Evening star., 1938-05-19
A DOCS LIFE.

shipper prepaid It generally is q mat
ter of only few cents 1t should be
returned promptly, for generally crates
are in constant use.
When receiving new dog he should
be released from his crate or box care
fully. preferably in a closed room.
Many a deg has been released on an
open express platform, only to make
a dash for liberty. Knowing none of
the people who are meeting him. fright
ened and bewildered by his journey
and the close confinement. it is some
times impossible to recapture the poor
dog. A little care in releasing the dog
few moments of peace and quiet in
which to make friends make all the
difference in future relations between
dog and master.
In shipping dog out of the State
there are few precautions to be- OBJ
served. Many States require a veteri-
narian's certificate to be attached to
the crate. Florida requires a certificate
and that the express agent send one
to the State veterinarian. Some States
require rabies incubation Call up the
express agent before taking your dog
down to be shipped and find out the
requirements
The dog should be placed in a
strong box of adequate size. but
not 50 large that he rattles
around.
A container for water should be at
tached inside and there should be
some way of putting in the water
without opening the box. If the dog
is going on long journey, it is best
to make arrangements with the ex-
press company for feeding him. If it
is just an overnight trip. feed him
before putting him in the crate and
give him nice. juicy knuckle bone to
gnaW. Whenever possible, it is best
to ship dogs by night train to arrive
at their destinations in the morning.
The requirements for shipping dogs
to foreign countries are so complex
and vary SO much with the country of
destination that it is best to obtain
specific instructions when needed. The
Department of Agriculture will furnish
them.
Some dogs have personalities so dis
tinct that neither time nor distance
erases their memories. There was
Dan. the Irish setter, whose family
were moving from Alexandria (Va.)
to the West Coast. A vote was taken
among the members of the family, and
it was unanimously decided that it
would be wisest, simplest and cheapest
to sell the car here, ship the house.
hold goods and 60 by train. But Dan
didn't like travelling by train and
adored long automobile trips, so at
least two OF the family drove the old
car to the coast so Dan could go in
comfort. That was the some Dan
whose mistress had made trip West
the preceding year, and found herself
writing postscripts to Dan in all the
letters to the family.
Then there was BOBBY. He was a
wire-haired fox terrier-almost. BOBBY
was dog of spunk and determination.
He didn't like cooks and he didn't like
gardeners. When his mistress went to
Europe, BOBBY refused to stay with
either. Making sure that his missy
was definitely gone. he proceeded to
adopt new one, his masters secre-
tary.
No amount Of persuasion and
no amount of mileage could
make him change his mind.
Carried into the country time and
again, he would find his way back,
first to the Office to make sure his new
love was safe. and then to her home at
the other end of town to wait for her
When his old mistress returned from
her trip, she. too, was disowned.
BOBBY was faithful to his new mistress
until his death. And although he died
in 1923, when a picture of q fox terrier
is accidentally displayed in the Office
he used to visit. everybody remembers
BOBBY.