The state herald., 1894-03-16
THE NURSERY FOR DOGS.
AN INSTITUTION THAT rHRIvEs
IN LARGE CITIES.

CANNES Of High Degree Arc Cared for
While Their Owners Are Shopping
Bathing. Hair-Cutting and Manicuring
the Fashionable Pugs.
Day nurseries for dogs are recent
innovations. They were wholly un-
known until fashion prescribed pugs
and poodles for street companions
and parlor ornaments. As soon as
Fido and Watch became living no.
cessities in every well-regulated
household provision had to be made
for their proper treatment when
seized by attacks Of indigestion
caused by excessive indulgence In
chocolate caramels. When the baby
is Ill brief visit from the family
physici settles every difficulty,
but Fido and Watch are naturally OF
delicate constitution. and q siege Of
tho grip. unless promptly attended
to, may end in funeral. In this
way day nurseries for dogs have
sprung up. and they are being used
as well by ladies who dislike to take
their precious little charges down
town when they go shopping.
Over dingy basement door on
Wabash avenue near Hubbard court
there Ia the single word dogs" 1t
is l.. +. Whitman's dog nursery. ac-
cording to tho Chicago Record.
Every pleasant morning carriages
drive down the avenue and stop at
tho door. From each IN elegantly
dressed lady alights with dog in
her arms. Sometimes 1t is dressed
in the height Of fashion. with blue
and-gold blanket and bells. and
sometimes It wears only a silver col
lar. The lady trips down the steps
and deposits her pet In one OF the
little wire cages which occupy one
side OF the room. Mrs. Whitman
locks it in and promises four or five
times that 1t will be we'll treated.
When the lady has bid the poodle an
afTectionate farewell she goes on
down town to do her shopping. No
checks are given out. because Mrs
Whitman has such remarkable
memory for dogs faces that she can
tell instantly II she has over seen it
before or knows It's owner. The
wrinkles in pug's nose are to her
as much distinguishing feature as
is the color of eyes In men or women.
When tho lady drives back Mrs.
Whitman has Fido all ready to bark
his mistress u glad salutation and
To- he vn.,lyAta ~
lates which she has almost certainly
bought for hor pet. There are many
women who could as we'll leave Fido
ut home, but they dislike being sep
arated from him SO long. or else
they fear that no will get into a
draught and catch cold. so they
bring him down to tho day nursery
where he is certain OF good care.
Big dogs are also brought into the
nursery every day. mostly by young
sporting men. and on busy day the
little room presents lively mp.
pearance. There are big dogs. little
dogs and medium sized dogs, black
dogs and yellow dogs and dogs OF no
particular color. They are all we'll
bred animals. and each one OF them
insists on making II known by an ex-
hibition OF his best vocal efforts.
Every one OF the little wire cages oc-
cupied by the ladies' dogs Is neatly
lined with Brussels carpet and fitted
up to suit the tastes OF tho most fas-
tidious OF tho canine species. Tho
big dogs have comfortable quarters
under tho window. The walls OF tho
room arc covered with pictures OF
famous dogs. and there Is a mag
Efficiently mounted St Bernard In
ono window. Dog medicines and
dog foods occupy the shelves on one
side. and collars. blankets and the
medals OF many n bygono exhibition
are strewn everywhere. 1t Is u YER
liable dog paradise.
Mr.. Whitman is q dog physician.
llo does nothing but treat canine
diseases. and he Is well paid for II.
LOO Dogs are brought to him with
almost every conceivable disease,
and he has his little bottle OF medi-
cine for every one. lilo says that
dogs have TO be treated just like
men. only good deal better Indi-
gcstion and grip are the most preva.
lent troubles. A lady brought her
pug 20 the nursery. His head Topped
disconsolately to one side. and tho
iady's eyes were full OF tears. Sho
thought Fldo would die Mr.. Whit.
man was not slow In diagnosing the
case.
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The lady wont away. and when sho
returns AT tho end OF week fido
wit } ave been dIeted and tonickeil
until he Is as gay as ever
Then there arc hives. mango and
all sorts Of fever. Mr.. Whitman
lays his two fingers on tho dogs nose
and looks Mt Its eyes and tells
promptly what the matter Is He
says hc has treated dogs for nearly
every human nilmcnt but corns
"Thoy ought 10 DO dootorcd." he
says, "just as much NJ mon. because
thcy can't tell us how they nro suf.
fcring. A dog knows M much M n
good many men. anyway. ! think
they'd all be talking before now II
they weren't afraid they'd DO put TO
work"
Tho nursery IN also u hair-cutting
and manicurlng establishment. aud
Mrs. Whitman has complete
dog bath. house In the rear OF
tho nursery. Tho ladies' pugs
don, run around much. and their
claws grow so long that they scratch
,h.,uanlvaa mud Mra Whlt,,u. t..