Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-23
A DOG DOCTOR.
How He Pulls Teeth and Attends 10
Ailments.
Na,r Vel C,,.

Ailments.
Ne1o York Sun.
Forming a group in a dingv room were
bald-headed man, wearing horn spec
tacles, with a fringe of whiskers around
his face, a snarling, shaggy-haired doc
and an elegantly dressed woman who
looked as if she might cry. On shelves
and tables were stuffed dogs, birds and
queer looking ANIMALS. On a bench at
t. mans side were half a dozen pairs Of
forceps and lot Of dental Instruments.
E"Piease. please. don't hurt Dot any
more than you can help the lady pleaded,
tearfully.
Not for moment. num- the man
said, as he pressed the dogs body be-
tween his knees and violently yanked
open Ms mouth. III be as gentle as
possible with him."
He picked up one Of the forceps and
pulled out one of Dots teeth, scraped the
other teeth with an instrument that looked
like a nut pick and lanced the gums. As
soon as Dot reached the floor he took a
firm seat on his launches, braced his feet,
raised his head and howled dismally. The
lady picked him up in her arms and shed
tears of sympathy.
Hell be all right now, num-" the dog
doctor said, as he pOcketed a crisp $40
note and opened the door for the lady to
pass ont. Ills teeth's in good order now.
and be- won't suffer with his gums"
Il often pull out dogs taeth,' he eX-
planned TO the reporter who had been
watching the treatment Of Dot, land mere
often ] scrape and clean 'em up. l do
more Of it nowadays than / did thirty
years ago, when / first began dog doctor
ing. It's more fashionable for ladies to
keep dogs than it used to be. Dogs is like
little children mean little lapdOgs.
They eats too much sweets. and their
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bad, why they've got to be liked; so what
does I do few years ago but prints on
my cards Dog Dentistry. 1t has brought
me lots of customers. You ought to see
the carriages that the ladies often come
in, and the diamonds they wear almost
blinds me. They don't seem TO care for
money much so long as their dogs is fixed
all right. And then they watch me like a
cat watches a mouse while Pm at work at
the dogs mouth, and if | amt as gentle
as kitten, why they goes for me like a
Whirlwind."
DO you ever fill dogs teeth:''
i never did that, although a lady once
wanted me to ill a pet pug's teeth with
gold. | told her that l could not do it,
and although she was regular customer,
she went right away and never came near
the shop any MORE"
w nat dogs are generally brought to
YOU for treatment:'
'Pugs, spaniels and Scotch and Skye
terriers. BIack-and-tans used to be well
thought of, but nowadays ladies don't
seem TO care for them much. According
to my notions, the best pet dog Of all is a
cross between an Italian greyhound and
a black-and-tan. They are the best watch
dogs. too. That reminds me of something
which happened when I first began dog
dOctOring. Somebody brought me a dog
Of that breed to treat. l concluded that
IL needed a dose of medicine. and tried to
force some dOWn its throat. 1t was no 90
The dog bit me half dozen times and up
set seven doses Of medicine. / prepared
another dose, put it on the floor anu sat
down TO get wind for another attempt.
just think how surprised ] was when the
do. walks up to where l left the medicine
and ticks it up, as if it was fond of t.
do you set dogs broken bOHes?''
.'Ofen. Eve done lots Of queer things
with animals. Once l put glass eye in
a dog"
"How did you happen to do that:v
"a lady customer had dog and a cat
which didn't agree very well, and one day
while she was ont they fought. and the
dog lost an eye. Did you ever put a glass
eve in a dog" SAYS she to me one day
No, num- says /, and / never heard tell
of such a thing: Can il he dOne| saws
she. Almost anything can be done SAYS
i. ~ ell, them says she, Il want you tC
have a glass eye made for Henry Henry
was the name of her dog. So had to take
the dog to a man who made glass eyes. fol
one, ard when it was finished l took it tc
the lady's house and put it IN"
''What happened then:'
"Why, Henry wouldn't have it at all
lie scratched it out with his paw. We
tried 70 make him wear it, but it was nc
use. Henry was positive dog"