9— HOW TO SHIP DOGS 



"Expressman: Give this dog water at 6 a.m., 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. 

 Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday. Give six ounces of food from food bag 

 at 5:30 a.m. Thursday, 5:30 p.m. Thursday and 5:30 a.m. Friday. 

 Dog should be received by consignee at noon Friday. Take the dog out 

 of the crate for a short walk soon after it has eaten. Thank you. Be 

 considerate of the dog; he is entirely in your hands." 



If specific hours are not given, too many kindhearted expressmen 

 overfeed the dog (or neglect him) . 



We like to use attractive crates for shipping dogs. Some kennels 

 paint them gaily in two or three colors ; this attracts pleasing attention. 

 The kennel name and address letter on the crate is excellent advertise- 

 ment if the crate is to be returned. 



PASTE OR TACK ON TWO LABELS 



Write the shipping label plainly ; avoid abbreviations. Scratch out 

 all old marks or wording. Put two tags or labels (in addition to the 

 express company's shipping paper) on the crate — one on an end, 

 the other on the top, so that the address can be read in whatever posi- 

 tion the case may be found. If one is torn off, the other is still avail- 

 able. And do not attach a tag with string. Tack it securely or paste 

 evenly. 



As added precaution, attach a tag with full address to the dog's 

 collar, should the dog escape. Place the name of the dog on the label 

 so that the expressman can call the name when handling the dog. 



INFORM BUYER EXACT TIME OF ARRIVAL 



Papers should be mailed one or two days in advance of shipment. 

 If there is any doubt about payment, pedigree and other papers should 

 be held back by the seller. 



With these papers, a letter or rather a message by telegram, should 

 be sent, giving exact information when the dog will leave, on what 

 train, and the scheduled hour for arrival and at what station. Then the 

 buyer can call at the depot for the dog if he wishes. In large cities, 

 even dogs must await the usual routine trip of the delivery truck. A 

 dog might arrive in Chicago, for instance, at 6 a.m. and not be delivered 

 until 4 p.m. 



If there is not any hurry in shipping and the weather is exces- 

 sively hot, hold over for a cooler day. 



Take the express agent into your confidence; he will cooperate 

 with you. Perhaps a train leaving later may arrive earlier at destina- 

 tion. 



Insist that the shipment be routed by the shortest route else at 

 times routing is done to give the business to a favorable line at the 

 expense of time and the dog's welfare. 



THE PUPPY'S PLEA 



We have found express employees most kindly in their treatment 

 of dogs. We purchased and shipped what is considered the world's 



