Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-03-13
COLLIE ADOPTS
z LIONS CUBS
Foster Mothers Bark Serves,
Through It's Novelty, to
Subdue Orphans
WAS SLIGHTLY LEARY AT FIRST
"Nurse" Is Only Puppy Herself But
Rules the cage-Not New Stunt
to Place Dogs With Lion Cubs
When Weanine Them.

maid for couple of husky young
lions might not be regarded by some
as exactly the softest berth on earth.
but that is precisely what Kate is
doing in the Highland Park zoo-and
likes the job. But then Kate Is
plain, no-account Scotch collie, and
Just naturally has to lead dogs
life whether she likes it or not.
Nevertheless, fussing around a
pair of infants with such sure-enough
bad tempers as Emmeline and Gaby
they are her young charges-has
Its dangers. Also it has its compen-
sations, for Kate is on the city pay
roll, at least to the extent OF sew
eral bones a week, and they are the
kind of bones that are the coin OF
the realm in Dogland.
If said young cubs only knew 1t
they could give Kate a clout along
side of the map that would make
her see whole oodles of dogcatchers.
But they don't know it. She takes
care Of that. For ike the Kate that
Bill wrote about, the Highland Park
Kate is shrew. She's as superior
with those youngsters as poor, but
honest governess i, in family OF
the newly rich. She bosses 'em
around and makes them say uncle"
in lionese.
That's Kate's trouble And it's
going to lose her her job. She has
found her Petru hio in the person of
Headkeeper Ernest Tretow
"She makes too much noise" said
Mr.. Tretow yesterday. "I'll have to
remove her from the animal house.
Besides, she has served her pur-
pose. Her presence ir the cage with
the young lions nc longer is neces-
sary"
And, of course, there is a reason
why Kate has been kept with the
cubs. Emmeline and Gaby were
born on May last. Their father Is
General Cronje" and their mother
is Martha Washington" both among
After being left with their mother
for five months. Mr.. Tretow decided
that it was time the cubs we're
weaned Just to take the mother
away and leave them to their own
devices probably wo' ID have caused
them to bibble most to death So
the headkeeper decided to insert
Kate. Kate was only puppy at the
time-isn't much hIore now. And in
the matter of bringing up the fam
lily" she has the character that Irene
Franklin sings about, just plain push
ed over the footlights.
For the first couple of days Gaby
and Emmeline sat in a corner and
gazed at the new arrival wondering
what it was all about Every now
and then they crawled to the enclo-
sure and took closer survey. Then
Kate barked and she had them on
the hip. At that time the cubs
couldn't get up even respectable
meow And the barks that Kate
let loose were a source of wonder
ment to them Right on the spot
they seemed to reach the conclusion
that she would make perfectly dan
dy playfellow.
Then Kate was let out into the
cage with them and all three made
common cause in growing at the
keepers. Since then they have been
fast friends, although from the first
Kate has taken the whip hard and
been boss of the ,hop 1t is daily
sight for visitors to see the three in
q rough and tumble party, but not
once has Kate received even So much
as scratch.
The barks the thing The cubs
never have gotten over that strange
sound Kate drives them at will by
barking at their, heels. And Kate
spends most of her waking hours
in barking.
The only time the three are not
together is during feeding hours. It
is not because of fear for the collie
that Tretow does not allow them to-
gether then. He does not want the
dog to eat raw meat, which is the
diet of the cubs, each consuming
about 10 pounds daily.
Mr.. Tretow explained that it was
not new to place dogs with lion
cubs
ut is the best way know to wean
young lion," he said, 81 have done
it frequently, and always the cubs
seemed to forget all about their
nother through interest in tha NON
arrival. There is no danger to the
dog, and I would not hesitate to al
low Kate to remain with the cubs
for some time to come. were 1t moi
for her barking. She makes NOR.
fuss than all the rest of the animal.
in the ZOO"