Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 183, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1918 — HOW DOG LOVERS CAN AID. [ARTICLE]

HOW DOG LOVERS CAN AID.

The dog rightfully holds a strong place in the and affections of men. The owner of a good dog finds In him a most faithful friend. But It sometimes happens that the dog most highly esteemed is also one that kills and worries the most sheep and is the most cunning In obscuring the evidences of his guilt. A well-bred dog’s habit of lying Innocently asleep in the front yard during daytime is no proof that the same dog does not kill sheep at night. Because of the economic loss occasioned by sheep-klljing dogs, and because such dogs being the whole of their kind into Bad repute, the true ’ admirers and friends of this animal should help to further any steps likely to result In the limitation of the activity of these discrediting members of a noble race. One of the most practicable methods of accomplishing this result seems to be to place upon dogs such a tax as will reduce the number of superfluous ones and result in fewer being kept by persons who cannot or will not give them the attention necessary to prevent the formation of habits and associations that lead to sheep killing.