The Portland daily press., 1895-04-29
DENTISTS FOR PET DOGS.
A New Profession that is Said to Pay
Those Practising 1t.

are having their effect upon the dogs OF
the present generation. The town-bred
dog, whose mistress Iavishes kisses and
confectionery upon him. while he doesn':
feel any unpleasant results from the car
esses, is bound sooner or later to suffer
from the candy. His ancestors who led
simple and natural life, when they got
out of order went out and ate grass. and
if that didn't cure them they curled up
and died. But the petted darling of to-
day has doctors and surgeons to minis
ter unto him, and though the results
may not be any better than in the old
treatment. Fido has the satisfaction of
having been cured at a large cost or of
making his exit from this world with
proper ceremoniousness. And the very
latest thing is deg dentistry.
Uptown, ON one of the side streets, this
sign greets the eye:
Canine Dentist
Dogs teeth filled or extracted without
pain
Plates made on short notice.
An indicating finger points up stair
way leading into very neat Office, and
up this stairway a reporter for the
New York Sun walked a few days ago,
encouraged in his progress by series OF
wild and inhuman yells from the interior
Of the Office. just as the reporter rang
the bell there came shrek like the last
expiring effort of a siren whistle and
then soft voice with suggestion of
tears in it id:
Poor Puffy Did it hurt the poor
little dear? Just minute more, pet,
and it will all be over"
"Yoopi Yoopi Wow-wow-wow. Woo
oo-oo oo-oo-oopi" walled the other voice
in the accents of lost soul.
An Office boy, opening the door, adj
mitted the reporter to strange scene.
A stylishly dressed young woman was
standing near high table, holding one
limp paw of pug who was tightly
strapped down on his back to the table.
His head was in a bracket similar to
those which photographers infiict upon
their victims, and his jaws were propped
open by big block, which, If one could
judge from appearance, was causing him
great discomfort. Perhaps that was the
cause of the bowls which the unfortu-
nate beast emitted at short intervals.
DOG SEEMED UNHAPPY.
II it were not for the sign insuring
painless operations it might have been
supposed that the sharp-eurved instru-
ment with which a young man was prod
ding one of the patients teeth WAS the
cause of the noise Puggy's appearance
was certainly Indicative of unhappiness.
His tail was unsucrled, and his paws
.
see the play of the muscles as he strug-
gled to free himself from his bonds.
"Oh, isu't it almost over? asked the
young woman, pressing her handkerchief
to her eyes. II can't bear it much
longer"
"Just touch or two more" replied
the dentist, giving two pokes and jab
that wrenched from the inner recesses of
the pug a series of appalling bowls, TO
which the young woman replied with n
consoling shrek. Then the straps were
cautiously loosened, and before the last
one was off the dog had wriggled out and
had fled to a far corner where he put
himself in 4 posture Of defense. The
dentist walked over toward him, but was
greeted with snarl as evidence of an in
tention to imprint a diagram of the new
~ mended molars upon his person if he
approached nearer, so he wisely retired.
Come, Puffy, ",called Puffy's mistress.
Darling little doggy. Come and be
petted."
But Puffy wasn't to be cajoled. He
had had a lesson in the perfdy of woman
for it was his mistress, that same mis-
tress who had 80 often petted him and
fed him on the dainties which he partic-
ularly affected, who beguiled him upor
that torture table, and he didn't propose
to be caught again through too confid.
ing disposition. So he stayed in his
corner and gave fine display of his re.
paired teeth.
"Better let him alone little while.
suggested the dentist. He'll want tc
get used to the filing, and then he'll
feel better"
For time PIGGY Kept his eyes on the
dentist aud the young lady who had gone
to the further end of the room. Pres
emily he walked cautiously out OH the
floor and paved wildly at his mouth, but
couldn't get the filing out. Then be
jamnd his left paw in his mouth, took
it out and put his right paw in, and
followed this by sitting up on his hinc
legs and endeavoring to insert both paws
which not only proved failure, bu1
caused him to lose his balance and bump
his head against the floor. This dIScour
aged him from any further essays al
using his paws as dental instruments
His ext move was to endeavor to shake
which he opened his jaws TO the fullest
extent aud rushed furiously about in a
circle until he fell over from dizziness,
a performance which caused his mistress
to burst into tears and exciaim that her
darling bad gone mad.
He's al right" the dentist assured
her. You'll find him quite ready to
go home. In q day or two he will he &C
customed to the feeling OF the filings
and won't mind them at ALL"
Indeed. the animal was quite willing
to leave the office, and darted out of the
door as soon as it was opened. Then the
reporter turned to the dentist and asked
for some information regarding the
business of canine dentistry.
ITS new business" said the dentist,
land there are very few i'll it. AS far as
l know, there are only half dozen es.
Establishments like this in existence. You
see, this is purely an outgrowth of un-
natural canine conditions. Take the