THE SANITARY DOG AND CAT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 144, 19 June 1909, Page 15

THE SANITARY DOG AND CAT.

The last word m modem elegance and luxury is a beauty parlour for dogs Te- I cenfcly established in the High-street, Kensington, London (states the Daily Mail). It is described in the announcements as a health and toilet saloon for dogs and cats. "A competent nurse always in attendance" is one of the advantages mentiorfed in the prospectus, which also sets forth that for the convenience of ladies shopping in the dis- " fcrict their pets may be antiseptically cleaned and electrically dried in a few minutes without irritation or danger of catching cold. The canine Salon de Beaute is appointed in a style befitting the class of dog whose patronage is sought. An artistically furnished reception room is first entered. It is bright and cheerful of appearance. There is nothing to differentiate it in the eyes of a dog of the most delicate nerves from a drawing-room in which he might be _ paying an accustomed social call. The walls are covered with art paper since if they were coloured in distemper his health might be affected by suggestion. There are soft cushions on the chairsi The trained nurse in nurse's uniform has a soft voice and-- a sympathetic smile. A door from the reception room leads to the salon, where the first impressions a dog gets are of i abundant light and air and perfect hygienic conditions. In the centre is an American barber table for dogs. In an alcove is a marble bath with hot and ] cold water and several kinds of sprays | and douches. Antiseptics and perfumed 3 lotions make the bath and shampoo a I pleasant preliminary experience. After I the bath the patient is first carefully I wiped with soft, warmed towels and then I led to the barber table to be electrically | dried. An American apparatus aocomi plishes this. An electrically-driven fan I in combination with a gas burner sends | out from the wide nozzle ~of a flexible s bose a stream of warm dry air, which j* not only speedily completes the drying •} process, but gives a delightfully sooth|mg sensation. When the dog's coat is | Quite dry it is combed and brushed, S and, if necessary, curled. On a shelf | above the table are rows of bottles con- | taining hair tonics, lotions, beauty I creams, and perfumes. The trained j! muse denied that any hair tinting is \ done. In an hour's time a little PekinSj ese or other toy lap-dog looks at himself 1 in the glass and is surprised at his own i perfection, and his mistress, having % finished her shopping, returns to find I him not only more beautiful, but more \ charming and delightful because of the \ quite human effect which the conscious- ! ness of his improved appearance has on his spirits and temper.