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THE AKC TODAY Guest Editorial by John Lafore, Jr.

John Lafore, Jr., Philadelphia, is president of the American Kennel Club, regulating agency of the dog fancy in the United States. Following are excerpts from a speech he pre­ fflffifeiDE sented at a Dog Health Seminar spon­ sored by the Denver-based Morris Ani­ Official Journal of the Animal Health Foundation on animal care and health. mal Foundation February 4, 1973, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER Volume 4 Number 5

We have recently made some changes in the American Kennel Club. A few have been executed, some are in ARTICLES the stages of execution, and others are still on the drawing board. Animals in Verse Cars ten Ahrens 6 One of the innovations, a new con­ Deserve To Be Your Dog's Best Friend 10 cept of enforcement and education in New AVMA President 11 the field, may solve some of the Bighorn Sheep in California Charles W. Jenner, D. V.M. 12 problems that worry dog breeders of An Emergency Hospital for Pets Jane H. Bailey 14 America. Canine Stamp Collection Olga Phillips 15 We have established a resident agent On African Safari with Howard A. Weyker, D.V.M. 16 in Iowa, the state which is the second Children's Page 20 largest breeder of commercial puppies Children's Picture Poem Mary B. Cooper 20 in the United States. He will, because Little Spunk of Halloween Hollow Arlene Cook 21 of his residency and wide acquaintance The 1973 Patsy Awards Norene Harris 22 in dogs and government agencies in the So You're Thinking of Buying a Kitten? Paul Brock 26 state, work with consumer fraud units, Make Your Pet This Easy to Clean Dish Jan S. Paul 29 the Iowa and federal veterinarians, local boards of health, and humane DEPARTMENTS societies to insure proper record keep­ ing and identification of dogs. Doctor's Advice 4 So far, the agent in Iowa is the only one who has been established, but the number will be increased as we find the right personnel. C M Baxter, D.V.M . . . Editorial Director Eventually, we should have four or Norene Harris Associate Editor five men from the largest puppy pro­ Pamela Bradley Associate Editor duction centers working as resident Millwood A. Custer, D.V.M Small Animals Editor agents before the year is over. At the Charles H. Reid, D.V.M Equine Editor same time, we are increasing the activ­ Robert J. Schroeder, D.V.M Ecology & Public Health Editor ity of the other investigation depart­ Oscar W. Schalm, D.V.M Research Editor ments - the registration and review Wesley A. Young, D.V.M Exotic Animals Editor sections. As we include more agents in more Bill Williams Art Director states, we will have a strong impact on Laura Tracy Advertising Director the thing that worries us dog fanciers so much - the mass production and Address all advertising and editorial communications to ANIMAL CAVALCADE, 11926 sale of low-quality puppies. Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90025. Area Code 213, 826-3647. All AKC-sanctioned match shows have editorial correspondence and manuscripts must be accompanied by a stamped self-ad­ dressed envelope. grown by leaps and bounds. Because of this, they require some form of friendly scrutiny. We will continue to monitor them in increasing numbers. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND CHANGE OF ADDRESS But the spot coverage of the matches Send subscriptions and change of address to ANIMAL HEALTH FOUNDATION, 8338 is purely educational - the AKC repre­ Rosemead Boulevard, Pico Rivera, Calif. 90660. Be sure to notify us of your change of sentative will be there for observation address at least six weeks before the change is made, including an address label clipped and to give any help or advice that is from your latest copy. Give both your old and new address and include your ZIP CODE. needed. In the area of rule changes, during the last delegates meeting there was a COVER: Kenyan giraffes - Photo by Howard A. Weyker, D.V.M. set of changes which will allow the premium lists and judging schedules to ANIMAL CAVALCADE is published bi-monthly by Continental Publishing Corp. for the Animal Health houndation, 8338 Rosemead Blvd., Pico Rivera, Calif. 90660. Single copies be mailed earlier. This becomes effec­ .60?. 12-issue subscription, $6.00; additional gift subscriptions (if ordered at same time), tive July 3, 1973. $4.00 each. Copyright, 1972, Continental Publishing Corp. continued on page 8 dogs can have, it is necessary to Q. Is it true that pets may become I look for their eggs rather than the neurotic by association with certain worms themselves. This is done by people or owners? mixing some of the stool with the proper solution, centrifuging it to A. If by "neurotic" you mean the concentrate the worm eggs, if any generally accepted medical inter­ are present, and examining under a pretation of being excessively ner­ microscope. This enables the veter­ vous or overly anxious without inarian to identify the exact species showing signs of a specific nervous of worm and thus give the best disease, the answer is yes—even a treatment. A small plastic or card­ well-meaning person can unwitting­ board container such as those ice ly cause a pet to become neurotic. cream or cottage cheese is packed Like ourselves, however, some in­ in is handy for collecting the stool dividual animals are more adaptable and taking it for examination, but to tension-producing situations and Readers with health and other pet may be less affected than others to problems are invited to send in their the veterinarian will most likely want to examine the dog before a particular stress, and they may questions to ANIMAL CAVALCADE. respond differently to different Those with the greatest reader interest giving any treatment if that is needed. people. Cats seem to have fewer will be handled on this page by Dr. such problems than dogs, although J.F. Smithcors, D.V.M., Ph.D., who is Q. Does altering a male dog cause any this may be because of their more technical editor of American Veter­ residual effects in later life? What is independent nature and we simply inary Publications, Inc. the proper age for the surgery? don't recognize problems they may A. Unlike tomcats, it is usually not have. Perhaps most of the problems necessary to alter male dogs to with dogs relate to the frustrations Q. What is the best program for pro­ keep them from developing unde­ of confinement, and it is something tecting a pup from contacting the sirable behavior as they get older, of a cop-out to blame the dog for usual diseases of puppyhood? and a normally active dog does not being neurotic when he engages in excessive whining, barking, digging, A. The very best health program become "frustrated" merely be­ etc., when his owner may unknow­ would begin with selection of the cause he is not allowed to breed. ingly be causing this undesirable pup, a reputable breeder being the Others do develop habits that are behavior by failing to recognize the preferred source because you have embarrassing (to us) or become so dog's need for acceptable means of better assurance that the pup unruly they no longer make good relieving tension. If the person him­ comes from healthy stock free pets, and for these dogs, castration self is neurotic he may communi­ from inherited defects. Many may be helpful in reducing the cate this to the animal and com­ breeders will also allow you some amount and level of this undesir­ pound the problem. For example, a latitude in returning the pup if able activity. Altering an easy going fat, lazy self-indulgent owner there is reason for dissatisfaction. If adult dog ordinarily has no effect should not be surprised if his pet it is from a pet store or "backyard on his disposition or activity, and becomes fat, lazy and demanding. breeder" you should check to see one benefit is that this greatly that the animals are kept under reduces the likelihood of his ever Q. My veterinarian advises annual decent conditions. In any event, it developing prostate trouble, which booster shots for Distemper, Hepa­ would be desirable to purchase the affects some old dogs. If he is titis, and Leptospirosis. Are these pup subject to its passing an exami­ altered during puppyhood, how­ necessary? nation by your veterinarian. The ever, he will not become masculine so-called puppy shots offer only and problems may develop later if A. The only safe answer is, yes, these very temporary protection, and it he has any tendency to form urin­ annual boosters are necessary if would be wise to discuss a vac­ ary calculi. The best time would be you have real concern for your cination program with your veterin­ after he has attained most of his dog's welfare. There are two rea­ arian, who can also offer sugges­ growth and male characteristics, sons for saying this. First, although tions regarding general health care, probably between one and two the initial series of shots will be feeding and handling, details of years of age, depending on the protective in nearly all instances for which would be too much to dis­ breed. longer than a year (thus providing cuss here. There are numerous some safety margin) individual books that will be useful in this Q. Does altering a male cat make him dogs—like people—respond differ­ regard. The "must" program in­ more susceptible to forming blad­ ently to any particular immuniza­ cludes vaccination against dis­ der gravel and stoppage? tion. A few may actually become temper, hepatitis and leptospirosis A. Some cats seem to be "stone form­ immune for life after a single vac­ (in some areas) plus rabies vaccina­ ers" and others not, perhaps de­ cination and others—fortunately tion at the time specified for licens­ pending to some extent on the diet, very few—may develop no immun­ ing. At the time of DHL vaccina­ but altering would have no effect ity at all, though the great majority tion the pup should be checked for on their susceptibility to gravel will be protected for somewhat worms, and the veterinarian can formation. If a torn is altered too more than a year. Second, for a dog suggest measures to keep the pup early, however, his genital organs to develop any infectious disease he free of external parasites. will remain small and the urethra must be exposed to the organism may be too narrow to pass small causing it, usually by contact with Q. I think my dog has worms, but do stones that otherwise (if he had not a sick animal. If during a given year not see any in the droppings. How been altered) might pass unnoticed. every dog in your community were can I be sure? All toms not intended for breeding to be vaccinated, the chances of A. The only way you can be sure is to should of course be altered when your dog contracting one of these have your veterinarian examine a they are approaching adulthood, diseases - without being boostered stool specimen, because for several usually around four or five months — would be greatly reduced. But of of the various kinds of worms that of age. continued on page 6 course such mass vaccination, ex­ cept to some extent for rabies, ANIMALS IN VERSE doesn't occur anywhere and so it is up to you to protect your own by animals. An additional advantage of Carsten Ahrens annual boostering is that this will almost always protect a dog that for some reason failed to respond What kind of a naturalist is a poet? Does his knowledge of metaphor and the first time around. simile, of rhyme and rhythm, preclude a mastery of the life sciences such as botany and zoology? Not at all! Below are a dozen well-known animals, along Q. Are there any disadvantages to de- with lines about them from the humorous pen of an American poet, the late clawing a cat's front paws only? Ogden Nash. See how well you can match animals and quotations. A. Since cats rarely use their hind feet for clawing furniture, etc., remov­ 1. Bat A. " . . .are useful friends They have handles on ing the claws from the front feet both ends" only will provide practically all the 2. Caterpillar B. "An ornithological debacle" advantages of doing both front and hind feet. Unless the cat is one that 3. Chipmunk C. "It has such long and lofty legs I'm glad it sits to lay lies on her side and uses her hind its eggs" feet as well, there should be no 4. Dog D. ". . .Walks upon its duodenum" disadvantages to declawing the 5. Duck E. "Moves with flickering indecision front paws only — certainly none Like stripes across for the cat, and keeping the hind the television" claws clipped should be adequate. 6. Elephants F. "Swaggers by with its hands in its pockets" The simpler operation should also 7. Purple Grackle G. "It has no feathers yet has wings - It's quite inaudible be less expensive. Some veterinar­ ians suggest declawing the front when it sings" paws of kittens when they are as 8. Ostrich H. "When it dives or sups — It's bottoms up" young as two weeks if they are to 9. Praying Mantis I. "When it walks it walks in waves" be kept in the house. The operation is even simpler at this age, and it 10. Rooster J. "I marvel such small ribs as these can cage such vast causes less discomfort to the ani­ desire to please" mal. In any event, declawing only 11. Snake K. "When his face is apoplectic - His harem grows the front paws would result in only hectic" two instead of four sore feet for a 12. Turkey L. 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A dog is man's best friend, but are you your dog's best friend? is the question posed by the 46th annual observance of National Dog Week, September 23 to 29, 1973. Over 300 dog clubs, animal welfare organizations, schools, libraries and interested individuals are sponsoring local events which combine the fun of dog ownership with promoting better care for all dogs. Dog shows, pet parades, obedience demonstrations, dog training classes, and dog adoption days at shelters are among the events taking place. Carmelita Pope, who has served as for every week of the year." 6. To help make the world a better the Pet Food Institute's Pet Ambassa­ National and local activities for place for pets and people. dor, is honorary chairman of National September 23 to 29 focus on six National Dog Week was founded in Dog Week. Commenting on her obser­ objectives: 1928 by Captain Will Judy, noted dog vations during a 40,000 mile tour of 1. To help dog owners learn more judge and former pet publisher. In the country promoting pet welfare, about dog care. 1960, at the request of Captain Judy, Miss Pope stated: "Everywhere I go I 2. To help more dogs find good the Pet Food Institute assumed re­ see the pleasure that dogs so unselfish­ homes. sponsibility for carrying on the aims of ly give people. I've also seen the 3. To increase participation in dog the Week. Dog clubs, humane associa­ problems that dog owners create, for clubs, obedience training classes, tions, and interested individuals help themselves and for their neighbors, and animal welfare organizations. promote National Dog Week's educa­ because they don't realize what good 4. To teach dog owners to be consider­ tional objectives through special events friends their dogs will be if they take ate of others and to observe laws in their communities. Former honor­ the time to train and care for them regarding licensing, leashing and ary chairmen of National Dog Week correctly. National Dog Week's slogan, curbing. have included Betty White, Celeste 'Deserve to be your dog's best friend,' 5. To pay tribute to the dog's historic Holm, June Lockhart, Alan King, Mike should be every dog owner's pledge role as a companion and protector. Douglas and Lome Green.

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-\( r continued from page 8 operation of the AKC available for NEW AVMA PRESIDENT master list of all shows held the distribution to clubs. previous year. People looking at it can Advertisements to prospective dog tell when the corresponding show will buyers will continue in the 29 largest Dr. John F. Quinn, state veterinar­ be during that year. newspapers in the United States on ian and chief of the Michigan Depart­ Sometime in the near future, the Mondays during dog buying season. ment of Agriculture's Animal Health format of the New Champions section Posters that carry the same message Division, assumed the presidency of will be changed to include more infor­ have been very satisfactory. They are available to clubs for use at shows and the American Veterinary Medical mation, such as owners' names. wherever they may be helpful. Association (AVMA) in July, 1973. As a service also in the near future, all American Kennel Gazette sub­ The American Kennel Club today is scribers will receive a quantity of entry aware of the major problems which A native of Michigan, Dr. Quinn blanks which can be used for any confront the dog fancy. Whether we received his Doctor of Veterinary Med­ show. know the answers, only time will tell. icine (DVM) degree from Michigan The American Kennel Club will When we do find the answers, I assure State University in 1943. Following soon have a homemade film on the you we will put them into operation. four years in private practice, he joined the Michigan Department of Agriculture as an institutional veterin­ arian. In 1955 Dr. Quinn became head of the Enforcement Section of the Animal Health Division and in 1959 became chief of the division. Dr. Quinn has been very active in the profession. He was elected presi­ dent of the North Central States Live­ stock Sanitary Officials Association in 1962 and served as president of both SCIENCE the Michigan Veterinary Medical Asso­ ciation and the U. S. Animal Health DIET! Association in 1967-68. While presi­ -.:• dent of the USAHA, he established the association's first standing committee on animal welfare, a body which de­ velop model laws for state and federal legislatures to regulate proper treat­ ment of animals. Dr. Quinn served as an officer of the AVMA's section on regulatory veter­ inary medicine in 1965, and that same ...a new concept in canine nutrition year was elected to the AVMA Execu­ tive Board as representative from • NO SUPPLEMENTATION OR MIXING Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. In 1969 he was elected board • HIGH CALORIC DENSITY chairman, and served in that capacity for two years. • MINIMUM FOOD INTAKE The Animal Welfare Institute award­ • EXCELLENT DIGESTIBILITY ed Dr. Quinn its Albert Schweitzer Medal in 1968. In 1970 the Michigan • GREATLY REDUCED FECAL VOLUME Veterinary Medical Association unani­ mously selected him for its highest honor, the Michigan VMA Service SCIENCE DIET" formulas are special diets developed originally for Award. In 1971 he received the Michi­ use in research animals where absolute optimum nutrition is re­ gan State University College of Veter­ quired. Four of these diets are for dogs. Each is formulated to meet inary Medicine's Alumni Award. specific nutritional needs during a certain phase of the life cycle . . . Dr. Quinn and his wife Arlis live or during periods of stress. Because of their primary usage, these with their six children in Portland. diets are unlike any dog foods sold on the commercial market.

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by Charles W. Jenner, D.V.M. a moment before following his three given him an amazingly keen eyesight Reprinted Courtesy: The companions across the concrete band and the ability to climb or descend California Veterinarian, June 1973 that divided his harsh homeland into almost perpendicular rock cliffs in segments. For a moment he raised his searing heat or icy cold, or even go The early morning air was clear and majestic head to scan the rocky peak without water for three days. How­ dry, and California's sun was just that was his destination—a peak where ever, nature did not give him the beginning to turn a cold desert night his companions would spend the night ability to evaluate the mass of metal into another blistering day. He paused in safety without him. Nature had on wheels that approached him at seventy miles per hour. The auto­ iga?-1Ki'S mobile hit him, sending his 200 pounds spinning onto the roadside. His three Desert Bighorn companions stared briefly at the scene and then retreated from the world of asphalt and steel into the vastness of the desert mountains. Such deaths of Bighorn Sheep in California do not go unnoticed. The species has been fully protected by California law since 1873, and posses­ sion of any part of a Bighorn Sheep is strictly forbidden, except by special permit. Our mature desert ram that » was hit by the automobile was taken by the Fish and Game Department biologists to the office of a private veterinarian who performed a necrop­ sy. (The Fish and Game Department does not employ veterinarians.) After the necropsy the carcass was sent to the San Diego Museum of Natural History to appear as a part of a natural history desert diorama. Perhaps no other North American species is so greatly coveted by the trophy hunter as the Bighorn. And, although most Californians don't real­ ize it, the people of this State "own" about 4,000 of these highly-prized wild sheep (that is, the sheep are considered by law to be State proper­ ty). Conservationists and naturalists dearly love and admire the Bighorn. John Muir often wrote of the "hardy little mountaineers" that were almost exterminated by miners and lumber­ men in search of meat for the camps. All the wild sheep in the world live in a great arc from North Africa, across Asia, to Alaska, and down Aoudad — Photo courtesy Los Angeles Zoo. western America to Mexico. And, all 12 belong to one genus, Ovis. But there densis californiana, the California Big­ the agreement among taxonomists horn. Remnant bands of these sheep, ends; and, the number of species will totaling about 240 individuals, exist in depend upon whether one is a "lum­ the southern part of the Sierra Nevada per" or a "splitter." Range. They are listed on California's Four main groups of wild sheep are "Endangered Species List." Also listed recognized in North America: the is the Peninsular Bighorn Sheep, Ovis white Dall Sheep of Alaska; the darker canadensis cremnobates. This larger Stone Sheep of British Columbia; the Desert Bighorn lives along the Cali­ Rocky Mountain Sheep with its heavy fornia/Mexico border northward into pelage; and, the smaller Desert Bighorn the Anza-Borrego desert region. There with its light, smooth, haircoat. Two are about 400 of this type within our million wild sheep lived in the Ameri­ borders. can west at the time of Lewis and Most of our sheep belong to the Clark, but now their numbers have sub-species Ovis canadensis nelsoni, been reduced to about 20,000, includ­ Nelson's Desert Bighorn. This type ing all types. lives in the mountains behind Los Generally, the California Bighorn Angeles and southward into the Santa are considered to be sub-species of the Rosa Mountains near Palm Springs. Rocky Mountain Sheep Ovis canaden­ They also populate the desert ranges sis canadensis, and are differentiated of southeastern California and the Indian Petroglyphs - California Desert from the Alaskan "thinhorns," Ovis adjacent states of Nevada and Arizona. dalli dalli. Sheep living in the Sierras Regulated hunting of trophy rams is belong to the sub-species Ovis cana- allowed in the latter two states. Bighorn ecology requires an undis­ turbed habitat. Therefore, the sheep have been pushed into the more rug­ ged wilderness regions of California by the advance of civilization. Amazingly, urbanized Los Angeles County still has some 300 wild sheep living in the canyons and steep slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains. Their existence is due to the roughness of the terrain in these mountains, and to the fact that their habitat is within the Angeles National Forest which is not open for development (yet). These sheep are organized into bands, and each band centers its activities around its particu­ lar lambing ground, usually a rocky cliff region unaccessible to man and other lowland creatures. The ewe herd, always led by an older, but fertile, ewe, remains somewhat near the lamb­ ing area throughout the year. The ewes are accompanied by the males during - ,:X:< W>. -•-•' the winter, but when snows melt on Mouflon — Courtesy Los Angeles Zoo. the high peaks each spring, rams older than %% or 3 years break off from the herd in groups of three to five to head for the high country. A typical group of bachelor males might consist of an older buck of 8 or 10 years, carrying his prized rack of full-curl horns; a couple of 5-year-olds with their %-curl horns; and, a young 2y2-year-old who is leaving the ewe- lamb band, with its matriarchal social structure, for the first time. During this long bachelor summer the young ram will learn the forest trails followed by his male ancestors for hundreds of years; he will find protective rocky out-croppings where he and his com­ panions will scoop shallow beds each night; and, he will take his turn lying awake listening to sounds of the wild & darkness. Unlike deer, the Bighorn does not browse at night but gets an early start at sunrise. The morning's

Rocky Mountain Sheep — Photo courtesy Los Angeles Zoo. continued on page 25 13 emergencies brought from as far as Lake Tahoe in the Sierras - two hours away by car." According to the doctor, sometimes EMERBENICY a cat or a dog traveling through with its master suffers heat prostration or has heart failure. Either by phoning a VETEWIINARY veterinarian listed in the telephone directory, or by dialing directory assis­ tance, the pet owner can locate the CUNIC emergency clinic. It stands only a half-mile off of Interstate Highway 80 (connecting San Francisco and the California-Nevada line in the Sierras). Its accessibility is also an important factor for the community. "For the most part," says Dr. Giammattei, "our cases are from the community's half-million population. AN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL FOR PETS If a pet is hit by a car in the twilight hours, at night, or on a weekend, we're both available and easily located." by For realistic reasons, many veterin­ arians are forced to limit their patient Jane H. Bailey load to a number to which they can most easily administer. But now those Sacramento pet owners without a doc­ tor find they have one indeed. An instant one, to boot. Besides backing this large a popula­ tion during those hours the other Fido is vacationing far from home hospitals. Furthermore, the hospital small-animal hospitals are closed, what with his family when he is struck by a must be located in a highly populated are the prerequisites essential to the rattler. Or snagged by a fishhook. Or area. success of such a project? In no accidentally shot. His master has a "Sometimes pet owners bring their uncertain terms, Dr. Giammattei ex­ problem: where can he get help for the cats and dogs from outlying com­ plains: pet? The problem is compounded if munities or rural regions because their "The backing and whole-hearted co­ the accident occurs at night or on a veterinarian is away or his hospital is operation of the local veterinarians' weekend. closed for the night or the weekend. association. This, because it is able to At home, Tabby or Rover ingest This is one reason, too, for the vaca­ fund the project, launch it as a corpor­ arsenic, sample the snail foil, or are hit tioners to come to us. We have served ation, and then provide the board of by a car. If their master is one of the directors from its membership. thirty or forty percent of small-animal "Once our Sacramento Valley Vet­ owners not retaining a veterinarian, erinarians' Association took up the how does he find help on weekends, challenge, the operation materialized evenings, or at night? within a few months." One community has an answer. Dr. Giammattei gives much credit Since May of 1971, such SOS signals for the smooth operation and achieve­ have been answered for small-animal ment to a competent staff. owners of Sacramento, California, its Apparently the unconventional valley, and the Sierra foothill com­ hours demanded by the unusual hos­ munities to the east of it. On that date pital did not provide the recruitment the doors of the Sacramento Emer­ challenge the board expected. gency Veterinary Clinic in the suburbs "It has not even been difficult to of the capital city swung open. find substitutes when the doctors take If there was any doubt there was a a night or weekend off. Help for this need for the unique service, it was comes from both the local doctors and dispelled early, with the clinic answer­ another source: the school of veterin­ ing eighty distress calls per week. By arian medicine of the University of autumn the number was well on its California branch at Davis. It's not way to one hundred and ten calls. much more than a half-hour distant." The innovative enterprise is a non­ It appears that the long-needed en­ profit corporation sponsored by the terprise is cheered and welcomed by Sacramento Valley Veterinarians' more individuals than vacationing Fido Association. Victor M. Giammattei, or Sacramento's housebound Tabby. D.V.M. explains the clinic's policy and Example: local D.V.M.'s enjoy such the elements making for its success in At Sacramento, California's new spinoff as the reduction of pressure on this way: Emergency Veterinarian Clinic, Dr. those long standby hours between "A most important condition for Victor M. Giammattei and Techni­ their office and hospital hours, five giving a service as ours is that the cian-Receptionist, Miss Barbara days out of a week. There are now hours of the clinic fill all gaps left by Stewart, examine a patient suffering several other similar emergency hos­ the hours of conventional small-animal from an infected urinary tract. pitals operating in other areas. 14 2o

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Dogs have been honored and fea­ envelope was quite elaborate and intri­ who is seated around a table with his tured on postage stamps since the cate in design and depicted scenes men apparently discussing plans for a early 1800's. Many persons collect from around the world. One of these voyage. This was one of the series of postal stamps as a hobby and several scenes showed a setter-type of dog stamps issued to commemorate the hundred specialize in the collection of waiting alongside standing Indians who 1893 Columbian Exposition. stamps featuring dogs. were welcoming the first Settlers to Two stamps were issued commem­ A recognized authority and col­ America. These first covers were not orating the Trans-Mississippi Exposi­ lector of dog stamps is Morris Raskin well-received nor accepted by the Brit­ tion held in Omaha, Nebraska and of New Jersey. According to him, the ish public, and were destroyed except featured dogs.On a stamp to commem­ postal system was first introduced in for a few that are collectors' items. orate the Centennial of Fort Kearney, Nebraska on September 22, 1948, a 1840 by Great Britain as a means of The first adhesive stamp in the dog is pictured leading a group of paying for delivery of a letter before world picturing a dog was issued in hardy pioneer people. A North Pole the letter was dispatched by courier — Newfoundland in 1887. The stamp arctic explorer with his dog team is the the method is in use today. Prior to honored the life-saving role the New­ scene found on the Arctic Exploration this, the letter was delivered to the foundland breed of dog played in the Issue stamp of April 6, 1959. Though recipient, and the courier was often rugged existence of the natives. It was often a problem to many letter car­ paid at a cost of delivery determined of half-cent denomination printed in riers, a dog is shown running alongside by the receiver. colors of rose-red, then reprinted in the feet of a postman carrying a sack On May 5, 1840, a special artistic black in 1894, and again reprinted in of mail on the City Mail Delivery envelope was designed by William orange-red in 1896. Stamp issued on October 26, 1963. Mulready of the Royal Academy of Stamps picturing dogs have been Art for use with the first adhesive issued in the United States since 1893. A stamp was issued on April 9, stamps to be issued. Mr. Mulready was At that time a postage stamp was 1966 to commemorate the founding of commissioned by Sir Rowland Hill of issued showing a dog lying peacefully the American Society For The Preven- Great Britain to create the design. The at the feet of Christopher Columbus Continued on page 30 15 nh: Was it a long-time interest in HW: As a matter of fact, I did. After Africa or some specific purpose our Landrover journey over Nor­ D which prompted your trip to thern Tanzania, I went to Dar es Tanzania? Salaam, the capitol of Tanzania, HW: My primary reason for going was to get permission to visit the to visit my brother who is a missions in the Southern part of missionary in Southern Tanzania. the country and to offer animal \ 1 However, as a result of making husbandry advice while there. A Animal Health Foundation's pres­ the trip with Dr. John Clark, a trip to my brother's mission was ident, Dr. Howard Weyker, recently fellow veterinarian, I had the part of that tour. shared these reminiscences of his trip opportunity of also visiting his nh: I imagine you began to pour with Cavalcade's Associate Editor, brother who is the veterinary through travel books before leav­ Norene Harris. Travelling primarily via officer in charge of Masailand, ing for your Tanzanian trip? Landrover, Dr. Weyker began his Afri­ Tanzania. It's Dr. Andrew Clark's can adventure in Kenya and from job to cover an approximate 300 HW: Actually, my decision to go was there went to Northern Tanzania. x 400 mile area and to provide made at the last minute, but I Camera in hand, he concentrated, in veterinary care for all large ani­ had been learning about the this part of his trip, on catching wild mal species there. A single trip country through my brother's let­ animals in their natural settings. The will take him about 6 months to ters. A few facts which might be Cavalcade Staff predicts its readers will complete. of interest to your readers: Tan­ join them in their appreciation to Dr. nh: Did you have any opportunity to zania is the largest state in East Weyker for sharing this photographic pursue your own veterinary inter­ Africa; it's even larger than Niger­ journey. ests while "on safari?" ia. Most of the country's popula- ON CIF-RICAN

Burchell zebras seen in the distance. tion clusters along its borders nomadic life on the steppes; mod­ volcano about 10 miles wide with while large expanses of land with­ ern Aftican wheat farmers operat­ a little water in it; the elephants in the country are relatively, or ing tractors; the coffee planta­ gather there, of course, for the totally, uninhabited. As a result tions and their European owners; water. of climatic factors, lack of rain­ the large areas of nature which nh: Many American tourists seem to fall and lack of human habita­ the new independent state has be particularly in awe of giraffes tion, only 10% of the land is undertaken to preserve; the ani­ in the wild. under cultivation and only 5% of mal life; and as a consequence, the population live in towns. the tourists. But dominating HW: The Kenyan giraffes featured on (Quite a difference from the everything else are the endless the front cover were taken when U.S.A.) There is a great deal of uninhabited expanses of vast we chased them in our Land- diversity in the country, and if I space." rover, at about 40 mph. It was may, let me read you from Self- quite a magnificent sight. And nh: As far as you were concerned, Reliant Tanzania by Svendsen luckily, it gave me an opportun­ what particularly highlighted this and Teisen, a good thumbnail ity to photographically catch the Northern part of your trip? sketch of what you are likely to giraffe in his own natural habitat, see in the North and which is also HW: Unquestionably the massive num­ moving at his own speed. typical of East Africa in general: bers of wild animals - both in "There are the peasants with the wild and in the national nh: I understand that inadequate their hoes and earthen huts; the parks. I was, for example, quite rainfall is a problem in Tanzania? mountain folk, staff in their impressed by the huge herd of HW: Most of the country has only one hands and blankets over their elephants gathered at Ngorongoro rainy season - from November shoulders; the Masai tribe with its Crater. This is an old, extinct through March, when practically

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Herd .of elephant at Ngorongoro Crater; ever-present problem of drought causes them to stay near crater, which is an old extinct volcano with some available water in its 10-mile expanse. all the rain falls. In the coastal areas north of Dar es Salaam, there are two rainy seasons — a short one from October to De­ cember and another from March to May. Only the area around Lake Victoria receives rain all year around. As a result, drought is an ever-present problem - and to the animal population as well as to the human population. In­ terestingly enough, we became particularly aware of this at Lake Manyara National Park where there was a heavy concentration of many animals as a result of drought. Otherwise, they would have been running wild and not so easy to capture through a camera lens. nh: From there, I suppose, you went directly to Kilimanjaro. There are Dr. Howard A. Weyker with village children on Palm Sunday in Southern probably a few mountain peaks Tanzania. which elicit more universal ro­ mantic appeal - particularly since Hemingway's book, The Snows of Kilimanjaro. Did the trip live up to your expectations?

HW: It certainly did, but I also found out that even good mountain climbers have difficulty adjusting to the altitude. The ascent takes a climber from a base at 4,000 ft. to a high of over 19,000 ft. This is quite an altitude change to physically adjust to - in only a few days. For those who don't know, Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain peak in Africa, is situ­ ated in the midst of a beautiful natural setting. And also located here are two of the nation's largest towns. Our visit to the £ marketplace near Arusha was a "The 'Snows' of Kilimanjaro are not really snows, but short glaciers oozing over highlight of the trip. the crater lip and down the cone; they shine a brilliant white under the glare of nh: Since Kilimanjaro borders both morning sun." Kenya and Tanzania, how is it that it actually is considered a part of Tanzania? HW: According to the story I heard, Kaiser Wilhelm was bitter (in colonial days Tanzania was called Tanzanika and was under German rule) about not having an African mountain capped with "eternal snow." Supposedly to appease his anger, Wilhelm's cousin, Queen Victoria (colonial ruler of then British Kenya) offered Kiliman­ jaro as a "Birthday present" to Wilhelm! nh: Did you find the climb a difficult ! -zmtf 4 one? r; HW: The first few days were not diffi­ cult, but after that it did get considerably harder. The easiest way to do it, of course, is with porters, but we chose to back­ Z?a6v Cheetah - 4 to 6 months old - is tackled by Dr. J. Clark; though hissing, pack. Let me say, for those not permits a fast click of the camera. familiar with the mountain, that 18 Kilimanjaro is really a 3-4 mile saddle between the twin peaks of Kibo and Mawenzi. Kibo is the highest peak, at 19,340 and Mawenzi is the lesser peak. The ascent and descent of the climb are normally planned in such a way that climbers arrive at over­ night resting huts along the way. Normally, they go directly to Kibo as there is no easy route off the main trail up to Mawenzi, and only experienced climbers are ad­ vised to attempt the climb. We tried to do it, but failed to reach the top of Mawenzi by several hundred feet due to ice and a terrain that was impassable with Grant s Gazelle at Lake Manvara only boots and rope. nh: Did you attempt to continue to the top of Kibo? HW: Yes, but on our way up Kibo, we stopped at Gillman's Point and it was there that we abandoned our previous plans to descend to the inner crater and also to reach Uhuru Point, which is the highest point of Kilimanjaro. Both the trip to the crater and to Uhuru would have meant descent during the evening darkness and we thought better of that while rest­ Spotted hyena is not camera shy! ing at Gillman's! nh: In addition to the grandeur of the mountain, what else has left a lasting impression of this particu­ lar landscape? HW: The Chagga Tribe, living at the base of Kilimanjaro, are a very good looking people, and as tall, interestingly enough, as the no­ madic, cattle herding Masai of Northern Tanzania. (Masai wom­ en often attract tourist attention since the women, according to their tribal custom, shave their heads and wear a great deal of native jewelry.) nh: From Kilimanjaro, your destina­ tion was South and to visit your Impala at Lake Manyara National Park, Northern Tanzania. brother and the mission herds. HW: Well, yes, but not until we had a "return from the climb" feast with Andrew's family in Mon- duli! From there Drs. Andrew and John Clark went on to the Serengeti Plains (it is here where tens of thousands of animals move with the rainy season) to t^}W*^v photograph other wild animals, and I set out for a three day visit to Dar es Salaam. This half of my trip was in sharp contrast to the first half; very interesting, but quite different! Animal Cavalcade's Nov/Dec issue will carry the 2nd part of Dr. Weyker's African Safari. Watch for a continua­ tion of this memorable photographic Dr. Weyker's favorite shot - the animal kingdom's fastest Feline, the Cheetah, can journey in that issue. run up to 70 mph. Shown here on Serengeti Plains. 19 ^ ^ (fMAWa 1 pietwe *Q loJW I PoEM by Mary B. Cooper

When I eat my carrots I'm a bunny And when I drink my milk I'm a kitty-cat. o But when I chew the dog's bone I'm a naughty girl; Now what should I make of that?

My kitty's fur is soft and warm, ^ She looks sweet as sweet can be. But when I try to hug her tight Her sharp claws dig at me.

My Dad says not to feel so hurt— That's part of a man's fate. At times when he would love his pet She won't cooperate.

The owl is called intelligent But does he really think? He merely sits and stares you & down Without a blink.

So take a tip from him, my dear, And if you would be wise, Don't commit yourself with Words- Just be all eyes. L_ l f.' The turtle when unsociable Can be politely blunt. Those who would pry are left to stare At a blank front.

I wish I had a handy cover When teasers will not hush. How can I be sophisticate When I still blush? Down by the creek, there's a path you can follow, That winds through Goblin Gulch - near Halloween Hollow. Halloween Hollow is a well-known school, for night flying bats, witches, ghosts, Scampering across the field, he cornered and big black cats! a friendly . mouse, by Who had just nibbled open a flour sack Arlene Cook To live in the Hollow, one must be in the witch's house. so scary and mean, "A great idea! Flour power will sprinkle He can frighten even the grown-ups my coat furry white." on Halloween! So tiptoeing up to the witch's back door, All cats must be as black as he stayed well out of sight. dead of night, Quietly he darted through the kitchen, With dispositions to stir popped into the flour sack. screech owls to fright. He rolled over on his tummy — Little Spunk was as black as then on his back. the bottom of the sea, He caught a glimpse of a fan But gentle — as only cooling a blueberry pie. a kitten can be. While taking just one bite, the fan blew One morning, Little Spunk was aroused all his white into the sky! by a pounding sound. And before he could dive again He yawned, stretched, then peeked into the flour sack, all around. He heard the witch's broom — Look! Wiggle Witch is putting up landing out back. a great big sign! The witch spied him and quickly "Eight Tonight - Broom Riding Lesson,' gave chase, said the first line. Just as Little Spunk got tangled "All Black Cats MUST Attend," in a freshly washed pillow case. the second line clearly read. Wrapped in white, he tumbled Little Spunk shuddered, and wished down Pumpkin Slope, he'd stayed in bed! Skidding to a stop at the washhouse, He wailed (mostly to himself,) in a bucket of soap! "I'm too scared to fly! Seeing a broken mirror, he hobbled I know I'll fall as we zoom over that way. through the sky! He saw only himself and the pillow case But I'm a cat — that means in complete disarray. I have to go. "Hard as I try, I'll never be But wait! The sign says a lovely white. BLACK cats - so - It's time to be brave and go broom- What if I weren't black, but a lovely white? riding tonight." Then I wouldn't have to go broom-riding tonight! Little Spunk, tail held high, arrived "Hoppin' hoot owl," he shouted, proudly on time. then on his way, He bravely took his place at the end To the creaky barn haunted of the long, long line. by Skeleton Grey. When his turn came to face the head witch of the school, A can of white paint stood high She gazed down her long nose at him, from on the barn's dusty shelf. a three-legged stool. He poked it, hoping to spill it "Great ghost! You're no CAT, but a kitten! all over himself. Flying doesn't make sense, Down came the empty paint can You should be keeping pumpkins company and three old pails, on the cornfield fence!" Barley brushing his whiskers, and spilling not paint, but nails! So, if you're brave enough to sneak down "Wow! This place is spooky! I'd best be on my way, by the creek this Halloween night, 'Cause I've got to get white before Listen carefully — you may hear Little Spunk the end of this day!" howling at the bats in the moonlight! 21 11973 PATSY Photos by John Bright A tribute to training, through kindness by Norene Harris

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! Only in this case the stars of the show were pets rather than people — to their owners, trainers and viewing audiences all over the country, very special pets - the nation's top professional animal performers. The occasion: the 23rd Annual Patsy Awards, a star-studded evening devoted to honoring the best animal performers in television and motion pictures. (PATSY is a dual acronym for Picture Animal Top Star of the Year and Performing Animal Television Star of the Year.) The awards are presented annually by the American Humane Association in rec­ ognition of outstanding animal per­ formances given during the preceding year. The two well-known and well-liked celebrities, Betty White and Allen Ludden, braved an entourage of ex­ cited, if well-trained animals (including 'Major' the lion, 'Bear' the Cougar, 'Bimbo' the elephant, 'Ott', the horse and five Doberman dogs) on the tele­ vision set to emcee the annual tribute. (The show was video taped on CBS before a live audience in Hollywood and reached viewing audiences in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Phila­ delphia and St. Louis.*) For the third year, the general public selected their favorite animal performers by return­ ing completed ballots which appeared in Associated Press member news­ papers across the country. The black-tie event was highlighted by a cast of many eager and excep­ tional animals as well as top flight film and TV personalities who made the Patsy presentations. Shirley Jones and Ted Knight presented the "Best Ani­ mal Actor in a Single Television Per­ formance." Farouk, a German Shep­ herd who "growled his way through a CBS Ironside segment" received a Patsy for this performance. Carl Spitz, Jr., his owner and trainer, happily accepted the prize. In the category "Best Animal Actor in A Feature Motion Picture," Ben, the rat, received his accolades from Juliet Prowse and Greg Morris. Mo Di Sesso, Ben's owner and trainer was very surprised and happy: "I didn't expect to win two years straight in a row." Ztofc Mart wick, trainer, holds a playful Morris - lucky feline who won special A special award (not a regular part award for best performance in a television commercial. of the Patsy competition) in the cate- 22 M Patsy emcees, Betty White and Allen Ludden, with Morris at Annual Award Ceremonies.

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Shirley Jones and Ted Knight present Patsy to Farouk as trainer, Carl Spitz, Jr., looks on approvingly. gory of television commercials went to they 're first choice! awards, cheered on the 1973 winners. the slightly cynical, man-about-town, Animals from the "Lassie" show There are 4,388 animal actors cur­ Morris, of Nine Lives Cat Food. were among the nominated contenders rently working in the U.S. Of these, 17 Morris, originally found in a pound, but Lassie, already in the Hall of were nominated for awards. All nomi­ now has a 6-acre yard in which to Fame, has been retired from competi­ nated have been observed on their sets play. Officials from the pound have tion by owner Rudd Weatherwax. Not by the supervisory staff of AHA's reported that before Morris, orange to be forgotten, Lassie, seated in the Hollywood Office to guarantee the tiger cats were hard to place. Now, front row of the audience during the safe and proper treatment of animals, 23 in accordance with carefully estab­ was master of ceremonies for the important, for the audience that en­ lished procedures. colorful event and the nation's first joys the performances, knowing that Though the awards are a long­ winner was Francis, the talking mule. the animals have been properly cared standing Hollywood tradition, this was The Patsy Awards serve the impor­ for." the first time they have been telecast tant function of focusing public atten­ Which animals most often win? The coast-to-coast. Harold Melniker, Direc­ tion on the value of kindness toward following list makes it apparent that tor of AHA's Hollywood Office, had animalss — that is proper and success­ there is no single answer. Lion, seal this comment for Animal Cavalcade: ful training through kindness rather and goose compete fairly with horse, "We feel that CBS made a wonderful than through punishment, brutality or dog and mule . . . any others? An contribution to animal kindness in fear. In 1958, the AHA began an elephant, yes, a pig, by all means and AHA's 23rd Annual Patsy Awards. identical set of honors for television even a mountain lion! Luckily, the The program was on national broad­ animal performers. The first of these 1973 special television commercial casting for the first time — therefore awards was presented to Lassie, the winner, Morris, adds another feline to reaching a vast number of people in nation's TV canine idol. It has been the list. (Cats seem to be a bit more telling the story of outstanding animal said of these tributes . . . "The Patsy camera shy than dogs which possibly actors in Hollywood. The owners and Awards are more than just an honor­ explains why canines walk off with trainers are also honored by the Patsy ary recognition. The Award ceremony more of the honors than felines.) Awards for their cooperation in main­ is an important annual event for As you watch your favorite animal taining humane standards." people who own and care for the stars on television and in the movies The American Humane Association animals, for those who train them and this year, keep track of those who give initiated the Patsy Awards in 1951. direct them in their performances in an outstanding performance. Come California's Governor, Ronald Reagen, front of the camera - and most ballot time in '74, and you'll know just whom to cast your Vote for—"a zebra anyone?"

PATSY WINNERS Motion Pictures

1951 Francis - mule California - horse Pierre - chimp

1952 Rhubarb-cat a Francis - mule t Cheta - chimp 1953 Jackie - lion Bonzo - chimp Trigger - horse

1954 Sam - dog Francis - mule Jackie - lion

1955 Gypsy - horse Francis - mule Esmeralda - seal

1956 Wildfire-dog Francis - mule Faro - dog

Ben, the rat, receives Patsy award from Juliet Prowse and Greg Morris. Trainer, 1957 Samantha - goose Moe De Sesio, holds coveted statue. War Winds - horse Francis - mule

1958 Spike-dog Beauty - horse Kelly - dog

1959 Pyewacket - cat Tanka - horse Harry - rabbit

1960 Shaggy - dog Herman - pigeon North Wind - horse

1961 King Cotton - horse Spike - dog Stubbs - monkey ) tie Skip - dog )

1962 Cat-cat Poto - dog Flame - horse

1963 Big Red - dog

1962 Cat - cat Poto - dog Nominated for a Patsy, Major yawns for the crowd. Flame - horse 24 1963 Big Red - dog continued from page 13 of wild sheep. Most state Fish and Sydney - elephant climb to the next peak includes a long Game Departments in the West are Zamba - lion breakfast consisting of available gras­ working to preserve the species. This is ses, small forbs, and coarser browse 1964 Tom Dooley - dog especially true in California. The Pluto - dog including Ceanothus species, mountain United States Fish and Wildlife Service Raunchy - jaguar mahogany (Cercocarpus), and even has a Desert Game Range in Nevada dwarf oak (Quercus) and cedar (Callo- devoted to the study and preservation 1965 Patrina - tiger cedrus). Mid-morning will call for a Storm - dog of Desert Sheep. The University of Junior - dog rest, a relaxing nap, or perhaps some California has a Desert Research Sta­ practice jousting. tion at Palm Desert, where studies on 1966 SynCat-cat One rule is firmly established within Bighorn physiology are in progress. Clarence - lion Judy - chimp the ram group. The more mature ram Many individuals belong to the Society carrying the largest horn "curl" is for the Conservation of Bighorn 1967 Elsa - lion recognized as the leader. Horn size is a Sheep. Each year a North American Duke - dog definite sign of social rank. Since the Wild Sheep Conference and a Desert Vindicator - steer female holds no dominance to the Bighorn Council Meeting are held in 1968 Ben - bear male of any class, superior class males the West. Even more exciting are the Sir Tim - mountain lion will mount inferior class males in a sheep translocations which are being Sophie - sea lion ritualistic demonstration of social conducted in certain western states. dominance. 1969 Albarado - horse The first such translocation into As summer turns to autumn the California occurred in 1971 when 1970 Rascal - racoon groups of rams begin to congregate for eleven California Bighorn (Ovis cana­ the "rut," one of nature's most spec­ densis californiana) were brought from 1971 Sancho - wolf tacular shows. The dominant male British Columbia and were released must defend his right to breed the 1972 Ben - rat into a large enclosure near Lava Beds herd's ewes. Challenger and champion National Monument in northeastern Television will square off perhaps 12 to 20 feet California. These two rams and nine apart and rush toward each other with ewes have apparently established 1958 Lassie - dog full force, horns meeting with a crash themselves in their new habitat and Cleo - dog that can often be heard for miles. Such produced four lambs in 1972. If ade­ Rin Tin Tin - dog combat is seldom fatal, but the con­ quate offspring are produced, trans­ 1959 Lassie - dog tests will be repeated until the par­ plants from this new herd may be Aste - dog ticipants stagger from exhaustion. The made into selected sites in the Sierra Rin Tin Tin - dog dominant ram must guard the estrous Nevada where sheep previously ex­ 1960 Asta - dog females from subordinant males during isted. Perhaps one day Yosemite will Lassie - dog the breeding season. He will be contin­ once again ring with the clatter of Fury - horse ) tie ually challenged by larger males who sheep hooves over its granite cliffs and Jasper - dog ) are seeking his breeding status. Follow­ Bighorn rams will challenge each other ing the estrous period the rams will 1961 Tramp - dog within the sight of Half Dome. remain with the ewe band through the Lassie - dog It is hard to imagine a veterinarian winter. Then, once again, in spring, the Fury - horse who would not be interested in help­ males will return to their high summer ing this dynamic wildlife species in its 1962 Mister Ed - horse range to rest and strengthen them­ Lassie - dog fights for survival. Hopefully, the Cal­ selves for another season. Tramp - dog ifornia Veterinary Medical Association Because of its wilderness habits, its Ecological Studies Committee can pro­ 1963 Mister Ed - horse Lassie - dog great strength and beauty, and its vide liaison among state agencies, con­ Tramp - dog complex social structure, the Bighorn servation groups, and the profession of has captured the fancy of all who love veterinary medicine to adequately 1964 Lassie - dog the out-of-doors. But these same fac­ maintain a healthy population of wild Mister Ed - horse Tramp - dog tors are responsible for the diminishing Bighorn Sheep in California. populations of wild sheep. Hunting 1965 Flipper - porpoise and poaching have been dominant REFERENCES Lassie - dog factors in population reduction in the Mister Ed - horse Bibliography past, and still pose a danger in areas 1. Books: 1966 Flipper - porpoise where there is inadequate enforcement Campbell, Grant. Rock Drawings of the Lord Nelson - dog of game laws (e.g., Baja, California). Coso Range, China Lake, Matrango Mu­ Higgins - dog The conservative nature of the species seum. 1968. has proven to be a drawback in its Clark, James L. The great Arc of the Wild 1967 Judy - chimp Flipper - porpoise competition with man. Once sheep Sheep, Norman, University of Oklahoma Arnold - pig have been forced from a particular Press. 1967. habitat region due to human encroach­ Geist, Valerius. Mountain Sheep, a Study 1968 Arnold - pig ment, they do not attempt to re­ in Behavior and Evolution. Chicago, Uni­ Ben - bear establish themselves but, instead, re­ versity of Chicago Press. 1971. Clarence - lion 2. Other Publications: At the Crossroads, treat further into remaining wilderness Report on California's Endangered and Rare 1969 Arnold - pig (Cont. Role) areas. Unfortunately, these wilderness Fish and Wildlife. Sacramento, California Timmy - chimp (Single appear.) regions are fast disappearing in Amer­ Department of Fish and Game. 1972. 1970 Scruffy - dog (series) ica. Highways, ski lifts, golf courses, Desert National Wildlife Range. United Algae - seal (single appearance) and subdivisions are following lumber- States Department of Interior. camps, cattle ranches, and mining San Gabriel Bighorn Management Plan. 1971 Arnold - pig (Cont. role) towns across the face of the West. United States Forest Service. 1967. Margie - elephant ) tie Weaver, Richard, and Gerald Mensch. Lassie's family - 3 pups ) However, the Bighorns have growing California Bighorn Survey Reports, Pax - dog (series) numbers of human friends who are Ott - horse (single episode) 1968-1972. Sacramento, California Depart­ dedicating themselves to the survival ment of Fish and Game. 25 SO YOU'RE THINKING OF BUYING A KITTEN?

by Paul Brock

In this country there are at least twice as many cats as dogs, and it has been estimated that a cat has a place in four homes out of ten. Yet the great majority of people take far less trouble in choosing a cat than in choosing a dog, and in all too many households a kitten is installed by chance or acci­ dent rather than as a result of choice based on careful thought. The first question you should ask is whether you should have a cat at all. Most people give some thought to acquiring a dog, realizing that this addition to the household will mean undertaking responsibilities in the mat­ ter of exercise and food. But a cat has such a reputation for self-sufficiency that a kitten is often adopted because it looks pretty, or because the children want to play with it, or in rural areas, because it will keep down the mice. Cats can survive and even be happy in conditions which would make many dogs miserable, but the introduction of any animal into the home, however, involves responsibility. So, before de­ ciding that you must have that fasci­ prepared to have her spayed. If you do simply for showing, but also as pets. nating, playful kitten, remember that get a female and want kittens, there The advantages of pure-bred cats are it has a life before it of at least ten are many advantages in buying a pure- their great beauty and, at any rate, in years, and ask yourself these ques­ -bred cat and mating her properly, for the case of some breeds, their great tions. then you will be able to recoup the intelligence. ... Are you prepared for the trouble expenses involved or at least find it This question of intelligence is per­ and sometimes expense of feeding it easy to get good homes for the kittens. haps a dangerous one on which to properly? A cat cannot be healthily By keeping the female, or queen, as generalize, but undoubtedly some fed simply on table scraps. breeders call her, indoors when she is breeds, like the Siamese and Abyssin­ ... Do you realize that it will need in season and you do not want her to ian, have more than average intelli­ companionship as well as merely food mate, you can restrict the number of gence and companionability. On the and warmth? litters to the benefit of her health. other hand, many cat lovers believe ... Can you make arrangements for Most people will insist on a male, that just any ordinary cross-bred its care if you have to be away for the and, unless he is to be deliberately would probably prove more than ordi­ weekend or on vacations? used as a stud, he should be neutered. narily intelligent if it were given the Having weighed these questions, Unless neutered, most male cats make same attention as a pure-bred. what kind of a cat should you choose? the house unpleasant by spraying, are Owners of pure-bred cats, having What sex should it be? Nine out of ten apt to prove a nuisance to neighbors at paid anywhere from $10 to $150, people will prefer a male because they night, are inclined to wander off for naturally give their pets considerable are not prepared to deal with endless days, and, perhaps, most important, attention and company, and an under­ litters of kittens. Their choice is wise, nearly always end up with wounds standing and friendship grows between although they deny themselves the from fighting. cat and human being which is quite fascination of watching kittens grow Next question is whether the kitten unknown to the people who regard up. Some of us would find our homes should be pure-bred or cross-bred. The "the cat" as a piece of furniture or dull without the periodical arrival of vast majority of cats are cross-bred, simply something to be put out or new lives which we watch grow from the result of indiscriminate breeding called in. feeble balls of fur to mischievous for many generations, but in the last The kittens resulting from the mis- kittens in less than three months. few years there has been a much mating of a pure-bred, especially a Do not get a female unless you are greater interest in pure-bred cats, not Siamese, are often of great character 26 and exceptional robustness because of The Abyssinian is a neglected breed There is no infallible test for a their "hybrid vigor." Half-bred Siam­ which has many of the characteristics mouser, although formerly at some cat ese will bear no resemblance in mark­ of the Siamese without the disadvan­ shows the class for mousers was judged ings to their pure-bred parent, but tage, to some people, of the voice. The on the opening of the jaws (up to four they often have some of their athletic Abyssinian also requires companion­ inches) and the size of the paws. ability and other characteristics. ship and, more than most cats, space Mousing, however, runs in families, The best advice is to have a pure­ in which to exercise. It is probably the because if the mother is a keen mouser bred if you can afford it. The steadily- most affectionate of all breeds. But she will instruct her kittens when they increasing number of people buying the character of cats differs enormous­ are about eight weeks old and deliber­ pure-bred cats suggests that cat buying ly, even within the same variety, and ately arouse their hunting instinct. is following dog buying patterns. (Dur­ reflects the character and outlook of Personally I prefer to buy a kitten ing the last twenty years the propor­ their owners. From this point of view, directly from the breeder and not tion of thoroughbred dogs has in­ I would prefer a kitten from a home from a pet shop. In this way, there is a creased very greatly, so that, in cities where it has been properly cared for chance it will pick up infection, even at least, you see almost as many and well-loved. during a brief stay. Eight weeks is the spaniels, poodles, and the rest, as When you are considering a kitten, minimum age at which a kitten should mongrels.) do not allow your natural enchant­ be taken from its family, and ten There are about twenty-eight differ­ ment to blind you to signs of poor weeks in the case of pure-bred cats. ent varieties of cat to choose from, but health. A healthy kitten is alert and The kitten taken too early may give broadly these varieties are divided into lively. Its eyes should be bright. A much trouble in feeding and is likely long-haired and short-haired. Many pot-belly is a symptom of undernour­ to pine for its companions. people insist the long-haired are of ishment or worms. Look at the kit­ Ask the owner for details on the outstanding beauty, an ornament on ten's tail-end. If it is over-pink and way it has been fed and the sanitary any hearthrug. swollen, it probably has diarrhea. arrangements used. A kitten at eight Owners will dispute the point, but I Look inside the ears for dirt. weeks is house-trained by its mother, doubt whether there is much differ­ Incidentally, make sure you check but if you do not provide the facilities ence in intelligence and companion- the sex yourself and don't accept the it is accustomed to, it may become ability between the long-hairs and the word of the dealer or giver. / have dirty. Adaptation to whatever you short-hairs. The disadvantage of the known a surprising number of people find convenient will come gradually. long-hairs is that, if they are to be kept who acquired "male" kittens which Far too many people working on in good condition, they require regular startled them by producing kittens hearsay have the strangest notions grooming. An uncared-for long-hair is themselves a few months later. about cats and their feeding. There is a sorry sight. But, with the single Many people say they just want "a the idea, for instance, that milk is their exception of the Siamese, long haired good mouser." There is an unfortun­ favorite food. Just the reverse is true. varieties are generally more popular ate, popular myth that a wild, unsocia­ Many breeders never give them milk at than short-haired. ble and ill-fed cat makes a better all. Cats are perfectly happy with The Siamese has become so well- mouser than a petted one. This leads water, and milk often causes diarrhea. known during the last twenty years to unintended cruelty, since the cat is Buying a kitten and bringing him up that it needs no recommendation, but not fed in the belief that this will may give you quite a few new ideas don't buy this variety unless you are make it a better hunter. So it will, but about the true nature of cats. They are prepared to give it a great deal of it will probably hunt birds and ani­ capable of opening up a new world of companionship. And certainly don't mals, including chickens and young companionship and never-ending inter­ buy a female unless you and your rabbits, rather than mice and edible est you will find fascinating. But be neighbors are prepared for periodical rats. A well-fed cat makes the best prepared — many insist that raising a outbursts of calling quite as loud as mouser, because cats hunt mice for cat requires a great deal more under­ those of a human baby! sport and not for food. standing than a dog!

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