The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-12-17
COLLIE ADOPTS
2 LIONS CUBS
Foster Mothers Bark Serves,
Through Its Novelty, to
subdue Orphans
WAS SLIGHTLY LEARY At FIRST
"Nurse" 10 Only a Puppy Herself But
Rules the cage-Not q New Stunt
to Place Dogs With Lion Cubs
When WEAVING Them,

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Acting as nursery
maid for a couple of husky young
nons might not be regarded by come
al exactly the -softest berth on earth,
out that is precisely what Kate is
doing In the Highland Park zoo-and
likes the Job. But then Kate Is a
plain, no-account Scotch collie, and
Just naturally has to lead a 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 pa.
roll, at least to the extent O; 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 it
they could give Kate q clout along
side Of the map that would make
her see whole coolies of dogcatchers.
But they don't know it. She takes
care Of that. For like the Kate that
Bill wrote about, the Highland Park
Kate is a shrew. She's as superior
with those youngsters as a poor, but
honest g%overness il in a family OF
the newly rich. She bosses EN-
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
MI. Tretow yesterday. "1'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 ia neces.
sary."
And. Of course, there is a reason
why Kate has been kept with the
cubs. Emmeline and Gaby were
born on May 6 last. Their father Is
General Cronje" and their mother
is Martha Washington" both among
the biggest attractions in the zoo.
After being left with their mother
for i've months, Mr.. Tretow decided
that It was time the cubs we're
weaned. Just to take the mother
away and leave then to their own
devices probably void have caused
them to bibble most to death. So
the headkeeper decided to insert
Kate. Kate was only a puppy at the
time-isn't much n4ore 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 a closer survey. Then
Kate barked and she had them on
the hip. At that time the cubs
couldn't get up wen a respectable
"SOWs k4AO Su0 Udlh6 lila hdL0
let loose were a source Of wonder
ment to them. Right on the spot
they seemed to reach the conclusion
that she would make a perfectly dan.
dy p%layfellow.
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 hand and
been boss Of the .hop. 1t is a daily
sight for visitors to see the three in
q rough and tumble party, but not
once has Kate received v sv much
as a scratch.
The bark's 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.
1T is the best way I know to wean
a young Hon." he said, II have done
it frequently, and always the cubs
seemed to forget all about their
mother through interest in the new
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 not
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