The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-16
LUXURIES FOR THE DOGS.
MORE THAN 81, 500, 600 SPENT ON THEM
IN NEH FORK YEARLY.

some Men who FRONT by Caring for Dogs.
Never since the days Of old Egypt, when
| cats were held sacred, have animals lived in
such luxury as the dogs Of this CITY," said a
veterinarian who has an extensive practice.
There are no statistics covering the ease but
| think IL is safe to estimate that ut least
10000 pet dogs live within the boundaries of
Greater New York and that fully 81 .SOO.OOO is
annually expended Ivy fond owners for the
maintenance and ornamehtation Of their pups.
Thousands OF dogs receive greater atten-
, ton. irrespective Of their breeding. inteli-
gence or actual worth than the costly animals
in Central Park. Frequently they are more
pampered and better cared for than children.
and have called professionally on many pups
that lolIed in kennels. slept upon cushions. and
wore jeweed collars and embroidered blankets
! worth in the aggregate anywhere from two to
five thousand dollars. But don't you think
| veterinarians contemplate this lavishness with
disfavor Dogs are lucrative source Of in
! come TO IFS ALL and the moro luxurious their
state the more we receive for our services.
Several veterinarians have made small for
| tunes by attending rich dogs.
! Directly and indirectly the dogs OF New
; York give employment to about 1000 persons.
Many owners of valuable pups hire men to de-
vote themselves exclusively to the care OF the
p: animals, and pay good wages for such service.
too know one wealthy lover of dogs who
! employs three men to look after his pets and
keep them in sound condition. One Of these
| men is an expert in canine lore. and to him is
paid an annual stipend OF $500. The other
, two men act as his assistants. and each gets
| S15 week. am retained to treat the ami
| mails when i'll or out OF good form. and the
wealthy dog lovers expenditures on his dogs
| amount to something like $1,000 a year.
Several experts have set UP establishments
| for the care and training OF rich dogs. and
| there are more than 100 canine boarding
| houses in the city. One Of these in upper New
i, York. not far from Central Park is conducted
on an elaborate scale. Its provisions for the
! entertainment and recreation OF valuable pets
cost several thousands OF dollars. and include
everything in the way of recent sanitary i'm
provements The animals are exercised with
that regularity which obtains at a SEM
mary. are taught how to live in houses
without violation OF polite conventions
and are otherwise educated up TO high
standards in doghood beflttnG their SUI
perior station In life. The proprietor OF
| this establishment made reputation in
England as an authority on the care and breed
ing OF English bull terriers. and was invited
some years ago by number Of wealthy dog
| owners in New York to come here and open
dog hotel. .;uw his business has grown 50 that
ne is obliged to employ about twenty assistants
and operate two branch resorts in the country.
Frequently he has charge Of dogs whose total
value is 100000. and his income from their
care cannot fall short Of $4,000
To board dog at Il city canine resort costs
from e3 to So week. according To the atten-
ton it receives. the style in which its owner
wishes 1t TO live and the r"nown OF the board
ing house. am, certain THAI as. much as
There is no other city in the United States
WHICH w cy%nsumTS orS,It as much d h biscuit
| of il All told. lrGNpuIpr r. N a ro-
politan dogs costs in the neighborhood of
S3nv9oo yeah OF much T of this
Still it costs something when purchased
and must be FI%Skonea among the ~ ~
wages received by each OF The 1000 persons
directly and indirectly engaged in looking after
Tie jewellers, dispose OF sl30,93o worth Of gold
ana silver collars, harness and bells for the or
namentation II the pups every year. while the
ma OF ksnneI-. The hank%t mGroids.rssrs.
leather and mctnl-nounted harness receive as
much mEr Hio Thr yr'HrnarnHs receive be
ing sick dogs. and even after III" dogs ar" dead
the st s1renhdmTf1 g So ON for tn" taXidermiss
ing pup ,carcasscs. The agEreEate of these
sums easily gives total Of 81 800 900 and more.
There is not part of this city which has not
its dog population. and many parts are actually
ovcrrun with them. Cramped apartments and
1E anI "a % M on to the nf Nes Sw
ling dog is one Of our institutions. There are
at least $1,000 o. them lumber subject to {,
seems that onehaIt the people OF New York
are dog owners. and in those districts where
the first thing bought 10y newly, married
couple on setting M an establishment, of
prevalence OF the fiat house dog that many
OF the veterinarians prosper, for dogs
forage for their food are subject to many dis
orders As general thing. they are overfed
and frequently with food entirely deleterious
| to canine health, Take dog good
ditiHn and permit It to lead dat house life
cor xese but the same p%r per-
mitted 10 run at large in a yard. aud there re;
c"ye its .ood. the chances are that it would
stan Slant in strength and whit a Why is this
so Smpy h;sa th the dog # the m
10 hin Ifnr ihF dog is really IT, dirtiest Of
to remain unhrnthfuy clean, But the ami
nal feeding in the yard can roll it, food about
pears to prevent illness SO very frequently
narans. and the pups are found to be suffering
simply from too lean food they are placed in
earth With their pfoySnier to THEIR T"late's
content. 1t is seldom that this fails to restore
I'll" dogs to II normal condition; but perhaps
shouldn't have given that cure away.
Some exceptionally clever persons who
realize how much there is to be got out of ca:
rich dogs have originated many. ingenious
methods To divert portions Of the annual
! golden harvest To their own pockets. First of
all, there is the dog dentist. who is doing u
splendid business, did not believe in such Il
thug when first the story of his advent went
the rounds among us Veterinarians. but
learned on making inGuiry that he really does
scrres the success he has made. Recently !
visited his establishment to see him work. and
found him in tn" midst Of an operation on I,
fine little fox terrier; The dog sat on small;
but wei! BALANCED table, to which it was secured
by Il series of straps, A big towel was tied
around its neck and Il block Of Iumicc stone
between its JAWS kept them apart and pre-
vented it from e,nnpping down on the hand OF
the operator or his Instruments The dentist
was using drill ON his victim, whose gurglcS
and growls were rs savage as the impedin"ut
Of the pumice stone would allow. ] was told
by the operator as h" set the drill bu22ing.
that dogs teeth are treated Just as the mular4
ana inclsorS Of man are treated by or,ii-
nary dental surgeons. They were filed when
necessary or extracted il badly liberated or
dccav"d. Dogs suffer as frequently and a
much from toOthache as human beings hut il
is only pups belonging to the well do that
have their dental ntrmiticS scientifically cor
Tprtpu. MANY dogs are brought q their own