Evening star., 1938-11-27

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on beef, add a little suet to his
regular ration. Indeed, suet is a
good addition to any form of dog
feed at this time of the year.
Olive or other vegetable oils may
be substituted for suet. and have
other values for the dog besides
heat. Cod liver oil should be fed to
puppies, delicate older dogs and
bitches in whelp. However, the
amount of cod liver oil necessary
often is exaggerated. A teaspoonful
q day is enough for most breeds,
puppy or adult. Puppies require
more in proportion than grown dogs.
While water may not be as
pressing . need in the winter
as 1t is in the summer, yet
your dog requires water every
day, all year round.
He will relish his water, if he is
an outdoor dog. if it is offered
slightly warm. Do not leave it out
all the time as you do in the sum-
mer, but give him boWlful twice
a day, let him drink as much as nc
wants, then remove the bowl.
Dogs Need Extra Guarding.
A recent case in a nearby Vir-
ginia court brings up subject OF
great interest to many kennels and
dog owners in this vicinity. Just
what is the responsibility of the
owner of a boarding kennel toward
the dogs left in his care? To what
extent and for how much actual
cash can dog owner hold a kennel
owner liable? In this case, the
dogs owner got judgment.
1t is fairly we'll established that in
boarding ordinary livestock, such
as cows, sheep. horses, ETC.. the
person who is doing the boarding
is responsible only for ordinary
care of the animals in his charge.
Should one of those animals stray
off or die accidentally, that person
cannot be held liable unless it can
be proved that the loss was due to
direct action or negligence.
While most farm stock can
be safely kept in pastures sur
rounded by tight fences, dogs
cannot. A dog, Of any breed,
that is determined to get out
of his pen or corral generally
can manage to do it.
Dogs as small as dachshund, which
ordinarily cannot climb a 3-foot
fence, have been known to climb a
fence and get out when terrified by
a thunder storm.
Terriers are proverbial diggers,
and there are cases on records of
terriers digging under a 2-foot con-
crete footing to get out of dog run.
Twelve or 11-gauge wire, tightly
twisted in the so-called fox wire
mesh, is supposed to be proof against
the teeth of any animal. Yet time
and time again dogs have chewed
through this mesh and escaped.
In one instance German shep-
herd, terrified by an electrical storm,
tore a hole through the inside wall
OF q house, going through two layers
of plaster, two layers of wood lath
and the structural timbers of the
wall in the process.
Bearing these facts in mind, can
the owner of a dog boarding estab-
lishment be held responsible if q
dog gets away, particularly If the
dog owner has inspected the prem
ises and given tacit approval by
leaving his dog?
Special Contracts Needed.
Another question of great inter-
est is the amount of liability to
which the kennel owner is open in
case of loss. Granted that the love
of a family for a dog is just as
great when the dog is a mongrel as
if he was the finest show specimen,
how can a dogs value by appraised
In dollars and cents except by a
replacement value?
If the dog is of a known breed,
If his show quality can be approxi-
mated from either his known points
or his show record, then q cash
value may be put on the dog as a
show animal, Just - cows or sheep