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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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THE VALUE OF A GOOD DOG. 
Training a Dog. 
N ELLIE had already saved two lives, 
b«t she willingly gave up her own 
recently to rescue our two-year-old baby. 
Severely crippled, the plucky collie lay 
by the side of the railroad and wagged 
her tail at those who came to pat her on 
the head and praise her. Last Summer, 
when two little boys grew tired of wading 
in shallow water and decided to try the 
“old swimming hole,” Nellie rendered 
prompt and efficient help. James and 
Ralph had been warned not to enter the 
deep water of the old mill pond, but they 
forgot the warning and entered. They 
soon found themselves in water beyond 
their depth and shouted for help. No 
other help was near at hand but our 
intelligent collie lying on the bank. Nel¬ 
lie seemed to realize the serious situation 
at once and plunged into the water. She 
bravely caught Ralph by the hair and 
swam near enough to James so that he 
caught hold of her long wooly hair, and 
so succeeded in dragging both boys from 
a watery grave. A neighbor on a distant 
hill also heard the shrill cry of danger, 
but he did not reach the scene until Nel¬ 
lie had the boys, out of danger and into 
shallow water. 
Our little two-year-old baby recently 
wandered from its mother into the front 
yard, through the open gate and upon 
the tracks of the railroad that passes the 
house. She had found a piece of iron 
and began to play with it there on the 
track. A fast train was approaching and 
as soon as the engineer saw the baby, he 
made a determined effort to stop the 
train, but he was too close before he saw 
the little form. Nellie was near enough 
to see and realize the imminent danger 
of little Grace. She dragged the baby 
by her skirts from the track as the ex¬ 
press shot by. In doing so, however, the 
pilot of the engine struck Nellie a most 
vicious blow, crippling her beyond help. 
As the conductor and several passengers 
ran back to the point where the child 
lay, crying but unhurt, they found the 
faithful dog slowly dying, yet she made 
a feeble effort to wag her tail as they 
patted her on the head. As the father 
came upon the scene, he caught his little 
baby from the arms of a stranger, kissed 
and hugged it to his breast, but as he 
stood and beheld the dying gasp of his 
faithful collie, he broke down and wept. 
Most people, I believe, are agreed re¬ 
garding the value of a good canine sen¬ 
tinel. And those of us who keep a good 
dog on the premises, never realize, per¬ 
haps, how often thieves pass us by be¬ 
cause they know we have such a watch¬ 
ful dog about the place. Some years ago, 
chicken thieves made numerous raids in 
our county. They had come from a city 
40 miles distant. It seemed strange at 
the time that they took all of Mr. A.’s 
poultry, but none from Mr. B. On in¬ 
vestigation it was found that Mr. A. 
kept no dog, while Mr. B. had a good 
canine sentinel. In some mysterious way 
they had secured this information in ad¬ 
vance and did not disturb the poultry 
on a farm where a good dog was kept. 
A certain widow kept a good lock on her 
poultry house but no dog. The strong 
lock proved no barrier for the thieves 
as they quickly drew the staple. Mr. K. 
considered his smokehouse close enough 
to his dwelling and so thought it unne¬ 
cessary to lock it. Neither did he keep 
a watchful dog. Just after the holidays, 
some thief or thieves entered his smoke 
house and took all his meat and lard, 
leaving his scarcely a bite. 
However, while we are keeping a dog, 
would it not be the part of wisdom to 
keep a good, purebred dog? It costs no 
more to feed a purebred dog than to feed 
a mongrel, while a purebred dog will 
bring in considerable revenue each year. 
During one year we have sold puppies 
to the value of $00 from one purebred 
collie. The writer recently placed this 
small eight-word advertisement one time 
in an agricultural paper: “Scotch collie 
pups, beautifully marked, price very 
reasonable,” and 44 replies were quickly 
received. Hence, while you are keeping 
a dog, you might as well feed a purebred 
rather than a mongrel, for it will pay in 
many ways. p. c. H. 
North Carolina. 
Figg : “The way of the transgressor is 
hard.” Fogg: “Yes; but the trouble is 
it is generally hard on somebody else.” 
—Boston Transcript. 
W ILL you tell me how to train a 
collie dog properly to work stock 
and be generally useful? s. 
You have given me a hard “nut to 
crack,” in fact it is a stone. The first 
thing that must be done in the the case 
of the inquirer is to train the trainer. 
No one but an experienced trainer can 
teach a dog to work rightly and success¬ 
fully unless, as it sometimes happens, a 
man has an extra well-bred and sensible 
dog and has some natural ability in 
training, himself; then he can make a 
fairly good dog. The thing, however, for 
the inquirer to do is to locate a really 
good trainer and then hire him to take 
the dog and teach it to do what he wants 
it to do if he cannot do it himself. Ask¬ 
ing how to teach him is a good deal like 
writing a linguist and asking him to 
tell you how to teach your child to speak 
Italian, Spanish, or some foreign lan¬ 
guage that you are unfamiliar with. I 
might be able to teach the man’s dog to 
do most anything but talk and read, but 
I could not tell him how any quicker 
than I could tell the dog, and then un¬ 
less he had some natural ability he would 
finish second to the dog. 
There are several books published on 
training which might be of use, but I 
think the proper way would be to get a 
real trainer to teach the dog. Y'ou will 
find trainers advertised in sporting maga¬ 
zines. but I would insist on a man giv¬ 
ing me reference as to his ability, for 
there are many men who are so-called 
trainers who know very little about it. 
Illinois. R. F. JOHNSON. 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Poor Milking Sow. 
Would you advise breeding an aged 
sow that has large litters, but last one, 
four weeks old now, she gave very little 
milk first week or so, lost all but seven 
pigs which are fine. I thought she caught 
cold. .She is in good health and flesh. 
B. J. D. 
It is a mistake to retain such a sow 
for breeding. .She is a poor milker and 
will not be likely to prove a better milk¬ 
er at the second farrowing. One cannot 
afford to run chances, however, and it 
always is the best policy to breed from a 
sow that is known to be a good mother 
and good milker. The young sows bred 
for the first time should be from sows of 
established merit as breeders. A. s. A. 
Knuckling. 
Is there any cure for a horse that has 
a so-called cockle joint? The cord of its 
hind leg has so contracted that it cockles 
over badly. Some say that the cord can 
be partly cut and thus lengthened. Is 
this so? Will it do to feed a horse sil¬ 
age and how much? G. B. G. 
Connecticut. 
“Knuckling” or “cocked ankle” when 
confirmed can only be remedied by the 
operation of tenotomy, which consists in 
the severing of the flexor tendons. This 
can be only done by an expert graduate 
veterinarian. Other treatment will not be 
likely to help. The horse may take a 
little well-preserved silage daily, provided 
you feed it along with best Alfalfa or 
clover and Timothy hay. It must not 
be moldy, for moldy silage kills a horse 
as sure as a shotgun. Ten to 15 pounds 
may be fed daily while the horse is idle, 
but when he has hard work to do better 
omit silage. a. s. a. 
Ailing Goat. 
I have a goat eight years old. One 
mouth ago she had four kids. She does 
not seem well, eats little, and has au 
enlargement on right side between point 
of hip and last rib, which floats about 
when touched. What is it? E. s. 
New York. 
Au enlargement that “floats about” 
when handled suggests an abscess con¬ 
taining pus, or possibly, a rupture. With¬ 
out an examination we cannot say which 
is present, but if it is a rupture it should 
prove possible to work the bowel back 
into the abdominal cavity. If it is an 
abscess it will “pit” when pressed, like 
clay or dough, and will be painful when 
so handled. In an abscess a soft spot 
can be found and on pressure one can 
determine the presence of fluid under the 
skin. It would be well to have an ex¬ 
amination made by a qualified veterin¬ 
arian. a. s. A. 
Collar Tumors. 
A horse about eight or nine years old 
has a lump on his neck where the collar 
goes and it is getting sore. Can you tell 
me how to get rid of it? c. j. b. 
Pennsylvania. 
Have the tumor cut out and then treat 
as a common wound. That is the only 
successful treatment for such a condition. 
Also cut out the hard, horny center part 
of the sore on the top of the neck. That 
is called a “sitfast” and permanent heal¬ 
ing will not take place unless it is 
removed. Wet the wounds several times 
a day with a lotion composed of one 
ounce of sugar of lead and six drams of 
sulphate of zinc in a pint of water. La¬ 
bel the bottle “poison” and shake well 
before use. a. s. a. 
Swelling on Neck. 
I have a valuable mare with a growth 
coming on her neck. Our veterinarian 
says it is on the gland, and he thinks it 
will kill her; he said the only remedy was 
to cut it out. It is about as big as a 
man’s head; it extends from her ear 
down to her throat. She can swallow 
some; it affects her breathing. Could 
you tell me if there could be anything 
done? j. c. 
Pennsylvania. 
An abscess of the parotid gland no 
doubt is present and it should be opened 
by a graduate veterinarian for evacua¬ 
tion of the pus contained. This can be 
done without any special danger to the 
mare, if the operator is experienced and 
careful. After treatment will consist in 
keeping the cavity clean and injecting 
tincture of iodine two or three times a 
week, to stimulate healing and closing of 
the cavity. The cavity also should be 
packed with antiseptic gauze or oakum 
saturated in a mixture of equal parts of 
turpentine and raw linseed oil. We 
merely give these as suggestions, but our 
opinion cannot be quite confident without 
making an examination. A graduate 
veterinarian will know what to do. 
A. S. A. 
Indigestion. 
A horse purchased this Spring is a 
poor feeder; i. e., will not eat sufficient 
grain to keep her in good condition. 
When not working she eats fairly 
well although she will not clean up her 
feed at meal time. She seems to crave 
dirt, and I give her what she wants. I 
have been advised to feed molasses. Is 
that good, and if so what quantity should 
be fed? When given a hard drive or 
day’s work she will not touch grain. Can 
you advise something to give an appetite? 
New York. j. p. 
Have teeth attended to by a qualified 
veterinarian; then feed whole oats, wheat 
bran and mixed hay. Horses such as you 
describe usually are nervous, narrow, 
long coupled animals, and poor keepers, 
not to be helped by medicine. If not of 
that type mix in the feed twice daily a 
tablespoonful of a mixture of two parts 
of powdered wood charcoal, and one each 
of bicarbonate of soda and powdered nux, 
gentian root and fenugreek. Do not feed 
molasses. It is only used for thin, run¬ 
down horses. a. s. a. 
Cough. 
I have a Jersey cow about 13 or 14 
years old; she is in good order and has 
never been dry since she was fresh, when 
two years old. She has something wrong 
with her breathing. I had her examained 
by a veterinarian; he said it was bron¬ 
chitis, but left no medicine or prescrip¬ 
tion. She coughs some, but it seems to 
come only from the throat. She will be 
fresh in July; gives about five quarts 
milk a day. She eats well and is sleek- 
liaired, but if driven fast she breathes 
like a person with asthma. Can you tell 
me anything to do for her? She has 
been fed on clover hay and fodder; oil 
meal, corn chop and bran in slop morn¬ 
ing and evening. d. m. 
Pennsylvania. 
There is every reason to suspect that 
the cow has tuberculosis affecting her 
lungs or throat, and she should at once 
be tested with tuberculin. Any graduate 
veterinarian can properly apply the test 
which is absolutely harmless to a well 
cow, and is the only reliable method of 
determining the presence of tuberculosis. 
A. s. A. 
Paralysis. 
We have a sow a year old with her 
first litter of five pigs four weeks old. 
About three days before farrowing we 
put her in a barn with a board floor 
kept dry and clean, with plenty of ven¬ 
tilation. Two days ago we noticed her 
hind legs getting stiff, so we put her and 
pigs down in the pen. The next day 
she was in great pain and her hind legs 
are helpless. We feed bran and wheat 
middlings three times a day. We have 
heard of similar cases in this locality and 
no one seems to know the cause. We 
ask for your advice. g. c. 
Ohio. 
This condition is purely due to lack of 
exercise and overfeeding. Sows from 
breeding stock similarly pampered are 
most likely to suffer. Stuffing hogs on 
corn is most liable to cause the trouble. 
At all times growing and breeding hogs 
should be made to take abundant exercise 
and should be fed mixed rations. Adding 
10 per cent, of tankage to the feed tends 
to prevent rickets and paralysis. Wean 
the pigs. Feed the sow light laxative 
slop and rub her loins with liniment. 
She possibly may recover, but the chances 
are poor. Kidney worms do not cause 
this condition. It is similar in nature to 
the disease known as parturient eclamp¬ 
sia in female dogs. a. s. a. 
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