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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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Not
merely
as
a
showman's
dog
has
he
distinguished
himself.
He
is
something
more
than
a
mountebank
of
the
booths,
trained
to
walk
the
tight
rope
and
stand
on
his
head.
He
is
an
adept
at
performing
tricks,
but
it
is
his
alertness
of
brain
that
places
him
apart
from
other
animals.
There
is
the
example
of
the
famous
Munito,
who
in
1818
perplexed
the
Parisians
by
his
cleverness
with
playing
cards
and
his
intricate
arithmetical
calculations.
Paris
was
formerly
the
home
of
most
of
the
learned
Poodles,
and
one
remembers
the
instance
of
the
Poodle
of
the
Pont
Neuf,
who
had
the
habit
of
dirtying
the
boots
of
the
passers-by
in
order
that
his
master--a
shoe-black
stationed
half-way
across
the
bridge--might
enjoy
the
profit
of
cleaning
them.
In
Belgium
Poodles
were
systematically
trained
to
smuggle
valuable
lace,
which
was
wound
round
their
shaven
bodies
and
covered
with
a
false
skin.
These
dogs
were
schooled
to
a
dislike
of
all
men
in
uniform,
and
consequently
on
their
journey
between
Mechlin
and
the
coast
they
always
gave
a
wide
berth
to
the
Customs
officers.
On
the
Continent
Poodles
of
the
larger
kind
are
often
used
for
draught
work.
There
can
be
little
doubt
that
the
breed
originated
in
Germany,
where
it
is
known
as
the
Pudel,
and
classed
as
the
Canis
familiaris
Aquaticus.
In
form
and
coat
he
would
seem
to
be
closely
related
to
the
old
Water-dog,
and
the
resemblance
between
a
brown
Poodle
and
an
Irish
Water
Spaniel
is
remarkable.
The
Poodle
is
no
longer
regarded
as
a
sporting
dog,
but
at
one
period
he
was
trained
to
retrieve
waterfowl,
and
he
still
on
occasion
displays
an
eager
fondness
for
the
water.
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