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ABOUT CATS By Ruth Brown ft There are 10 breeds: Abyssinian, Burmese, is claimed that they have the most delicate sense of Domestic Shorthair, Himalayan, Longhair, Manx, Rex, touch of all mammals. Russian Blue, Siamese and Tabby. The Longhairs, ft They cannot see in complete darkness, just better comprised of 62 varieties, including Angora, Maine than most mammals in a dim light.. They are color blind, Coon, and Persian, are said to have more placid and seeing all colors as shades of gray. lazier temperaments than the shorthaired cats. ft They catch cold easily, get diabetes, leprosy, ft Native to every continent on earth except Australia, tuberculosis and, when excessively fat, become prone to today's modern domestic is a cross between the African asthma. They also are subject to cancer, especially and European wildcats. leukemia. ft They date back thousands of years, mentioned in ft Many cats with white coats and blue eyes are deaf. Sanskrit over 3,000 years ago. The ancient Egyptians Since they cannot hear themselves, they are sametimes worshiped them.-When a cat died, its owners entered mute, as well. One such cat used to run up and down mourning. They mummified the remains and interred the piano keyboard to attract his owner's attention at them in cases of wood or bronze in sacred burial mealtime. grounds. The penalty for killing one was death, as a ft Most cats like music. Some prefer the organ, others hapless Roman soldier discovered. He was lynched. piano or violin. One cat would run out of her house ft Despite the Egyptian prohibition of exporting cats, whenever her owner played the harmonica. Phoenician traders introduced them to Europe by ft All cats can swim; some swim just for the fun of it. smuggling them to Mediterranean ports, according to What they don't like is icy cold water. legend, while Julius Caesar introduced them to Britain. ft They have been known to teach themselves to ring ft Cat worship was common in Europe until the 15th doorbells, operate door latches, open windows, carry century, when Pope Innocent VIII,ordered the apples by their stems between their teeth and use the Inquisition to hunt down cat worshipers and have them burned as witches. Consequently, thousands were toilet. burned at the stake only because they owned cats. ft During World War II, they were reported to sense ft Cats were also worshiped in Peru, China and the approach of flying bombs as far as 50 miles away, Japan. long before the air-raid sirens sounded. ft When cats and dogs live together, the cat is often ft In colonial America it became fashionable to take a boss. cat to church on Sunday to keep oneself warm. ft Bottle feed a kitten before it opens its eyes, and it ft They symbolize fertility in western Czechoslovakia. will call you mother for life. One buried in a field of grain guarantees a good harvest. ft A single litter of kittens can have more than one ft In Switzerland, they became the symbol of liberty. father. ft A black cat is supposed to bring good luck in ft Although seven months is normal, a cat may bear a Britain. On the Yorkshire coast, it is believed that litter as early as four and a half months. She can fishermen will return safely from the seas if their home produce three or more litters a year. has a black cat. ft A black cat is supposed to bring bad luck in modern Italy. When one crossed the path of a bride as she was about to enter the church, the wedding was stopped. ft The Abyssinian is considered the oldest breed of domestics. It resembles the sacred cat of ancient Egypt more closely than any other. ft The tailless Manx is the fastest of all domestic cats. It is supposed to have originated on the Isle of Man, but tailless cats have also been found in China, the Russian The foregoing items were culled from the following Crimea and Malaya. sources: ft Siamese kittens are born white and become darker as they grow older. Considered the most intelligent of all 1. Encyclopedia Britannica, Vols. I, II, III, and IX cats, their vocal range includes a mating call. Legend 2. Cat Owners' Encyclopedia, Brian Vesey- has it that they were introduced to the western world in Fitzgerald; Pelham Books, Ltd., London, 1963 1870, upon being brought to Britain from the Royal 3. Cats: History, Care, Breeds. Christine Metcalf Palace in Siam. Grosset and Dunlap, Inc., New York, 1971 ft The Persian cat comes from Persia; the Angora cat (Bantam Edition) from Ankara, Turkey; the Burmese cat from Burma: and the Maine coon cat is part raccoon. Right? Wrong. 4. International Encyclopedia of Cats, P. 94 These, too, are legends. 5. The Domestic Cat, Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald; ft Cats are the longest lived of all small domestic Pelham Books, Ltd.. London, 1969 animals. While their average life span is 12 to 18 years, 6. The Velvet Paw: A History of Cats in Life, some have lived to the mid-20's and one was reported Mythology And Art, Jean Conger; to have lived to be 33 years and four months old. Ivan Obolensky, New York 1963 ft They usually have five toes on the front foot and four on the back, but some have six and seven toes. 7. Cat Genetics, A. C. Judd; THF Publications, Inc., ft Their whiskers and eyebrows are organs of touch. It Neptune City, New Jersey page 4 (^nimaFNew. TODAYS-,--., s

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"Pot" and dogs With the growing acceptance of marijuana combined with reduced penalties, (if any), on "social" mari­ juana smoking, the risk of Cannabis sativa poisoning in dogs grows. Not that dogs are "sharing a joint" with their owners, but lots of users lace cookies and brownies with marijua­ na, and knowing the affinity of dogs for homemade "goodies," veteri­ Flea Control narians in several states are seeing WINNING THE BATTLE AGAINST FLEAS... cases of marijuana poisoning in dogs. Scratch .. .scratch .. .scratch .. As 98.7% percent of all pet owners "Flea-bite allergy is without ques­ One dog in Alabama ate two oat­ will attest, one of the most annoy­ tion the most common canine skin meal cookies with marijuana and ing of problems is FLEAS! Count­ disorder in the United States," Hal­ went into a state of depression, in­ less hours of sleep are lost listening liwell said. "It's the major problem coordination, vomiting, diarrhea to Bowser licking and scratching af­ for veterinarians, with such cases and a slight fever. It took induced ter the pesty varmints. Vacuum constituting 35 to 40 percent of the vomiting and intravenous solutions cleaners are burnt out in vain at­ total veterinary practice." to bring it back to a normal state. tempts to clean up after hair shed as The process took 36 hours. a result There are already available vac­ i cines for desensitization of both Depression, disorientation and a Dr. Richard Halliwell, chairman dogs and cats, but their success rate lack of coordination prove that mar­ of the Department of Medical Sci­ is only fair. While cats have a better ences at UF's College of Veterinary ijuana attacks the nervous system of that 50 percent chance in alleviat­ Medicine, is conducting a $70,000 the dog. The ingredient tetrahydro- ing the problem, only about 20 per­ flea-bite allergy study funded by cannobinol in marijuana can also cent of the dogs are helped. Seeing Eye Inc. (through the Morris affect the nerves of the digestive Animal Foundation) to determine system. Until a preventative procedure is what causes flea allergy reactions perfected, Halliwell suggests that and why some dogs develop more Treatment calls for the evacua­ pet owners manage flea infestation severe allergies than others. By ex­ tion of the digestive system of all by treating the environment as well posing animals to fleas in a con­ poisonous material as soon as possi­ as the pet. He warns, however, trolled environment, Halliwell and ble, plus drugs to stimulate the ner­ against using oral flea repellants be­ co-researchers hope to develop a vous system if necessary. Respirato­ cause at least one of these products vaccination technique which will ry stimulants or even artificial has proven toxic, causing neurolog­ desensitize dogs to flea bite allergy respiration are often required. Re­ ical damage leading to paralysis. or prevent its development. covery in most cases is slow since Others are safe, but have little if any the poison has already entered the effectiveness. nervous system by the time the dog The dogs are vaccinated with a is brought to the animal clinic. pre-exposure flea extract at various "There are only two ways one dosages and frequencies and kept can really control fleas," he said. It might be fun and games to feed in a flea-free environment. Then "One is to kill the flea and the other an Alice B. Toklas brownie to your two-inch square patches of skin are is to change the response of the dog, but the consequences are any­ exposed to fleas (commercially bred body to the flea. We're engineering thing but funny. . . and could be fa­ insects which have not yet ab­ both approaches." A tal. sorbed blood) and the animal's reac­ tions are monitered.

page 5 By Arthur Case, D.V.M. CNOTCIO 0NY&URcPET ets are closely associated with the poison rather than something good to Many dogs and cats show no in­ Pfamily and because of this, are drink! One stricture housekeepers terest in the plants (shrubs, trees, often exposed to dangerous should obey is to lock the dog (or cat) flowering herbs) but others have to be substances found around the home. out of the bathroom when the toilet continually chewing or scratching on Pet owners may not know that a cer­ boil is being cleansed by saniflush. something. Even sweet william ( a tain plant or chemical can poison a pet copper sulfate or even pine oil. Many member of the Pink family) has recent­ or a child so no precautions are taken. pets find the bathroom toilet bowl the ly been the cause of a dog being Some of the commonly reported in­ ideal place to obtain a drink of cool, presented as a patient — eating the stances of poisoning of a pet or child fresh water. Larger dogs soon learn flowers made him sick! are the result of ingestion of highly how to flip the lid up to get a drink, so poisonous ornamental plants, a lock the dog out while using a strong TOXIC MUSHROOMS prescription drug, pesticides, radiator chemical in the toilet bowl. & OTHER FUNGI coolant or a caustic chemical. It would be impossible, in a short discussion, to mention all of the possi­ HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS Many species of mushrooms are not ble toxic hazards extant around the toxic although not very edible, either. Cats as well as young children are average home, but some examples Such fungi, if ingested, may cause highly susceptible to the aspirin group taken from our teaching files as well as digestive disturbances but do not in­ of medicines. Dogs and children will those reported in the literature will duce serious poisoning. One very both eat mothballs (napthalene). Both show how accidental poisonings come deadly mushroom is the Amanita. children and dogs are easily poisoned about. Both cats and dogs may ingest such by lead compounds because of their TOXIC SHRUBS fungi with serious poisoning resulting. chewing habits. Putty, lead paint, The pet may show no signs for several linoleum base and caulking com­ Several instances where dogs have hours, then become violently ill with pounds are common sources of lead in been poisoned by a plant or shrub much vomiting, obvious pain in the the older houses built more than 25 resulted from tying the animal to the digestive tract and diarrhea. This type years ago. shrub. Yew bushes (Taxus spp.), of mushroom poisoning may resemble Pets as well as children have often oleanders (Nerium spp.), the poisoning by phosphorus (old style rat been poisoned by some toxic goldenrain tree (Laburnum spp.), the poisons) and is very difficult for substance placed in a milk bottle, soft soapberries and chinaberries, black veterinarians to treat. The outlook is drink bottle, or perhaps a drinking locust {Robinia spp) and the beautiful poor if these substances are swallow­ glass or other than the original con­ flowering vine wisteria will all poison ed. tainer. Such poisons as nicotine sulfate any dog that chews on or eats even a Owners who notice mushrooms (melon spray), the modern pesticides, small amount of them. Cats occa­ (toadstools) growing about the place cleaning agents, paint thinners, and sionally eat plant material but they also should not allow pets (or children) to such things as fertilizer or herbicides scratch the plant and then lick their have access to such fungi. Identifying should never be placed in any con­ feet. Some of these toxic plants can harmless ones is a difficult and chancy tainer other than the original. Even poison such cats. Diffenbachia (dumb- task. adults have been poisoned by cane) is another very common orna­ Moldy bread, and sometimes moldy mistakes caused by putting a mental that has very unpleasant effects cereal or other moldy foods may pro­ poisonous substance in a container or­ on the pet that chews on it. Swellings duce serious upsets in health. Such dinarily used for food or drink. Pets develop in the throat that may restrict moldy food products should not be and small children are even less able to breathing and cause the animal to fed, or discarded where pets can have tell that a soft drink bottle contains a choke. access to such. /

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NttM ho me? Not my dog!. . . W But it could happen to your Panic is the last thing you need Your first project, after exhaust­ dog. You probably find it hard to be­ right now. You've already con­ ing the obvious calls to shelter and lieve ... after all, you are a responsi­ vinced yourself that the impossible neighbors and a search of the im­ ble pet owner with a fenced yard. has really happened. You've made mediate neighborhood, is to com­ But thousands of responsible (and your first frantic search, calling and pose a poster or "flyer" to describe some who aren't so responsible) pet looking for your dog. And now you to your dillemma and recruit that owners lose their dogs every year. realize it is gone. Really gone. Now help. Describe the lost dog, includ­ is the time to stop for a minute to ing its name , and be sure to give A meter reader, a garbage collec­ formulate a calm, reasonable plan. your phone and area code. And in­ tor, a careless child leaves a gate un­ If you are willing to devote lots of clude a photo of the dog. If you latched. Or your secure fence was time and energy, and a little money, don't have a snapshot of the actual not quite as secure as you thought you stand a good chance of being dog get one of a similiar dog. Dog or... reunited with your pet. But you magazines and dog books will have need a plan. photos of all pure-bred dogs. Clip one out for your poster. The more The possibilities are unlimited. complete you make your descrip­ The bottom line is that your dog is First of all, you need help. Lots of tion the easier it will be for search­ gone. And, if you are typical, the it. All you can get. Fortunately, ers to recognize the lost dog from first reaction is disbelief and the there's lots of it available if you go others. second is panic. about it in the right way. Fall issue Lost dog By Douglas Bundock

A reward will add an incentive to good strong flashlight for night-time Your best help may come from the search, but it should not be lim­ searching, a thermos of coffee for those people who are very aware of ited to the capture of the pet. After yourself and a supply of dimes for dogs, and which dogs live where. "running scared" for a while your telephone calls. Wear practical Mail carriers, meter readers, and all dog may not allow a stranger to clothing and footgear since you sorts of deliverymen always know catch it. But if you state for "infor­ may find yourself tramping through the dogs on their routes. They make mation leading to the safe return" some rough terrain. it their business to know every dog you may still get the information at every house. And, by the same to­ that will allow you to find and re­ This should be a team effort. One ken, will be alerted to any strange trieve your dog. person should remain at home base new dog that appears. Make sure to wait for any callers who may be that every one of these people is al­ Don't panic and make the reward able to supply information. The erted to watch for your missing too high. Many of your searchers home base can keep busy notifying dog. will be children and they will not animal shelters, radio stations, relate to actually collecting and neighbors, kennels and veterinary Next are the children. Not only keeping some astronomical amount clinics. Space the calls and make do they know the dogs but dogs and of money. Pick a generous, but real­ them brief. If someone spots your children often gravitate to one an­ istic, figure and remember that the dog you don't want the line to be other. And it can be a "fun game" motivation for helping won't be en­ busy when they call! It's a good idea for them to play detective on their tirely mercenary, anyway. to take turns traveling and manning way to and from school and while the home base. waiting for the school bus. Under­ Use your phone book to find a standing teachers can help by an­ "quick" printer. He will probably Pet shops, feed stores, veterinary nouncing your problem to their run off your "wanted" posters for hospitals, animal shelters, bulletin classrooms and passing around a you in an hour or two, and quite in­ boards are the obvious places for stack of your flyers. expensively. And now you are your lost dog bulletins. Once these armed to start recruiting the help sources are exhausted it's time for Contact a citizen's band radio ba­ you will need to recover your lost the not-so^byious. se station and have a description of pet. the lost dog broadcast in your area. V>JL'ufl» CB enthusiasts love to help and So it's time to "hit the road." #? many commuters listen to their ra­ Pack your car with the essentials. >*v. dios on theit way to and from work. Take a big stack of reward posters, masking tape and thumb tacks to at­ tach posters to telephone poles and s »!'»•« # bulletin boards, a leash and collar,.^ r. ., 'a v:'-'v -a

y x.\ »» SPEND LESS AND GET is MORE? in these days of soaring hefoff prices it is always a sur­ may norrJeasertnusi h; ! prise to get more of any­ certainly advise thing for less money! But that's what we are doing been a strange doE" crossing TQEI for you at Todays Animal lands and pasture*. Unusual, rest­ News. less behavoir by lwestocVTs o d'f [i !MWuU We have incorporated strong clue. AnetheVis the sudde"n our old newsprint format "alarm" barking/ofiresident farm into your new and dogs, alBrtine^an intruder. POfc enlarged magazine. The magazine will now be one Make a map of the directions in third larger and come to which your pet may have traveled you bi-monthly. It will and insert a flyer in each mail box contain even more timely along the route. The more people stories, articles and pictures. It will provide who know about it, the better. additional space to bring you longer and more in- While you are out looking stop at depth stories. phones regularly to report to your But the best part of all home base. If someone has spotted is that it isn't going to your dog and called, you may not cost you any more, in have very long to follow the clue fact, for a limited time we successfully. are offering you a chance to extend or renew your Don't think that just because you subscription at some very have walked or driven a route once substantial savings! that your dog isn't You can save one third have been behind off the regular sub­ scription price if you bushes, or even arriv extend or renew your have left. Keep covi subscription right now. promising routes ^ You pay only $13.00 for a again. full two years of the Todays Animal News, and Once separated/From the securi save $6.00. if you already of home and family a dog may b have a current sub­ come frightened and confused __.>you follow ftlLthese. ftteas vour scription we will just extend it for two years at may be nearby and hiding, afraid to chances dre quite, gfcod for recover­ this special savings. come into the open even if he hears ing your lost pet. When you do we're growing, and you calling. don't make the mistake of welcom­ want you to grow with ing him home with a big feast. He'll us! If you don't find your pet the first be stressed and tired and your day or two, don't despair. Most "feast" may be more than his poor YES! I want to enjoy the dogs can live a long time on their stomach can handle. Small, bland new Todays Animal News body reserves and can usually find meals will be in order for a while. If and save some money. some source of water. Sometimes he is extremely thirsty give him ice Please a extend • renew they will adopt another family and cubes instead of water to keep him my subscription for two it may take time for that family to from bloating on water. years for only $13.00. put you and your dog together Payment is enclosed. again. Check your dog thoroughly, inch by inch, for any wounds he may have Name There are many cases of dogs encountered during his travels. Address. who have been successfully recov­ And get him to a veterinarian for a checkup as soon as possible. Count ered after having been lost for many City days or weeks. Some even for your blessings and, needless to say, months! be more careful next time! State and zip Todays Animal News

It's a tough life now for Horse thieves

NEW PROCESS HARD ON HORSE THIEVES

Life gets tougher for horse Through the use of a super- In Washington livestock inspec­ thieves all the time. And especially chilled branding iron, symbols rep­ tors are now required to check the in the state of Washington.lt used to resenting a breed registry or state, identification papers of freeze- be that all you had to do was to the horse's date of birth, and an in­ marked horses at slaughter houses, truck your horses to the slaughter dividual number are permanently as well as public sales and before in­ house and say, "Yep, that horse is imprinted near the base of the terstate travel. mine." That was about the only horse's mane. These symbols, as proof of ownership required. well as numerous physical charac­ And instead of having to record teristics peculiar to that horse, are each symbol with the state office, Things aren't that simple now recorded on a certificate, or what the state now recognizes the prefix­ and it gets harderfor an enterprising Farrell calls a "signalment key." es used by the freeze-marking orga­ horse thief to earn a livelihood all nizations. "For example, when our the time. As a result of the change "About 20,000 to 25,000 horses technicians freeze-mark a grade in state law, slaughter house em­ are currently being freeze-marked horse, the first symbol applied rep­ ployees must now ask for a certifi­ each year in the United States by resents a "W" for the state of Wash­ cate that not only identifies the legal three licensed organizations, the ington," said Farrell. owner, but also the freeze marked Bureau of Land Management, The horse — down to the most minute Arabian Horse Registry, and Kyro She added that if a livestock in­ detail. Kinetics, Inc.," explained Farrell, spector pinpoints a stolen horse, who manages Kyro Kinetics. the inspector can check on the real This new mandate, as well as owner's identity by contacting the other effects of the revised law, sig­ Before last summer, the Washing­ state, the organization that marked nal " a victory in the continuing bat­ ton state Livestock Brand Act re­ the horse, the breed registry, or the tle against horse theft" says Pat Far- quired that every identification National Crime Information Com­ rell, a horse identification expert at symbol be recorded with the state's puter, which as of 1980 began ac­ the Washington State University brand office by the horse owner. cepting data on stolen freeze- veterinary college. But lawmakers were convinced that marked horses. this would create a massive moun­ "It'll be extremely difficult now tain of paperwork to accomplish. Currently, freeze-marking - - for a thief to make any money at the which is formally referred to as the slaughter house — if she or he has International Identification System made the mistake of stealing a - - is in use for horses in 19 coun­ freeze-marked horse," said Farrell. tries on four continents, according to Farrell. Freeze-marking is a painless method of identifying horses with However, acceptance of freeze- an unalterable, instantly recogniz­ marking in the United States has able set of symbols. The late Dr. lagged behind other countries, such Keith Farrell, a WSU veterinary sci­ as England where fire branding is entist, developed the marking meth­ illegal, and New Zealand and Aus­ od and the numerical symbols in tralia where laws mandate that all the 60s, while his wife, Pat, invent­ racing standardbreds be identified ed the alphabetical symbol system. with freeze-marking. *fc*wmf

Older cats often spend more time in quiet contemplation Photo by Diane M. Bellavia The senior citizen cat. When is a cat old? Like humans, Cat owners can take several steps problems. Check the teeth often it varies between individuals but to prolong their pet's life, besides since bad teeth can develop into you can figure on a cat 10 years of the routine once-a-year checkup at dental abscesses. Bacterial infec­ age or older is either in or on the the veterinary clinic. Your veteri­ tions in the mouth can often lead to threshold of senior citizen status. A narian may suggest certain vitamin infections in other areas of the body slowing down of physical activities and mineral boosters which will such as kidney, liver and heart. is one sign. In dark-haired cats, help compensate for a reduction in gray hairs will often appear to give the cat's normal metabolic system. The older cat should be kept in­ a "grizzled" look about the muzzle, doors as much as possible to avoid but like humans, this is not a reli­ At home, cut down on the cat's auto traffic, exposure to infectious able indicator of old age. food since it is not as active and diseases, parasites, and belligerent obesity is a prime enemy of the cat's neighborhood cats. With a little spe­ Condition of the teeth is another heart and kidneys. Don't give it cial care and thought on your part yardstick. Also, if the cats seems to salty foods since they place another your cat may live out all nine lives be having kidney problems this extra burdon on the heart, and be to their fullest. could be another indicator. It seems sure plenty of fresh water is always the elderly feline is highly suscepti­ available. Lack of fresh water can Todays Animal News page 12 ble to kidney problems. lead to kidney and urinary tract What you can do Unfortunately, many older folks on fixed incomes even find it hard to relate to the $100 ve­ In The Company ofCot/198 3 terinarian bill for the care of a pet. If you don't have it, and don't know where you are going to get it, even a hundred dollars is an impossible dream. It's hard to appreciate s{ ing millions of dollars for space exploration or to develop a new agricultural program for some country that you have never heard of. It's really hard when you can't scrape up the few dol­ lars needed to help your pet that may be your only friend and companion in this world. That's where the Animal Health Foundation would like to help. For only a few dollars they can provide essential veterinar­ ian care for the pets of the tpof^oneipiis-ptym&ij&i elderly who have no other sources of income. These dol­ lars sometimes make the dif­ A YEAR OF BEAUTIFUL CATS! ference between losing or keeping the only companion­ Friendly cats abound in Bo-Tree Productions' 1983 In The Company ship of some of our needy, older Of Cats calendar. Full-color photos capture twelve felines in a variety of citizens. cat-like activities and moods. The calendar will be available in many gift Living alone is tough. Living and bookstores and a portion of the proceeds from sales will be donated on a fixed low income is tough. to the Humane Society of the United States. But, the love, affection and com­ LAP CAT ALTERNATIVE panionship of a pet can make CAT FUR SCHEME each day rich and rewarding. Then there's the story about Cha­ Do you have a cat that's deter­ Would you like to help? Dona­ rles Carroll of Baltimore who, back mined to get on your lap no matter tions to the Animal Health in 1847, heard the report that coats how inconvenient it may be to you? Foundation go a long way, be­ made from black cat fur were all the Like when you are trying to read a cause concerned veterinarians rage in China. heavy book? Some cats accept a also help with donations of their In the spirit of American free en­ newspaper as an alternative. No, time and service. We're con­ terprise, he rounded up all the black that doesn't mean you have to drop cerned with helping make life cats he could get any way he could, the book and switch to a newspa­ worthwhile for these pet-own­ bought them, traded for them, or per. But try putting a crinkly piece ing senior citizens. Millions of just picked up black strays. He of­ of newspaper on the chair or couch tax dollars have already gone to fered 25 cents for each black cat, next to you. It may take several lavish space programs. We are and then took his collection of fe­ stern demonstrations that the paper only asking for a few down-to- lines to a small island in Chesa­ is just as good as your lap, but many earth dollars to life here. Your peake Bay ... which he owned. Car­ cats will reluctantly, if not cheerful­ contribution, small or large, can roll figured a winter on the island ly, accept the alternative. make the difference between a with plenty of fish to eat and spring lonely solitary existence or a life water to drink, he'd return in the warmed by the loving compan­ spring and find the island crawling His amber eyes ionship of a pet. with black pelts of all sizes. Are very friendly, very wise; Contributions of any amount But he didn't figure on a winter Like Buddha, grave and fat, will help. Send to: The Animal that froze Chesapeake Bay. The He sits, regardless of applause, Health Foundation, care of To­ cats, also in the spirit of American And thinking, as he kneads his days Animal News, 2002 Fourth free enterprise, all walked across paws, St., Santa Rosa, Calif., 95404. the ice to better quarters. Come What fun to be a cat! Your gift could make the springtime the island was deserted. Christopher Moorely. difference! My offers were accepted with the A warm memory... hand-clapping enthusiasm of a school girl. On meeting the bright- Meeting marvelous eyed Mother I had the feeling that she should have been cast in a movie with Bing Crosby and Pat Mother Cecelia Mary O'Brien. She was breeding keeshonden, she happily explained, and had a young litter of puppies and would I like to see them? The hour was approaching midnight and I won­ dered about the propriety of a man in these hallowed all-female halls. We pawed through puppies, talked about show dogs, dogs, and dogs and other animals in need of Such warm hospital­ help. And the germ of her idea of a ity was totally unex­ different kind of shelter for animals pected and welcome! in need surfaced. I had arrived on Van­ The next few days I showed my couver Island, Can­ dogs and I don't really remember ada, with more than a whether they won or lost. But I do dozen dogs scheduled remember the Mother showing, in to be shown at a her traditional habit. And doing a series of shows in the pretty good job of presenting her Victoria area but, dog. And winning! being an American, I Over the years I have attended was unprepared for hundreds of dog shows across the the shortage of motel U.S. and in Canada, but my stay at facilities in Canada 20 the priory will always remain as years ago. After hours one of the most pleasant and memo­ of fruitless driving, rable. I have followed the unique rejection and "no struggle of Mother Cecelia Mary vacancy" signs I was from afar. The memory of her spar­ exhausted and kling enthusiasm is as clear frustrated. yesterday, A friend finally suggested I try a Everyone was most helpful as I Today her beloved shelter faces a Catholic priory outside of town. It unloaded and exercised my dogs new struggle for survival. The sanc­ seemed ridiculous to me. I wasn't and got myself settled in my new tuary has been overtaken by pro­ Catholic and certainly not eligible quarters. Although it was late when gress. It stands in the way of build­ to be taken into a priory anyway. I completed my chores I decided to ing developments. The animals But I was desperate enough to try and find this warm and under­ must leave, snatch at any straws. standing person to express my A home in California (near Sacra­ My predicament was explained gratitude. mento) awaits. But building new to the nuns who greeted me and Feeling quite ill at ease I wan­ facilities and moving a couple of one of them asked me to wait while dered across the road and through a hundred foundlings is a staggering she discussed it with a superior. small pine woods to the secluded undertaking. And an expensive Certain of the decision, I waited quarters that housed the nuns. one. hopelessly. My poor showdogs I'm sure that few males had ever Additional funds must be raised were growing more restless by the ventured into these quarters, espe­ to save the dedicated work of hour. They had traveled more than cially at that late hour. But when I Mother Cecelia Mary and establish 1,000 miles and badly needed to asked how I might find Mother a new home. The issue is not a reli­ exercised, fed, watered and bedded Cecelia I was promptly given direc­ gious one. The issue is saving a very down for the night. tions to her quarters. Once there I special care and love for helpless But imagine my complete sur­ was greeted warmly by the Mother animals. You can help with dona­ prise. Mother Cecelia Mary was not and her assistant. In an attempt to tions to: Good Shepherd Shelter only only happy to provide shelter repay her hospitality I had brought Foundation, 3297 Telegraph Road, for me and my dogs (at a very rea­ a special show-type leash as a gift R.R. 2, Mill Bay, British Columbia sonable charge) but also sent word and the offer to help prepare her VOR 2PO. that she planned to make her debut dog for its appearance in the show I'm sending mine today. How in the show ring with one her own ring. dogs tomorrow. about you? £ By Doug Bundock Todays Animal News " It is not impossible to say where he migrated and when, but how he traveled and why — one might as well try to explain Life itself. ''

From Traveling With The Birds, by Walter Alois Weber.

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• DO try to keep your communtiy from converting so completely to housands of well-meaning, DO provide bushes, shrubs, real estate developments that every Tbird loving Americans often trees, hedgerows along the fences. . old orchard in the area is destroyed. begin to feed wild birds at this time ^HTthat's the best thing you can do for Lingering old orchards are Eden to of year. Bright-colored birds abound birds and can be the best way to birds; their complete destruction and it's fun to see them hopping feed them, too, if you choose a vari­ can be the end of paradise. about your yard and bird-feeders. ety that produces fruit or berries in But without some long-range plan­ fall and winter. • DO watch for birds in a ning this well-intentioned feeding drought. A pan of water in an open can result in tragedy later on. . _• DO your best to fight against the space can be a boon to birds during unnecessary use of pesticides with dry periods. In an article in Ani­ The Animal Protection Institute harmful side effects. These are the mals magazine, bird experts Jan has a warning about this: If you and Will Curtis noted "While the in­ start, don't stop. primary cause of the decline in many bird populations. sect-eater and the berry-eater may get some moisure from the high wa­ As harsher weather arrives, the • DON'T build your birdhouse ter content of caterpillars and ber­ birds who have become dependent ries, the seed-eaters may avoid your on a food supply from humans can without a preliminary trip to your public library. Bluebirds need home unless they are assured a suffer if the food is suddenly with­ good supply of fresh water." drawn by on-and-off Samaritans homes built to exact specifications who don't understand the bird habi­ details are involved in attracting the tat. birds you want by knowing their Above all, says API's Narca needs. Moore-Craig, don't plunge into bird-attracting with enthusiasm un­ Narca Moore-Craig, specialist on less you can keep it up during the bird-lore and bird-life says that • DO put out sunflower seeds if winter, too. Without realizing it, hu­ "start and stop" feeding can endan­ you'd like such spectacular visitors mans have changed the habits of ger wintering bird populations. The as the grosbeak. These heavier entire bird populations. The migra­ birds may collect at feeders and be­ billed birds can crack such seeds tory patterns of wild birds have come too concentrated to survive (many other birds can't) and you been altered by well-meaning hu­ on natural food supplies when hu­ can attract some woodland friends man interference. It's been noted mans tire of feeding. Inconsistency, you might otherwise miss. that bird-feeders in New England by human bird-feeders, can be the led mockingbirds and cardinals to path to serious trouble during harsh • DON'T worry about "drunk" stay up north' and forego their sea­ winter months. birds. Certain types of overripe ber­ sonal migration to the South. Ama­ ries induce bird behavoir that re­ teur naturalists can thrive on the Here are some do's and don'ts sembles that of a human drunk . . . comings and goings of birds ... but that could affect the fate of these but they sober up on their own and if you really care for them, be con­ feathered friends: are usually fine (we don't know if cerned about the effects of your they have hangovers.) interaction with them! • DO be old-fashioned about your cat if there are lots of birds coming • DO be a careful, non-obtrusive by. Bell him with a carefully select­ watcher and you'll find that the ii One cannot think of the travel ed bell collar. Yhis old idea still birds have fascinating habits you of birds without realizing what works ... and deserves a revival. can study and enjoy. There are, for wonderful journeys they make. If, instance, types of woodpeckers in proportion to his size, a man • DON'T listen to those who sug­ who go shopping for homes; male traveled as far as a Rufus Hum­ gest honey for hummingbirds. It and females often peck agreement mingbird does between its sum­ can make a fungus grow on their when they find an acceptable mer and winter homes, he would tongues. Pet centers can supply you home. Current bird literature is rife be able to go half the distance with vitamin supplements to add to with findings on the meanings of from the earth to the sun, forty- sugar water. particular calls made by different five million miles in two months. 9 9 what to do when JOG-A-DOG The lights go off! Dog Exerciser Now available in four models Call or write POWER OUTAGE PROBLEMS You can be fancy by using two H. 0. 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"We needed at least one more good hit, preferably in another region of California, to encourage l the powers that be that more fund­ ing is justified," said Project Leader Leon Otis. And Federal funding for the pro­ gram has been terminated. The final newsletter has been printed, and service on the telephone hot­ line has been discontinued. Project Earthquake Watch is no more. Participants are wistfully hopeful that new life will be provided to the study in the future. Perhaps, they say, some interested "angel" will come along with private funding. But, for now, Project Earthquake Watch is history.

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frequency of quakes in this state. FUNDING CUTS The program was born and opera­ CLOSE PROGRAM tions were based at SRI Interna­ Can animals sense and predict tional, in Menlo Park, California, earthquakes before they happen? with most of the funding coming Could this special awareness be from the Federal government. harnessed to provide humans with 1,500 animal owners were an early warning alert to possible recruited to report all unusual quakes? behavior. Dogs, cats, horses, cows, For a hundred years or more birds and fish were all included. humans have recounted instances Reports were then tabulated, evalu­ in which animals have demon­ ated and weighed against any strated unusual behavior prior to future earthquake activities. earthquakes. Some of the most During the study thirteen earth­ remarkable of these incidents have quakes of moderate magnitude Hang this DOORBIRD alarm from the inside door knob, and it will sing related to gold fish in Japan, and occurred near or on the fringes of this been credited with actual pre- when the outside knob is touched the network of observers. Of these, by hand or metal object. It is so sen­ quake predictions. seven were preceded by enough sitive a gloved hand will trigger it. Project Earthquake Watch was hot-line reports of unusual animal And yet it is reliable, never any mal- established about five years ago to behavior that the results were statis­ trigger by noise, temperature or hu­ attempt to prove the feasibility of tically significant. midity, drift, or aging of battery. A nine volt battery gives three this theory. A network of animal "Only one of these seven, how­ months of continuous operation owners was established to report ever, was a truly impressive hit," and an alkaline type fcr more than and record any unusual actions reports the Earthquake Watch half a year. It is easy to use, simply prior to known tremors. A special Newsletter. "The Fremont earth­ hang it from the door knob, switch on and it will be alert in ten seconds. "hot-line" was used and any reports quake ( of 4.3 magnitude ) was pre­ that preceded quakes were evalu­ It is light weight and handy, a con­ ceded by 21 hot-line reports during venience for travelers. ated. (It's common for animal own­ the 30-day period before the earth­ ers to report after a quake that their quake. The number of reports A low price of $15.00 plus $2.25 for animals had reacted strangely expected for this region for the shipping and handling. before the quake, but these reports same 30-day period was less than have to be discounted.) Lorane Bailey Enterprise, Dept 203, one. The probability of this result 6129 North 24th St., Omaha, NE California was chosen as an obvi­ being due to chance alone was one 68II0 ous site for the test because of the in 20,000." page 20 CONDOR LIKES NEW HOME The kidnapping was legal but that was small consolation for the parents. While a proud pair of con­ dor parents were out hunting the U.S. Fish and Game Service swooped into the nest and spirited away the only chick in the nest. It is now being raised by humans at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. When the parents discovered the loss they wandered aimlessly around, searching for their missing off­ spring. Meanwhile, the baby con­ Injections are given at five to dor is happily dancing around, gob­ seven day intervals and it usually bling down about 50 mice every Cobra cure takes three to five doses before the other day. Condors are close to ex­ ARTHRITIS AND COBRA effects are evident. In severe cases, tinction and researchers believe VENOM... ten or twelve doses are needed that the total population is only Cobra venom has been recom­ before the dog begins to show free­ about 30 birds. They hope to start a mended for the treatment of arthri­ dom from pain and disability. The captive population. tis in people for many years, but it venom is always bracketed by anti­ has not exactly been given the histamine injections, before the stamp of approval of the medical shot and the second five hours after. Our cover community. As you might expect, This is to minimize any adverse "WALKIN' THE DOG ..." veterinarians and veterinary reactions of the venom. In about researchers are also slow moving two per cent of the cases, vomiting It's fall. Snatches of summer on the use of cobra venom to treat will result, usually about eight linger on . . . but there is also a arthritis in dogs. But the results so hours after the second or third touch of crispness, turning leaves far have made a strong case for the doses. into a final flash of dying color. venom in combatting the pain and Winter is on the way. It's time for The value of this therapy is after those last brisk walks in the pause resulting physical disability of the the series is completed. The dog has arthritic canine. between fall and winter. And pho­ prolonged periods of freedom from tographer Missy Yuhl captures it Diluted cobra venom is distrib­ pain and disability. . . months to a all in this dramatic shot. uted under the trade name year or more. The number of doses Cobrbxin, supplied in capsules of needed depends on the severity of The dog is the Brussels Griffen 50 "mouse units" each. The venom the arthritis and the size of the dog. Champion Wallen's Charlie is also supplied in more dilute ver­ A repeated series, usually a lesser Brown, owned by Miss Sachiko sions for smaller dogs. The use of number of shots, can also be given Takada. He is a multiple Best-In- Cobroxin is indicated when routine after the first series has worn off. Show winner and one of the all- pain relievers, such as aspirin, fail Until researchers find a cure for time winning Brussels. to alleviate the situation. A veteri­ arthritis, aspirin in mild cases and nary clinic in Vienna, Virginia has cobra venom in more severe cases Photo by Missy Yuhl, courtesy of used Cobroxin in 600 cases of offer an alternative in providing an Kennel Review magazine. arthritic dogs in the past decade active and pain-free life for the with excellent results." arthritic dog.

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Exotic birds make great pets. BUYING BARGAIN BIRDS IS caused the death or destruction of Healthy exotic birds make even better OFTEN COSTLY some 12 million birds, mostly laying hens. It cost taxpayers about $56 pets. To really enjoy a pet bird, be sure that you buy a healthy one. It will live s. "R" recently made the buy of a million to eradicate the disease. a lot longer than Ms. R's bargain. M lifetime. At a swap meet-flea With nothing more to go on than a market in Spring Valley, she bought hazy description of "Jean." it's doubt­ two half moon conures and a red-eyed ful that federal or state veterinarians lory for a tiny fraction of the prices will be able to find this individual, the CHECK YOUR quoted at pet shops. Only one pro­ source of her birds or any others that blem. All three birds died within a she may have sold. Bird lovers can on­ week. ly hope that any other birds she sold Not much she could do about it died in private homes. Void of other either. All she knew about the birds, buried in a backyard or sanitary salesperson was the girl's name, Jean. landfill, such birds cease to be a danger. She had no receipt for the cash pur­ Does your address label > chase. Exotic Newcastle disease is not have the name of a veteri- * usually a human health hazard. It is The dead birds were sent to a nary hospital on it? If so, poultry disease diagnostic laboratory harmless to consumers of eggs or poultry meat. However, people handl­ that hospital has selected in San Diego for testing. The you to receive a compli­ laboratory report came back—exotic ing infected birds have developed mild Newcastle disease, a foreign virus eye infections, which should be mentary subscription to disease of poultry and pet birds. treated by a physician. Todays Animal News! United States birds do not have this According to state-federal It is your veterinarian's disease. Quarantine programs run by veterinarians trying to stop outbreak of way of providing you with bird diseases in California, people of­ the U.S. Department of Agriculture vital information about (USDA) made sure that all legally im­ fered birds at suspiciously low prices can help themselves by avoiding pur­ your pet's health and care ported birds are free of the disease — and at the same time .3 before being allowed into the country. chasing such birds. Further, they can help stem the flow of smuggled birds expressing appreciation Conclusion, the birds bought at for you r patronage. ^ / bargain prices were probably smuggl­ by getting as much information as they ed into the country. can about people offering such bird bargains—license plate numbers, Ms. R had no other birds at home, descriptions of vehicles, etc—and con­ so the disease "stopped" with her tacting the U.S. Customs Service three bargains. How different the story director of investigations could have been if she had had an aviary of healthy birds. They would have become infected with the highly contagious disease. Or, had she lived in a poultry raising area, those bargain birds could have been the start of another exotic Newcastle disease epidemic, like the one that devastated southern Califor­ TUTTE Celebrating our 27th year

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BLACK CATS BRING BAD LUCK these conclaves, usually in the form of were considered as omens of good a he-goat but sometimes as a black luck and as such were worshipped. cat. When the Sabbat was over, the But their sacred status apparently did o black cats bring bad luck? Many witches reputedly flew home on a not prevent some from being killed Dthink they do, especially if one broomstick or a black cat. As related and embalmed to be buried with happens to cross their path. In ancient by one authority on witchcraft and notable persons. Others were luckier Greece a black cat was considered an magic: "Cats held an important place in being allowed to live out their lives, omen of death, and ever since there in sorcery, principally black cats, and upon their death they were em­ have been countless stories of black which were and still are regarded as balmed and consecrated to the cat- phantom cats envisioned by dying per­ demons incarnate or transformed goddess. Later generations were less sons or their relatives. In Germany a witches. It is on this latter count that in reverent. During the late 19th century well established belief — superstition if recent centuries peasants all over literally tons of cat mummies were you will — was that if a black cat Europe make hecatombs (sacrifices) of disinterred and sold as fertilizer. jumped onto the bed of an ill person, it black cats, thinking thus to destroy the This brings us back to the original foretold his approaching death. And if witches they accused of having be­ question: Do black cats bring bad luck? you were French, a black cat crossing witched them. It follows quite naturally What constitutes luck — good or bad your path in the moonlight was a cer­ that every graphic representation of an — is often in the mind of the believer, tain indication that you would die episode in sorcery should include a and for centuries the beliefs of various within the year. To the Chinese, black cat." peoples boded ill for cats, especially if cats have been an omen of sickness During long periods, black cats were they were black. Better treatment in and poverty. equally unlucky in other respects. In a some times and places notwithstand­ In our culture black for years was sense, they brought bad luck to ing, for the most part cats have been associated with all things bad and themselves merely by being black. maligned, largely because their silent abominable. Thus the blacker the Thus an old Scottish remedy for blind­ and stealthy ways have been night the blacker the deed, which is ness requires one to: "Take the head misunderstood and therefore suspect. understandable, since darkness can of a black cat, which hath not a spot of And in this regard the black cat was hide any number of perils that might another color in it, and burn it to the most sinister of all. easily be avoided in daylight. Those powder in an earthen pot; then take People today — including many who believe in witches "know" they this powder, and, through a quill, who are otherwise rational — will travel by night, and by dressing in blow it thrice a day into thy eye." Cats change their course to avoid having a black, how better to avoid detection have long been associated with heal­ black cat cross their paths. Such per­ until the propitious moment? By ing and. as indicated by the foregoing, sons may congratulate themselves blending into the night, the black cats this has not always been to their upon having circumvented the bad they kept as "familiars" were perfect benefit. luck that might otherwise have companions whose stealthy ways add­ In parts of England the tail of a black befallen them. But whose fault is it if, ed to the sinister connotation of witch­ cat figured in a number of remedies. in a futile attempt to avoid such a craft. For any kind of an itch a left-handed catastrosphe, the true believer is in­ So firm was the association of witch­ man should whirl the cat three times jured? es with cats that substantial citizens around his head, then prepare an oint­ ment containing nine drops of blood reported seeing witches transform V themselves into cats. One such legend from a black cat's tail. For a sty, a per­ concerns a woman who disappeared son in Northamptonshire could pluck from home every night. Upon follow­ a hair from the tip of a black cat's tail ing her one evening, her husband was on the first night of a new moon and astonished to see her transform herself draw it nine times across the swollen into a black cat. Then invoking the eyelid. This may have been more in­ name of the Devil, she cast off to sea sult than injury to the cat, but "it is in a sieve along with seven other black possible to avoid sickness in the family cats. The horrified husband promptly altogether if you can bring yourself to invoked the name of the Trinity, thus cut off a black cat's tail and bury it upsetting the sieve and drowning its under your doorstep." unholy crew. In other places the cat was dealt Witches were believed to assemble with more gently in the application of at gatherings called Sabbats, some of its reputed healing power. Thus in which were held in places so well Japan it was believed that a black cat known as to be identified on maps as placed on the stomach of a person late as the mid-18th century. The could cure spasms, melancholia and Devil himself was said to preside at epilepsy. In ancient Egypt, black cats aggressive canine. However, lugging around an additional piece of equipment may prove about as popular as the 20- POST cent-stamp. Along more popular lines Todays Animal News sug­ gests some effective ideas for pet owners, postal carriers, and other OFFICE delivery folks. (These ideas can apply as well to meter readers, milk­ men, garbage collectors, etc.) • Don't panic. Stay calm and quiet. BITES Yelling and leaping around is a good way to turn a harmless barker into a biter. If you stand perfectly still you will greatly reduce your chance of being bitten. The dog BACK may circle and sniff you, but it is a very rare dog that bites a com­ pletely quiet and non-moving object. It takes great determination on your part but it is the best defense. • Bring a few treats with you. Dog biscuits are often a winner. When that canine terror comes charging out of the bushes toss it a treat and a friendly greeting. It's hard to be fierce with someone who brings gifts. • Find out the name of the protect­ ive pooch, and greet him with it. "Hello, Teddy, how are you today?" he Post Office has been taking lawsuit. Backed by a federal ruling can be a disarming salutation for a T a healthy bite out of our that states: it is Federal offense to dog who had considered you to be income for years but, according to assault a postal employee. Even if an outsider. the U.S. Postal Service, American you are a dog. dogs have also been taking some The majority of bites are inflicted • If the dog has had any obedience bites out of those not-so-intrepid on new or substitute mail carriers. training try giving it a command carriers of the mail. In fact, more The veterans have usually long that it knows, like "sit" or "down". than 5,700 postal employees were since learned how to cope with the Even if it does not obey you, this victims of canine attacks last year. problem. Many of the bites are trig­ will put it on the defensive by fail­ And the postal workers are biting gered by green carriers who panic ing to obey. back. when threatened by pooches. Kick­ • Avoid staring directly into the ing, running, and swinging mail eyes of the dog, since this can be "Neither rain nor sleet nor dark of bags often change simple chal­ considered to be a challenge by the night" . . . doesn't include dog bites lenges to real attacks. Some carriers dog. Keep your wits about you, and James Van Loozen, of the Wash­ pack cannisters of spray called keep calm, and you may keep from ington Postal Service, says "It is a "Halt." But the use of the Mace-like getting bitten. Good luck! national epidemic . . . and it has got spray can sometimes backfire, turn­ to stop." ing a barking dog into a biting one. Owners of dogs that nip ( or even The newest anti-dog weapon to threaten ) mail carriers can have be employed by mail carriers is "BEST AVAILABLE PROTECTION 1 their mail delivery stopped. In some called the "dog-brella" and is really AGAINST LOSS OR THEFT Sine* January If46. cases residents of an entire city just a simple pop-open umbrella. Dog$ tattooed with Social Security numkar. block may have to do without their The postman is instructed to snap it Ownar ragictarad with NATIONAL DOG REGISTRY junk mail. Biting dogs can be forced open in the face of the would-be 227 Stabblns Rood, Carmal. N.Y. 10112 to endure a quarantine. And mail attacker and use it as a shield. The •nana: 914—277-4415 carriers have the option of filing a desired effect is to confuse the ! TAN: You can go to jail for catching >k a Frisbee? AW: Only if you do it right. Like trespassing, and a few other charges. They were playing this big important ball game at Dodgers Sta­ dium, and Alex figured that if a few < people in the park liked our act, the crowd at the stadium would go crazy over it. So he smuggles me into the stadium and at the start of the ninth inning he goes running out onto the field, past all the guards, and we start doing our Fris­ bee number. Well, he was right tells about them going crazy over it. He figured we'd last about a minute before the fuzz caught us. But the crowd went wild. Even the ballplay­ all ers liked our act, and we were out there in front of thousands of fans, and on national TV for eight min­ utes. We got more applause than the winning home run that night. TAN: How long ago was that? AW: Oh, that was about 1974, and that was really the start of the whole thing. But it was also darned near I the end of it all, too. Alex saw that we had overstayed our welcome and started to ( you should pardon the expression ) high-tail it out of there. But the cops nabbed him and And I grew up as his constant com­ The following is an exclusive in the confusion I got separated panion. He didn't have a wife or from him. They hauled him down­ interview with a canine who has kids or anything so I sort of became become a legend in his time . . . town to book him and I just ran like a son to him. Like I went to Ashley Whippet who has become around, not really knowing what to school with him and waited outside synonymous with the Frisbee. do. All I could think of was that the classroom until we could go In fact, the world series of fly­ they'd probably slam me in the local home together. And for fun and pound. But I've always been a lucky ing discs has now become known exercise we'd play with the Frisbee officially as the Ashley Whippet dog and a nice 15-year-old boy from together. You should know that at Invitational in honor of the three- Long Beach took me home with that time Frisbee catching was time world champion. News stories him. pretty much a sport just for and press releases about the famous humans. TAN: Did Alex actually go to jail for Frisbee fetcher would fill volumes. that? Ashley is even represented by a TAN: That sounds pretty ordinary. New York public relations firm. But How could that lead to stardom? AW: No, they just kept him a few we weren't really interested in the AW: Well, you gotta remember that hours and a good friend named Irv usual "canned" press hand-outs. Alex is really a Frisbee freak. The Lander posted $250 for bail and a We wanted to know first hand (first- more we did it the better we both fine. But now Alex didn't know paw?) what it was really like to be a became. And, in all modesty, I'm where I was, and I thought I'd real celebrity. And so with the help pretty darned good. When we'd go never see him again. By the time he of a translator (Alex Stein). . . to the park or someplace we'd draw got back to the stadium it was about quite a crowd. People hadn't seen a three in the morning and the clean­ TODAYS ANIMAL NEWS: Ashley, dog that could run 35 miles an hour up crews were cleaning up the thousands of dogs owe the popular­ after a disc and jump nine feet in mess. I guess he was just about ity of Frisbee catching to you. How the air to catch one. So one day frantic. He kept asking around and did you become a star? Alex got this crazy idea that almost nobody knew anything. Finally he ASHLEY WHIPPET: Well, really by sent both us to the slammer. And it talked to some sportswriters and accident. As a puppy I was given to also almost darned near split us up they thought it was kind of a good my owner and trainer, Alex Stein. for good! feature story idea and ran it in the Ashley tells all newspaper. And lo and behold the TAN: It sounds like you've had a lot boy saw the story and contacted of miles and a few years of this. Do Alex and he gave him a nice reward you ever think of retiring? and we got back together again. By AW: Once in a while. Y'know I tra­ now we were sort of famous, in a vel over 60,000 miles a year on my small way. And talk about coinci­ American Express card. You did dences! This Irv Lander was pro­ know that I have my own American moting competitive events for Express card, with my own name human Frisbee players. So he had that I sign with a paw print, didn't us appear at a couple of them as a you? sort of novelty attraction to show humans what a whippet could do. TAN: No. I don't even have one of those for myself. Let's change the TAN: How did the human Frisbee subject. players like your act? AW: Okay, don't get touchy about it. AW: Not much. You see, none of I'm ten years old and in very good them could jump nine feet in the air condition. I work out several times to catch a flying disc, or turn flips a week and watch my diet. I figure in the air at the same time. It made that I have three or four good years what they were doing look sort of before I quit. My good friend Hyper tame. But the crowd loved it, so we Hank (who started his career by kept appearing more and more winning the Fearless Fido Frisbee often. Well, you can guess the rest. Fracas) is already retired. But he's So far we've had about 3,500 dogs about 13 and his eyesight isn't as in competition in some 1,200 cities. good anymore. We're even thinking of maybe invit­ ing some human Frisbee players to TAN: You look pretty trim and appear at one of our competitions. healthy, Ashley. What kind of a diet As a sort of novelty attraction, you do you follow? know. TAN: So this has been your AW: Good grief! I forgot to mention whole life for the past eight years? that? I am on a straight diet of Cycle Four. Cycle is made by General AW: Yep. We got lucky. Some Los Foods who sponsor me and I Angeles disc jockeys got together should have gotten in a few plugs and sponsored something called the for it before now. But that really is "Fearless Fido Frisbee Fracas." my diet and it does help to keep me Awful name, but it got the whole fit. thing started. Irv wrote the first set of rules and, with a few modifica­ TAN: You mean that really is your tions, we still play by them. Now diet? You don't slip in a few goodies I'm on the road most of the year, here and there? between our contests and appear­ AW: Well, I have to admit I indulge ances at rodeos, and on TV, and at myself in an ice cream cone once in race tracks, and that sort of thing. a while. Did I tell you that I have an I've done shows with Johnny Car­ Ice Cream Parlor named after me? son, Merv Griffon, Mike Douglas It's at Yale University. And I really and even Zsa Zsa Gabor. But the am fond of ice cream. Oh, and of one that was really fun was when course, I get a complete physical Jimmy Carter was president I checkup at the veterinary hospital taught "Grits" (that was Amy Cart­ at least twice a year. In fact I just er's dog) how to play Frisbee. I even had my teeth cleaned a few days got a nomination for an Acadamy ago. Aren't they pretty? Good den­ Award for a live action short short tal health is important for Frisbee called "Floating Free." players, you know. continued The Care and Feeding of Infant Orphaned WILD BIRDS Provides much-needed, hard-to-find advice for the care of sick, injured, or orphaned wild birds. Very readable, packed with infor­ mation. Leads the reader step by step into getting birds success­ fully back into the wild. By Sr. Mary Laurana Grose. 5Vfex8Vi paperback. Illustrated, 35 pages. $1.95. Add $1 postage per order. PALMETTO PUBLISHING COMPANY 4747 - 28th St. N., St. Petersburg, FLA. 33714 AW: You bet your can of Cycle (that's a plug) there is. Proper ones are less rigid and have an outside rim that is not as deep, and so is easier to get into the mouth of a dog. The folks at Cycle even have their own tournament Frisbees manufactured just for them by Wham-O. And, naturally, it is very important for the human to learn to toss one properly. This is a team effort, you know. TAN: Well, if retirement is down the road for you, what do you plan to do then? AW: Oh, there are lots of things planned. We have a series of dog food commercials being tested Ashley speaks out, with trainer Alex Stein ... now. Instead of some overstuffed Old English sheepdog or bulldog, they portray a lean, hard whippet. Ashley tells all Guess who? TAN: So what happens to the Fris- TAN: What suggestions would you bee world when you retire? have for someone who wanted to AW: Oh, we've already planned for start a dog out right to be Frisbee that. I have several youngsters, champ? sired by me, that are already in AW: Well, we start our hopefuls out training. One, Ashley Whippet, Jr., by always feeding and watering is already started. And I have a them right out of a Frisbee. This daughter named Kyra that shows a helps to build a positive mental con­ lot of promise. Her timing is still a ditioning. And when we start them bit off, like she is so enthusiastic catching Frisbees they learn to do it that she jumps so high that she for the satisfaction of doing it well. jumps right over top the Frisbee No treats or things like that. And, of sometimes. But she'll get it put course, we use the accepted tourna­ together in time. ment quality Frisbees. TAN: It sounds as though you TAN: You mean that there is a dif­ expect this kind of competition to ference in Frisbees? This is the style of champions continue for a while. AW: Actually, it gets bigger every year. For many people it's a chance for fun and fame that might never THE Publication New Methods happen any other way. Did you $18 for know that three of the world cham­ per Animal Health Technicians year pions were originally dogs from animal shelters? People came and chose them just to have a Frisbee The journal dedicated to all aspects of the competition dog. The dog may just animal health technician's career. Published be a mutt, but it's an opportunity by certified AHTs, NEW METHODS, The for a dog and owner to achieve Journal of Animal Health Technology, is something great together. I will distributed all over North America. always remember a contestant 12 arriving for the first time at the SUBSCRIBE! issues Rose Bowl and kneeling down to kiss the ground. He was actually Name crying, and said to his dog, "Jose_ phine, never in my wildest dreams Address did I ever imagine that you and I City, State, Zip would wind up in the World Cham­ pionships at the Rose Bowl!" That's Mail to: NEW METHODS, P.O. Box 22605, sort of touching. San Francisco, CA 94122. The Ashley Whippet Report in the NEWS

TAN: Well, Ashley, it sounds as though the life of being a celebrity EQUINE FALSE TEETH RABIES DEATH really agrees with you. Anything in It seems a first in equine medi­ particular that turns you on? cine was chalked up by two dentists Rabies still thrives. A recent AW: Actually, I love the whole life. in Renton, Washington, when they report noted the rabies death of a Meeting interesting new people. fitted Blanche with a lower bridge. 29-year-old American woman Performing. Sometimes, when I living in Kigali, Rwanda. She It all began when Blanche was developed rabies despite chased by an ornerey mule. She fell receiving the new human diploid and broke three of her lower front cell vaccine on the day of the dog teeth. This caused quite a problem bite exposure as well as on days in Blanche's grazing habits and 3,7, and 14. But she was not given malnutrition was just around the the rabies immune globulin (RIG). corner when dental surgeons Low­ Twenty-two days after the ex­ ell Neufeld and John Carmody were posure she had onset of clinical contacted by Blanche's owner, rabies and died on the 40th day of Darcy Alderman. An enthusiastic her illness. horseman himself, Dr. Neufeld called in veterinarian William Moffat. Dirty baths Many species of birds prefer to They took the necessary impres­ bathe in dirt rather than water, sions of Blanche's mouth and called according to National Wildlife mag­ on a Tacoma dental lab to come up azine. Ruffled grouse, ring-necked with the outsize teeth. Blanche was pheasants, wild turkeys, larks, anesthetized and the teeth wrens, and quail regularly get dirty cemented in place. in order to come clean by tossing Dr. Neufeld said he took the case dirt at themselves with their wings because of the challenge involved, or beaks. Dirt removes excess oils but did not plan to open an equine stops the spread of parasites, and dental practice. improves insulating quality of their plumage. SEA LION RECORD Sperm whales have up to 60 Ashley shows 'em how Sea lions can stay underwater for large, cone shaped teeth on their at the Whitehouse... up to 20 minutes and can descend lower jaws which are used for hold­ arrive in a new city and get to the to at least 450 feet, although a train­ ing their prey. But their upper jaws stadium or park or whatever, I just ed California sea lion once set a div­ are essentially toothless. can't help barking with excitement. ing record of 820 feet. I like ice cream and television. Whenever Alex leaves me, like to go to dinner, he turns on the television. LIVE So I watch a lot of it. Sports are Pest Free! good, and Boomer, and I always enjoy watching myself on the tube. TAN: Okay, so what turns you off? AW: That's easy. Flies. I hate flies. 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