The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-13
HOW THE DOGS LIVE.
Prot. Gentry'S Family as Or
DERBY as Soldiers.
ALL OBEY AT THE COMMAND.
Description of Days Life Among the
Clever Canines-AIi Children
May See Them.

Feeding no dogs would probably be con-
siderod quite a task by a person suddenly
called upon 10 do IL without any particular
Knowledge Of the animal, but the en-
ployes Of Prof. Gentry's show who do II
each night. go at 1t in very systematic
way. The dogs. which form SUCH an I'M
portant feature of the exhibition. live nap
PLY together in large room. Leading
dogs life" is a popular phrase which
means leading life of privauon and hard
ship. but a dogs life with Prof. Gentry
seems to be one Of comfort and ease.
Promptly at o'clock each morning the
CANNES are awakened from their sleep and
taken for a long walk, generally about
TWO miles. IS they are thoroughly under
control. one man handles the entire com
pany when they are out for exercise. They
are trained like a band of soldiers and as
the command of fall in is given, they all
huddle around the attendant and follow
him. After their mornings exercise they
are all washed and combed and thoroughly
dried in the sum- and then put back in their
stalls. here they generally sleep until 4
o'clock in the afternoon They are then
taken for another constitutional. and after
they return they are allowed to rest until
the evenings performance.
After the show is over they are brought
back to the stalls. And now comes the
most important event of the day, 50 the
dogs think. A barrel full of selected
cooked meat scraps and bread soaked with
milk is poured IN a long row along the
floor, and then the attendant opens the
door. AS the dogs have had nothing 10
eat all day, one would think that when
the doors 10 their stalls were opened they
would all rush for the food like wild
beasts but they don't. Not a move is
made until the attendant speaks. He
calls each one by name. starting in with
the smallest ones. who are given the first
chance. Finally they are all fed bat the
greyhounds: these are left until the last
because their table manners are 50 bad.
With the exception of the greyhoands, the
dogs all behave very nicely during the
meal After they are all fed they are
taken out for another walk, after which
they are put back in their stalls for an
all nights sleep. An attendant sleeps in
a hammock just outside the door and
guards the dogs from harm.
They are also trained so that in case
OF a fire the attendant would open the
door and cry Everybody" which would
mean that the dogs should rush out of
the building. An attendant would follow
them down and when outside the COM
mand, Fall in would be given, and they
would be led away in order. This act is
rehearsed every night. Although they are
fed but once day, the dogs all appear to
be fat and in the best of health.
Take my toys; give me pony and a
dog" After the children of Seattle have
seen the ponies and dogs of Prof. Gentry's
show they will believe in the sentiment OF
the nursery rhyme. And on Saturday
afternoon every child in town can see the
performance free of charge. In this
mornings Post-Intelligencer is print
ed a coupon. which, if cut out and
presented at the Observation-Disclosures bust
ness office. may be exchanged for a ticket
OF admittance. That is all that is neces-
sary. The tent is at the corner of Front
and Wall streets.