The New York herald., 1922-07-23
Dogs Do Not Need Much
Exercise in Hot Weather
'Herald's' Expert Says 1t and
Heavy Feed Tend to Give
Them Fits.
BY FRANK r. DOLE.

that care more needed than in the sum-
mer months. IL the dog il to be kept
well. and comfortable. his master must
use common sense In looking after him.
1t must be remembered that heat can
affect dogs almost as easily az 1t affects
humans. While with the latter. 1t takes
the form of heat prostration, with the
former 1t shows its effects in flts
Many persons seem to feel that unless
dog IS on the move pretty much Of the
time, he Is not getting all the exercise
he needs. The result is that dogs arc
taken into hot streets and walked when
it would be infinitely better for them to
be lying still in a cool spot In hot
weather a dogs exercise and his feed
should be greatly reduced and made sim
Pile. The exercise should be taken at
morning and evening in the cooler parts
of the day.
Whenever l see a dog painting from
the. heat 1t recalls the first dog ever
owned. She was a little fighting pup
by Cockney Charles Paddy. 1t was
before I had become interested In the
show game and was teaching athletics.
Being a fanatic on exercise, I thought
the dog needed lots Of 1t. One hot sum-
mer afternoon I started to walk her. 1
was going strong and she struggled
along faithfully. trying to keep up with
me. 1t was not because she was en-
jcying 1t but because she thought her
master wanted her to keep up.
After we had gone about three miles.
the pup was taken with q severe At. We
happened to be near the home of a man
who posed as an expert on dogs. / was
rot then aware that the label of expert
is often misapplied. When this man saw
tho dog he declared she was mad and
said she should be shot Immediately.
Through lack of experience ] stood by
and saw a good little dog needlessly
killed. She was no more mad than l.
Never have forgotten that experience.
Therefore one hot day In the city was
unusually interested at the sight of q
fine little fox terrier puppy struggling
along on the end of leash behind a
fine looking young woman. The pup
was evidently having q hard time and
the woman did not seem to realize her
dog would have been much better on at
hcme out Of the sun.
1 thought Of my dog and was I'M
PEELED to stop the young lady and tell
her that such walk was bad for the
dog. She looked at me moment with
watched them going down the street.
hoping that she had taken my advice to
heart, even though she had not appeared
tn pay much attention to what I had
said.
The following day. at almost the same
SPOT, / was attracted by a crowd and
heard the yelping of dog. 1 pushed
through and found the same young
woman with her puppy. The dog had
severe At and policeman was pre-
pairing to shoot It, I asked to be al
lowed to take the dog q minute and.
when assent was given. I grabbed the
little fellow by the scrufr Of the neck
and took him to q nearby hydrant.
for few minutes until he was entirely
restored. Then the young woman was
profuse in her thanks, and It was with
difficulty 1 refrained from telling her
that IL she had taken my advice she
would not have come so near to losing
her pet like to think the saving OF
that puppy atoned In q way for the
little dog ! lost forty years before.
A little cooling medicine and light
diet of bread, milk and vegetables will.
with little gentle exercise. keep any
dog well in hot weather. For the cool
! ing medicine, would recommend the
for children and which can be obtained
at any drug store. A couple of these,
two or three times a week. will keep a
medium sized dog in good trim.
In letter from England John Gal
loway the prominent international judge
and expert on dogs. announces that he
has bought four pugs. Two are fawn
dogs. one fawn bitch and the other
black pup. This bitch Is heavy In
whelp. He reports that dogs generally
are high in price and 1t is hard to get
owners to part with good ones He
of the British Empire and the world
generally are now in England looking
for dogs. The game there Is going strong
er than ever. His importations would
indicate the old fashioned pug Is per-
haps going to come back
The Fairfield County Kennel Club at
the request of the A. X. c. has changed
its name to the Fairfield Kennel Club
of Noroton. The Kennel Club thought
the use OF the word county implied
too wide territory and that the club
should be more centralized. The club
is pressing preparations for its annual
show. to be held on Labor Day. This
year 1t will be held on the grounds of
the Oxford Country Club. formerly the
home OF John Mccormack.
AS in former years. the club plans a
| popular breed show with liberal cash
prizes throughout The Judges are be-
ing selected and the premium list will
shortly be in the malls. Entries will
close on August 81. with extended en-
tries permissible until August 25. The
club has taken an ONCE In Room 2os;
1451 Broadway
Newport show.
The premium list for the Newport
r. T.. show is ready for the mails and
prospects are that the Rhode Island re-
sort will have one of the best shows In
years. There are many cash prizes and
a number of good cups which should at
tract big entry. The show is some
what handicapped by the poor facilities
for reaching Newport. but IL counting
on the good roads to bring many dogs
by motor. Charles O'Connor Of 81 Cen
trail Square, Lynn. Massachusetts. Ia the
manager and can furnish particulars
about the show.
Another show under the management
OF Mr.. O'Connor Is that to be held In
connection with the annual fair al
Greenfield, Mass, on September IL and
13. The Judges are James II. Hair ol
Bridgeport, Conn. settlers, pointers, FOX
hounds and bcagles; Fred A. Bearse Of
Springfield, Mass. Boston terriers and
French bulldogs; and g. Muss Arnolt Of
Tuckahoe, N. Y. all other breeds The