Evening star., 1942-09-06
NEWS OF DOGDOM
Notes on Variety of Subjects of Interest
In Washington and Vicinity

even II not bigger than ever. The
feminine contingent will doubtlessly
approve of the best in show judge,
Mrs. Sherman Hoyt of Stamford,
Conn, who, in addition to doing q
superb job as a judge always gives
an added dividend as model of
what the best-dressed women are
wearing. Her exhibition as hound
group Judge at Madison Square
Garden last February certainly
stole the show from the final judg-
ing of best In show.
Another Judge who will add to
the luster of the National Capital
fixture is Mrs. Herbert O'Connor,
wife of the Governor of Maryland.
She will judge the children's
handling classes, always a popular
part of a dog show. And Gov.
O'Connor will make the presenta-
tion of the best in show trophy.
While the war has brought many
dog fanciers from distant points to
this vicinity, it is also taking local
fanciers away from here. One of
those who will be greatly missed is
Bill Todd, the Baltimore smooth
fox terrier breeder. Bill has been
active in all breed shows around
here for many years He was a
leading spirit in the st. Margaret's
Hunt Club Show, in the Baltimore
County Kennel Club and an active
supporter of all the other show
giving clubs In addition. he prac-
tically organized and ran the Mary
land Fox Terrier Association. Bill
is going to Wilmington, Del
The Gordon Bartons are not leav-
ing the Washington area, but the
war has brought them moving prob
lens, too. They thought they were
all set for the next 10 years in their
lovely, Colonial mansion in nearby
Maryland. But their mansion has
been requisitioned as a nurses home.
The college from which they rented
is being turned into hospital and
the Bartons have 20 days in which
to find themselves new home and
kennel. No easy task.
Another, sadder move. not occa-
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S. A. Woolners. "Cy" has been i'll
for some time. He is now in New
York and seems destined to stay
there for an indefinite period. Nancy
is finding it more and more difficult
to combine running a, large kennel
with committing to New York and
may be forced by circumstance to
give up her local home and kennel,
both.
Certain sections of the city seem
to be suffering from more than the
usual incidence of mango. This is
disease that is always likely to
crop up. particularly in hot weather.
But it is not widespread epidemic.
And the chances are that many of
the cases that are being diagnosed at
home as mango are probably hot
weather eczema. Mango, both folli-
cular and sarcoptic, can be definitely
diagnosed only by the use of the
microscope. Nor is it necessary to
destroy the dog suffering from this
disease. Mango is not simple to
eradicate. but it can be done.
A canine disease which does seem
to be approaching epidemic proper
tions is distemper. This scourge of
the kennel always seems to reach a
peak at this time of the year, and
this year is no exception. Distemper
inoculation is good insurance. 1t
is not 100 per cent perfect, but
does prevent the disease in over 90
per cent of the dogs inoculated. A
clean, healthy, well-nourished puppy
is much less likely to contract the
disease than one which does not
have such good start.
Puppies too young to be given the
full incubation may be protected
from distemper by the regular ad-
minsitration of anti-canine dis
temper serum. Another good dis
temper preventer is a good, tight
fence. 1t is amazing how many ills
q well-fenced yard will prevent.
BY keeping the puppy away from
contacts with disease-bearing stray
dogs, and by keeping him from sniff
ing at every tree and post formerly
visited by possible disease bearers,
good fence will more than pay for
itself It's value as a preventative
Of neighbor troubles is well known.