Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1895 — Badger Dog for His Pat. [ARTICLE]

Badger Dog for His Pat.

At the foot of the middle butte of the Sweet Grass Hills in Moutauu lives fi miner named Byron Banner. He is practically a recluse, seldom associating with any neighbors or even talking to them. He works his claim all alone, and no one knows whether he is rich or poor. Like most recluses he lias his pet, but Banner's pet is so uncommon, even unnatural that it deserves to lie put on record. This pet. says the Dnpuyer Acantha ,is a badger-dog. The animal is small and lias the feet and legs of a Itudgor while the body resembles a tlog. Its claws have to he trimmed every few months, as they grow out of all proportions to the foot. When it walks it lias the peculiar waddle of the badger. Its, hark is somewhat slmllur to that of the lupdog. It will bite savagely when teased, but is otherwise perfectly docile. A cross between a wolf or co.vott and a dog is not uncommon, nor is if so much of a freak, since they belong to the same family. But a cross lie tween different families, as the tlog and badger, is something for naturalists and evolutionists to think about.