Breeding, training, management, diseases & c of dogs: . APPENDIX. 379. ^^i^ls^^ HYDROPHOBIA—THE SPITZ. This is the most important subject at presentbefore the public, and is discussed pro and conby both the learned and unlearned. There aremany deaths charged to the bite of the Spitz,who is accused of being a snappish d^^g, andover fond of using his teeth. But the Spitz hashis friends, and will not be made a scape-goat-of for all the other dogs. Fortunately for him,mof=t of the recent cases of hydrophobia havebeen caused by the bite of dogs of anotherspecies. His enemies retort, that this does
Breeding, training, management, diseases & c of dogs: . APPENDIX. 379. ^^i^ls^^ HYDROPHOBIA—THE SPITZ. This is the most important subject at presentbefore the public, and is discussed pro and conby both the learned and unlearned. There aremany deaths charged to the bite of the Spitz,who is accused of being a snappish d^^g, andover fond of using his teeth. But the Spitz hashis friends, and will not be made a scape-goat-of for all the other dogs. Fortunately for him,mof=t of the recent cases of hydrophobia havebeen caused by the bite of dogs of anotherspecies. His enemies retort, that this does notclear the Spitz from being the cause, as the curmay have been inoculated with the poison, bythe bite of a Spitz. Ex-Surgeon General of the Arm}-, Dr. Hammond, who is regarded as one of themost eminent authorities on nervous diseases inthis country, gives his views on hydrophobia, 380 APPENDIX. which is now conceded to be a nervous Doctor concurs in the dangerous nature ofthe Spitz dog, and considers theory of the harm-lessness of the Spitz abs
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