The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-04

doctors and dog hospitals have multi
Piled, and the faster they multiply the
more need there seems to be for them.
This, fortunately, is not at all be-
cause dogdom inf general is going into
decline or developing an alarmingly
large assortment of up-to-date diseases.
Unquestionably the latter-day dog of
aristocratic descent has a more deli
cate constitution than it's progenitors,
but that fact doesn't altogether ex-
plain the remarkable prosperity of the
dog doctors of Gotham. This is due
largely to the luxurious habits of the
modern dog, rather than to his i'll
health.
1t has come to pass in some cases
that to be treated like dog means to
live a pampered existence. One dog
doctor thinks that the luxurious habits
of the fashionable New York dog were
thrust upon him. Left to himself he
has never made any attempt to achieve
certain elegancies like brushing his
teeth, pairing his toe nails, keeping his
tail in curl and pertaining his coat
all OF which distinguish the well bred
New York pet dog. These refinements
have been thrust upon him by the dog
doctors and their assistants. Hence
the popularity and prosperity of these
specialists.
A doctors assistant shed a good deal
of light on the subject the other day.
A footman had just gone out carrying
a dainty Pomeranian in his arms
What is the matter with that dog?'
asked visitor.
Nothing" said the assistant. He
has merely been having a perfumed
bath and his teeth cleaned. His mis-
tress sends him here regularly once a
week when she is in town. Either
she or servant brings the dog and
waits until we fix him up."
"Perfume!" exclaimed the visitor.
why, certainly. Nearly all the pet
dogs are perfumed now. It's the new
est wrinkle. Do we do It? Well, to
some extent. We now have a special
ly prepared soap, which is highly
scented, and whenever perfume Is
wanted we use that soap for bathing
the dogs. A dogs coat will retain the
scent for two or three days.
Most of the fashionable owners OF
pet dogs, however, don't trust only
to a perfumed bath. They use ne
needle-like spray syringe filled wi, lie
brand Of perfume they themselves at
fect-violet, rose. heliotrope, lily Of the
valley, or a novelty which combines
several doors. Whatever the perfume,
the dogs coat is sprayed with d. once
or twice week. and when he Is
bathed at home his bath is scented
with the same extract, even though 1t
costs several dollars for an ounce bot
tie.
And this is not all. Nearly every
dog Of high degree-that is, every
house dog--s provided with a basket
TO sleep In, a cushioned basket. In
many cases not only is the cushion
perfumed with sachet powder, but an
extra sachet pad is laid underneath
the cushion and renewed often.
Even dogs who are bathed at home
come here frequently for an antiseptic
bath and with few exceptions II is a
dog doctor who looks after their teeth.
/ have heard Of several women who
themselves succeed in brushing their
dogs teeth every day, but it's a DIM
cult Job at best.
Here we clean teeth thoroughly. re-
move any that are decayed or have
them filled, and before the dog gets
out Of our hands, we also trim his
nails and clip his coat. too. IL neces-
sarv. Oh. yes, in these days, sick dogs
represent only a small part Of our
business.
las an example OF how far a worn-
an will 20 IN behalf Of a pet dog, a
friend OF mine. who is assistant In O
dogs hospital further downtown, told
me Of one Of their customers who Is
the owner OF a valuable Japanese poo
die. This lady's favorite color IA he
liotropo. and she uses no perfume 9TH
or than violet.
I'm order 70 be distinctive ! suppose
her dog never wears any other colored
ribbon bow on his neck than hello