C. H. Brantley Smashes Long Accepted Theory That Wolf Family Cannot Be Caught.
Has A Fox Which Will Obey Like Dog.
Will Lie Down, Jump Through a Hoop and do Other Things.
It has always been considered that to tame a fox, a wolf or an animal of the wolf family, or a common cotton tail rabbit, is almost impossible. For just as soon as he regained his liberty, he would “light a shuck” and skip to his favorite haunts. To Mr. C. H. Brantley, the south Genesee saloonist belongs the honor of introducing the first pet fox into his community.
As the Sun man was sauntering up the street meditating on what strange things he would always encounter when he didn’t have his gun, he spied in Brantley’s front window a sleek, smooth red fox placidly sleeping perfectly oblivious to his surroundings.
By this time the reporter became interested and accordingly went in and made inquiries.
Mr. Brantley states that he had very little trouble in teaching “Dick” his tricks and that his intelligence is equal to that of the best blooded dog. He accordingly, for the benefit of the Sun man brought his pet from his napping place and introduced several tricks that will make some of the pet dogs in this vicinity go home.
“Dick” will lie down and roll over, raise on his hind feet, jump through a hoop and many things too numerous to mention, and on a whole proved to the contrary of the Darwin theory. Mr. Brantley states that there is no price one could name to buy him.
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