Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 268, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1918 — Great Demand in Vienna for Watchdogs and Prices Have Been Raised in Proportion. [ARTICLE]

Great Demand in Vienna for Watchdogs and Prices Have Been Raised in Proportion.

The Increasing Insecurity of life and property in Vienna has brought about a great demand for good watchdogs, according to the following Interview with an official of the Vienna Animal hospital, printed ih a recent issue of the Neues Wiener Journal: “It is a fact that persons frequently come here early in the morning seeking dogs before our office hours begin. Most of them are wives of business men, foremen, professional men and others, who have been called to the colors, but there are also women who have learned that we have nice dogs for distribution and, consequently, come .looking for these faithful and trustworthy guardians, especially in view of the wholesale robberies and the sinister activities of numerous gangs of youthful thieves. As you know, a close watch has to be kept over the power belts in the factories to prevent their disappearance, as is also the case with lumber in the yards, and all kinds of goods in the stores and warehouses.

“Many women, whose husbands are at the front, are afraid to stay alone and wish at least to have a watchful animal, with them to give warning of the presence of strangers at the door, through growling or barking. So the dog has become a much desired animal. People willingly pay the $4 tax and don’t seem to worry about the prpblem of supplying the dog with food if they can thus get a keen-eared Bnd loyal guardian. Such dogs are very dear now. A ‘Doberman’ costs from S9O to $200; shepherds, up to $120; coachdogs, up to S4O; fox terriers, from sls to S2O, and pure-blood *Dackel, v from sl2 to S2O. Greyhounds and poodles, on the other hand, have gone out of style." '