Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-08-05
.DOVEY can I TELL
THE Difference
a 3-CENT sPANGLE COST THE
OWNER SO.
FIDO PRODUCES REVENUE
Few Tulsa Dogs That Have Not Been
Christcncd, With "JaCk' TAX
ing the Lead.

Doyey strolled down the street,
proud as a peacock, And why was
Dovey proud? Around his neck was
a necklace, and hanging from that
necklace was a yellow spangle, all
gllstening, and shiny in the sun as II
it were gold 1t wasn't gold, twas
brass but Dovey didn't know the diff
ference, His master had Just pro-
cured the spangle at the police sta
ton, paying a matter Of SO, although
the brass in the affair was only worth
about cents.
In fact, the city Of Tulsa recently
purchased a new consignment Of dog
tags at the cost Of about 3 cents
| apiece. Just now quite a number Of
licenses are being issued, as 1t is sum-
mer time, and the city health depart
ment has decrced against the canine
| population Of Tulsa.
Tulsa never was much of a dog
town, just fair but this Is the time OF
year when the town authorities,
armed with mu22lcS lassoes and guns
proceed to reduce the dog census,
merely as an annual custom. These
are indeed perlous times for the un-
muzzled dog,
Dogs dislike muzzlos, and some-
! times cast them aside in defiance Of
city ordinances, and that fact gives
rise to ceaseless anxiety on the part
Of the owners.
True, he guards the baby boy when
the latter falls alseep in the shade
Of the tree; and he protects the be-
loved chickens during the night and
keeps away the burglars. His friend
ship is never failing and he has well
come-to-our-h home greeting that is ir-
restible. SO, after all, though the
dog may have no visible excuse for
living, yet he has so played on the
heartstrings Of some Tulsans that
they crave his exemption from the
pound
In case he is not exempted from
the pound, the owner will pay n few
bucks and buy Fidos liberty. During
the last fiscal year Just closed the city
Of Tulsa secured as revenue from the
dog owners Of Tulsa $526, This is
enough to pay the salary of the dog
catcher, at least.
That 1925 represented about 200
dogs. But is a safe bet that there are
a half thousand CANNES in Tulsa now,
although there have only been about
thirty license tags issued since the
first Of the fiscal year. However,
more than $50 tags were issued in the
first part of the calendar year.
If you were a healthy, frisky pup
py, or a full-grown, dignified dog, and
had to answer to the name of 'Ducky"
what would you do about It?
Pups and dogs of Tulsa have to re-
spond TO some queer names according
to statistics being compiled at the city
police station in the annual canine
census OF the city, which requires all
owners to give the sex, nationality"
and name of their dogs.
Jack" Is the favorite name for
male dogs in Tulsa, II the records can
be relied upon as authentic, and the
wide variety of names bestowed upon
CANNES Of the city is shown in the
fact that OF 200 dogs there are only
thirtyfour Of the leading Jack
brand.
Ted" IS the second most popular
name for male dogs, with twenty
three "Teds" recorded, while Queen
Is the favorlte name for lady" dogs
with 4 total Of thirteen being enrolled
on the census book
"Trix," Bob" Buster" spot"
"Shep," Don" and Mack" are other
popular canine names, with honors
about evenly divided for place In the
rank of favortes. Among the unusual
names are "Troubles,' Booze
> "Tootles," "Piker," Sister" "Pickle"
J and Smokey" while one Tulsa dog Is
compelled to answer to the name OF
Baby"
Nine Tulsa dogs, whose owners love
them enough to pay for the privilege
of owning them, have no particular
: names, but it is a safe bet that each
OF the nameless pups comes wagglnp
his tail with delight when his master,
whistle IS heard
Bird dogs are owned in larges
number in Tulsa with bulldogs ant
fox terriers crowding for second place
Almost every known type Of dog Il
. owned in this city, including numer
Gus "curs," which have found homc'
where they are loved by the chIldroi
Of the house,