Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-04
A Physician to Dogs.
The Business to Which Intelligent CoIored Man Devotes His Whole Time Dogs Funeral

COlOr6u man DeVOLeS E1As "AO A Dogs Funeral
 From the New York sWorld.1
 tCanine Infrmary Dr. - trents all diseases of dogs. Dogs called on at their residences Office hours from till A." This is a sign in Canal street. With in the shop, one side of which is adorned with shelves full of bottles, while the three other sides are lined with dog cages, was a boy. who said that ''the doctor' was out at tending patients but would be in presently, and would the reporter please be seated The renorter would The room is not more than by f2 feet in dimensions, and even this space is diminished by the dog cages arrang- ed on tiers about the sides. These were all cleanIy kept and though the occupants of many of them were unable to stand up, they rested on what seemed to be comfortable couches. s"The doctor" came in within a few moments He is an African, apparently fifty years old with an intelligent face and quiet demeanor, and every dog in the room recognized his presence with wag ofthe tail and wink, as much as to say, "He under stands us y With ''the doctor" was young woman who had come from Newark, N J., to get medicine for poodle.
 tIWell. said the doctor at his first leisure moment, q have treated dogs off and on for over thirty years. If dogs got anything the matter with him can find out what 1t Is mighty quick, and if he is curable at all I can
  Now these dogs which you see around here are all patients of mine. That pug is one of my most valuable patients. There Is noth- ing the matter with him. He is merely stay ing with me for the summer. His owner IS a broker whose family has gone abroad and who did not want to take care Of the dog Tomorrow I shall send him to the boarding house on Eighty-first street. The boarding house is a larger place than this, with plenty of grass about it, where the dogs can spend their summer in good company and get clean food. For terrier, pug or any small dog the rates are $1 week. A pointer pays SZ My quarters up there are nearly full now. I cannot accommodate more than twenty-five or thirty dogs at time"
 But about these sick fellows; how many have you on the sick list now?"
 ''WelI, there are about six or eight here, not including that setter, which will only be here until her little family is somewhat strong er Then I have about as many more to call on. You see. some of these rich people will not let their dogs leave the house at all and go to see them once day or once in two days, as the case requires. charge $1 wis it for patients in town, g. to Brooklyn and $10 for out of town"
 'sEver see any touching scenes about a dogs death p EsWhy, I should say so. I have seen entire families weeping over dying pet. One day ! last season was standing at my office door when a coach was driven up to the curb, and the footman jumped down and opened the door, gentleman stepped to the pavement | I went to the curb, and he handed me beau 1 tiful shawl, which contained lapdog As ht | did so he turned to assist a lady from the car 1 riage, and at the same time he said to me- q Will you please take this dog into youl ! care p
 ! 6 Why said I, this dog is dead.' | ''The lady sank to the pavement as thougl l she were dead too. She had tainted clear ! away upon the announcement. We assisted hel l into the carriage, and her husband told mt to take care of the dogs body until he re said. My wife is still sick. have beer 1 unable to talk to her about Spots death a 1 all, but want you to get box and pack hin 1 in ice until you hear from me-. The day fol | lowing I received word that the dogs bod. | would be sent for at 10 g.. m. Next day al l embroidered robe with dogs heads, deers | heads and the dead dogs name and the dat of his birth upon it, which was told to pu 1 around the body in the coffin, was also sen I to me. At the appointed time the carr1ag l came, and the lady and her mother ant daughter were in it. They had beautiful l white flowers, and they opened the coffin an put the flowers in it, and all drove away. l 1 get half as good burial as that dog did I shall be gratifed,'"
 1 'Is it true," asked the reporter, "that tn majority of dog dealers are dog thieves i? The doctor appeared not to hear this pointe 1 query, but seemed to be pondering the possi 1 bilities of making a good capture the mex ! time he went to church.