Evening star., 1940-04-14

near Vienna, Va. The pups are fine
specimens Of the Boxer breed, JUS
tifying their distinguished lineage
and will be sold for charity. Mrs.
Shouse will devote the proceeds to
the occupational research activities
Of the Institute of Women's Profess
sional Relations.
At the outdoor match held by the
Capital Training Club recently 20
entries were judged by L. Wilson
Davis Of Baltimore, who awarded q
blue to Mrs. Salome Frank for her
clever little shipperke's performance.
Three Great Danes, sire, dam and
son, also won their classes. Other
breeds represented: Doberman Pin
scher, DalmatiAn, Welsh terrier.
Welsh corgi, German shepherd and
cocker spaniel.
And speaking of obedience work,
Washington's most distinguished dog
will be represented at the spring
shows by her grandchildren. 1t is
several years since DR.. w. r. Comp
tons German shepherd Jill Of Gar
rastanna rolled up her record Of wins
which still stands as unique, She
travelled by car, train and airplane;
won her championship with points to
spare and repeatedly went best Of
breed and often first in the group:
turned Tn one perfect obedience test
score after another, and raised an
occasional litter just to give fam
lily life its due. When she appeared
at either the National Capital or Old
Dominion shows here no first prizes
for which she was eligible ever left
the Washington area!
DR.. Compton knowe of at least four
Of JnPs daughters with the compan-
ion dog degree, while his Ginger of
Clarandall has followed in her moth
er's pawsteps and is now c. D., G. D.
K. and U. D., holding all possible
obedience test titles. Two Of Jill's
daughters are Seeing Eye graduates,
now leading the blind; two grand
daughters are being trained by the
Seeing Eye. Other descendants
have show honors too numerous to
chronicle, and now Ginger's off,
spring are being entered for the
April shows here.
jill was 8 years old in March,
and no matter what wins the young
er generation may bring home she
will remain queen of DR.. Compton's
German shepherd kennels in Ar
lington, Va.
The question of immunization
against rabies is one that crops up
periodically wherever dog owners
get together. For many months the
issue has been a live one, made so by
the passage Of laws in q number of
States making the co-called one
shot lmmunization compulsory.
Probably the Rockefeller Institute
has done the most thorough testing
Of serums of any organization inter-
ested in this work. In q report
published recently in the American
Journal of Hygiene DR.. Leslie T.
Webster, in charge Of the expert
ments, said: Contrary to expecta-
ton, the literature appears to con-
tain meager evidence that vaccines
are capable Of immunizing animals
under laboratory conditions. The
results, for the most part, are incon-
sistent, non-quantitative and fail to
indicate superiority Of one product
over another"
The report indicates that no
serum has yet been found that will
immunize animals against rabies,
even under the perfect test condi-
tions Of the laboratory. To use these
serums on dogs running at large Il
to inspire false confidence In both
the public and the owners Of the
dogs which may lead to serious con-
sequences.
A high record In field dog regis
trations was reached In the March
issue Of the Field Dog Stud Book.
Pointers, as usual, led the roll. With
762 registrations; English settlers
were second, with 621 registrations,
and Irish settlers totaled 141, . high
mark for the breed. Total registxa.
lions for the month were l,622, With
Labrador retrievers making steady
gain and apparently moving closer
70 the top in field dog popularity.
Attention, cocker spaniel enthu.
siasts! A meeting win be held at
8 pm. Tuesday at the h0lnA of Dr.
c. r. Davis, 13 Princetou street,
College Park, Md. For further In.
formation call DR.. Davis, Greens
wood 19o4-W.
Entry blanks and preanisn lists
have been received from the Chat
tanooea, 0feenville. Coaumbia, sa-
vannah and Birmingham Eeuhel
Clubs. Those planning Southern
spring vacataou may And 'tl1e NIKE
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