The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-11
PERFUMES FOR THE PET DOG,
AND COSTLY ONES AT THAT, USED
BY FOND OWNERS.
Tooth Brushes and Manicure 8cts Alss
Among the Pet Dog Toilet Accessories
The Dogs Don't Thrive I'm Luxury
and Doe Hospitals Arc Increasing.

Tooth Brushes and Manicure Sets Alss
Among the Pet DOG . Toilet Accessories
The Dogs Don't Thrive I'm Luxury
and DOG Hospitals Are Increasing.
The man or woman, whichever II was,
who conceived the idea OF establishing q
dog dspensary or dog hospital IN New
York bulded q good deal better than he
or she ever dreamed Of.
At first II was only sick or wounded dogs
that the ojector had in mind; and IN
those days, decade or 70 ago. tho average
dog, for some reason or other, oontriyed
to get along with considerably leas medical
care than he needs, or seems to need, to-day.
Nowadays one dog doctor or one dog
hospital for Manhattan would be ridicu-
Loudly inadequate. OF late both dog
doctors and dog hospitals have multiplied.
and the faster they multiply the moro need
there seems to be for them.
This, fortunately. is not at al because
dogdom in general is going into q decline
or developing an alarmingly large assort-
ment OF up-to-date diseases. UnQuestion-
ably the latter-day dog Of aristocratic
descent has a more delicate constitution
than it's progenitors, but that fact doesn't
! altogether explain the remarkable PROS
perity Of the dog doctors Of Gotham. Thia
| il 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 a dog means to live .
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 ele-
gapcies like brushing his teeth, pairing
his toe nails, keeping his tail In curl and
perfumtng his ooat-an Of which distin.
Ruish the well bred New York psf dog.
These reflnements have been thrust upon
him by the dog'dootors and their assistants.
Hence the popularity and prosperity Of
these specialists.
! DOCTORS assistant shed q good DIAL Of
light on the subject the other day. A foot
man had just gone out carrying . dainty
Pomeranian In his arms.
What is the matter with that dogs'
asked q visitor.
Nothing said the assistant. Ahe has
merely been having a perfumed bath and
his teeth cleaned. His mistress sends him
here regularly once week when abe In
in tow S ,d Either ais she Or S brings
"Perfumel" exclaimed the visitor.
why. certainly. Nearly all the pet dogs
are perfumed now. It's the newest wrinkle.
Do we do 1t? Well. to some extent.
We ho now haze S;Sbs spsoa sSsp
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 q per-
fumed bath. They use fine needle-hka
spray syringe filled with the brand Of per-
fume they themselves afect-violet, rose,
heliotrope, lily Of the valley, or Q novelty
which combines several odors. Whatever
1t once or twice week, and when he n
| bathed at home his bath is scented with tbs
same extract, even though 1t costs several
dollars for an ounce bottle.
And this is not all. Nearly every. dog
Of high degree-that is, every house dog
is provided with a basket TO sleep In, .
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 antisepdd
bath; and with few exceptions II is o dog
doctor who looks after their teeth. have
heard Of several woman who themselves
succeed In brushing their dogs teeth every
day. but it's difficult joh at best.
Here we clean teeth thoroughly, remove
any that are decayed or have them filed. and
before the dog gets out Of our hands, We
also trim his nails and clip his coat. too, II
necessary. Oh, yes, in these days. sick
dogs represent only a small part OF our
business. -,
AS an example OF how far woman will
70 in behalf Of pet dog, friend Of mine,
who is assistant in dogs hospital further
downtown. told me Of one Of their CUSTOM
] ers who is the owner Of valuable Japanese
poodle. This lady's favorite color Ii hello
trope, and she uses no perfume other than
. violet.
sIn order to be distinctive suppose her
dog never wears any other oolored ribbon
bow on his neck than heliotrope, and al OF
his neck ribbons. by the way, are kept In Q
silver case lined with heliotrope wadded
satin, heavily scented with violet saehss
powder.
sThe animal is washed every morning
with violet soap and in violet perfumed
water His basket liz upholstered in hello.
trope silk scented up to the ninee'