and anecdotes Year: 1900 (1900s# Authors: Subjects: Animals Publisher: New York, McLoughlin bros

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Text Appearing Before Image: owing unmistakable signs of having descended from the bull dog,but in reality it is mild and harmless# The pug is a pet, and useless for anyother purpose# It is cheerful and amusing in its ways and shows great affection,but it is also jealous in disposition and will frequently snap at strangers# POODLE DOG# The Poodle is another pet dog# It is in great vogue in France, wherethey shave the back and cut the hair off its tail, so as to leave rings and tufts# The poodle, therefore, is placed lower down in the scale of good dogsthan it ought to be# It is really an exceedingly bright and clever dog, and can be taught toperform endless tricks# It is affectionate and docile# THE DINGO# The Dixgos of Australia are one of the many forms of life which make thatcontinent mysterious# These animals, half dog, half fox, live in great numbersnear the sheep ranches, where they thrive marvellously, in spite of the unceas-ing warfare waged against them by man# They steal sheep and lambs to an DOG FAMILY

Text Appearing After Image: alarming extent, and so far no means has been found to check their ravages#When they become very numerous in one locality, they divide up into bands,each one covering certain ground# They are very swift-footed, and alwaysprefer flight to giving battle; but still, if cornered, they make a fierce resist-ance# At night they surround the sheep-corrals and bay at the moon like anydog# Perhaps their most remarkable trait is their store of vitality# A hunter on one occasion discovered a dingo caught in a trap ; he struck itheavily with the butt-end of his gun, and then, lifting the body out of the trap,left it for dead, as he thought, and walked away# By chance he happened tolook back, when he saw the creature rise up, shake itself, and limp off# The dingos are very expert thieves and will carry off common articles,such as harness, boots, rugs, clothes, etc#, from under their owners very nose,and will return the next day to repeat the outrage# The Australian ranchmenvery justly believe that

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