Evening star., 1945-11-07
This and That
By Charles E. TrdcetpeH.
FALLS CHURCH Va =

FALLS CHURCH, Va
Dear Sir:
I could not begin to tell you of the
extreme pleasure have derived these
many years from the daily reading of
your interesting column, setting forth
your fine philosophy of life, and birds
and wildlife in general, to say nothing
OF the satire of Templeton Jones, which
character is so wildly portrayed feel
as If had at least speaking acquaint-
ance.
Il am inclined to believe, however.
that because Of your familiarity with
these and many other matters you have
neglected to give enough space to the
dog.
MY most absorbing interest at this
time centers about my adoption recently
OF 4-month-old terrier, which should
be called tearer,' since his chief interest
In life is tearing apart shoes, slippers,
rubbers, brushes, lampshades and
lengths Of knotted rope, or anything
within reach indoors; while his outdoor
sports are digging up moles, pulling UP
crabgrass, and bringing in kindling or
anything else he finds on the ground. A
game of football with an old cocoanut
Sneu is his 1aVorlte sport.
This young Airedale has learned to
beg, shake hands, salute and carry the
paper, which disputes the theory that
dogs cannot be taught anything until
they reach months of age.
THE prescribed method of giving
capsules by forcing them down is also
taboo, as have found out that by
wrapping them in bits of ground beef
or bread 1t Is much more simple all
around.
I hope your many readers will sooner
or later know the rejuvenating influence
created by the adoption companionship
and protection of mans best friend,
the dog.
Sincerely yours, O. c."
This column noted the dog long before
this correspondent ever heard of the
animal
If in recent years there has been less
about this particular four-footed animal,
and more about birds, ETC., it is simply
because we aim to write about things
first hand
Having no dog in recent years, we
have not written about them much, but
still from time to time we have sung
the praises of the dachshund, the police
dog, and many other breeds.
And from time to time items of in
terest to all animal lovers, including
dogs, have appeared here, so we still
regard ourself as an authority on mans
best friend"
That is one thing about the sincere
dog lover, he always thinks he knows
more about dogs than anybody else.
To know good dog well is to know a
great deal, and this knowledge stands
one in stead for lifetime, although
there may be no more dogs in the
personal life.
That shows the influence Of these
friends of man. The pleasure and
happiness they give, when properly
taken care of, and properly trained, is
one thing. To let them run at large,
as so many persons did for too long, is
quite another thing.
We believe in time that the dog
lovers of Washington and vicinity will
see what q debt of thanks they owe the
Districts health officer for his deter
mination to stamp out rabies, that
terrible disease.
Not only has he and his faithful
workers saved the lives of many dogs,
and people, too, keeping them from one
OF the most miserable Of all deaths, but
by that Offices steadfastness in duty,
despite some clamor against it, he has
| given thousands of careless dog owners
9 new conception of dog care and
handling.
In the old days, it was unusual for
owners OF good dogs to let them roam
| at large In and around the city,
With the roaring days OF prosperity,
so-called, easy money bred easy dogs,
and the dollars and the dogs were
allowed to get out OF hand
Out Of hand dollars finally mean de-
| preston, and out of hand dogs mean
unhappy dogs, dogs which have lost
something from one Of the most vital
things In their lives, constant COM
paniouship with man.