The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-06
THE KENNEL.
Valuable Information to Owners of
Dogs-The Field Trials.

THE CALL was the only paper to publish
the Derby entries for the Pacific Coast field
trial meeting which will be held at Bakers
field in January next. Among the en-
trants are some very highly bred young
sters that should do good work if properly
trained.
Every sportsman loves good dog and
is always pleased to learn anything that
may prolong the life of an affectionate
animal or kill pain. 1t is a well-known
fact that eye diseases are by no means I'M
common among dogs, and especially is
this true when the canine is suffering from
distemper A lotion of coal tar, weak in
strength, and which may be obtained from
any chemist, is very excellent remedy.
A common wash frequently used with
good success is lotion of sulphate of zinc
dissolved in rose water. very bad prac-
tice some people indulge in is throwing q
young dog into the water for the purpose
of teaching it to swim or retrieve an object.
Frequently animals of high breeding and
timid nature die from such treatment from
attacks of asthma or Inflammation. Tape
worm in dogs will yield to nothing so we'll
as oil of mule-fern This is a nasty thing
to give beast but its Objectionable taste
may be avoided in measure by having
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Mule-fern is sure shot on tape worm, but
as it has tendency to cause sickness in a
dog it would be we'll not to have recourse
to it unless other remedies, such as areca
and the like, should fail. When puppies
are being reared, it is most essential that
both they and their dam should be housed
on wood. Nothing will tend more to ricketts,
in the youngsters or to milk troubles in the
dam than sleeping on brick floor.
he hnf l.nI oodo Nt-
spreading an old sack on the floor or some
heavy brown paper lightly saturated with
carbolic acid or coal tar fluid, as either will
act as an insectifuge and healthy disin-
fectant. Boards should be laid over this
and then bed of straw. OF course an oc-
casional change in the bedding is a neces-
sity, or the festive flea and other trouble
some insects will, in time, assert them
selves.
A Kansas City sportsman writes the
American Field a story about good
natured fat dog that is by no means I'M
interesting. He says:
There is a dog here, big, fat sort of
water spaniel, that has taken care of a
brood of motherless chickens Bob is the
dogs name, and he is nearly always &C
companied by the chickens. When he
lies down they climb upon his back, which
is so broad as to resemble the big, fiat pad
on the back of circus horse. They
crawl upon his head and peck at his ears.
He does not shake them off, and they
hang on when he walks slowly around the
yard in his lazy way. When he lies
down they nestle in near his paws, and
he will remain motionless there for half an
hour at time. The motherless brood are
getting to be big fellows now, but they
have not deserted him, although brood
of younger chickens have come up to
climb his back and peck at his tongue and
the end of his nose. 1t is astonishing to
see the care and gentleness of the old fell
low when the chickens are near him."