Evening star., 1939-11-30

the cutest thing on earth. it must
is not a toy. It is a live creature
with acutely sensitive feelings. 1t
should not be handed to a very
young child to be treated as toy
The youngster who does not realize
that he is inflicting pain when he
mistreats a puppy, that has not yet
learned responsibility and care,
should be initiated to the pleasures
of dog owning by being allowed CO.
ownership of a young dog, The ma
ture or nearly mature animal is
much better equipped to protect
himself. He is less likely to be in
jured by a too enthusiastic hug, or
by being dropped Moreover, al
though he will defend himself
against pain by removing himself
from the pain inflicter, he is less
likely to defend himself by fighting
back than is the very young puppy,
which is just as ignorant OF what
it is all about as the child hurting
him.
Older Dogs Less Of Problem.
The adult who wants the COM
panionship of dog but has only a
few hours morning and evening at
home also should consider an older
pup. For him, 6 to II month old
pup probably is the wisest choice.
At that ege the pup need be fed
only twice a day. The problem Of
housebreaking is much simplified at
that age-very often there is no
problem at all. The pup may be
fully inoculated against diStemper
at that time. thereby eliminating
one of the major worries of dog
ownership. He is developed sufh-
ciently we'll so there is no doubt of
his future appearance his sound
ness and quality.
The average family with children
of school age will find the puppy be-
tween and months the ideal.
At this period the puppy still
is young enough to be cute and
babyish, but it is old enough to
have been given a proper start
in life by its breeder.
It's quality may be guessed at more
accurately than can that OF the s
to 8 week old pup. 1t should have
been wormed once or twice, and
probably has been, if bred by re-
liable breeder. 1t may have at least
temporary immunization against
distemrer.
1t cannot be emphasized, too
strongly that the character OF the
kennel or breeder is the first thing
to be scrutinized in buying a puppy.
There are so many hidden values in
a puppy, so many factors that gov
ern whether or not the puppy is 60
ing to mature into the kind of dog
YOU thought you were buying, for
which you have to take the word OF
the seller. The established breeder
with reputation to maintain will
not risk his reputation for the sake
of one sale. He is more likely to
bend over backwards in his effort
not to misrepresent his stock and to
make sure that the buyer of his
puppy is getting fair deal.
Kennel Mortality High.
Probably no business has the
mortality that the business of dog
breeding has. Yet. because dog
breeding never is entirely business,
the dog breeder almost always comes
back. w. W. j. Hunter, who estab-
lished the Skyline Kennels near
Fairfax some time ago after many
years of breeding near Philadelphia,
recently has disbanded his kennels
and opened restaurant.
However, 1t is to be noted
that he maintains = breeding
interest in several Of the brood
matrons he sold.
A recent comeback is that Of the
Shenandoah Kennels, which first
were established near Winchester.
then operated in Washington, closed
down entirely for several years and
now are being re-established near
Fairfax.
Buy Ace Kerry Blue.
To insure the future prestige of
Kerry Blue terriers In this neck of