BARKING DOGS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26625, 22 November 1947, Page 9

BARKING DOGS

Sir,—Being a friend of animals myself, I was glad to read the letter of “A Friend of the Dog,” and I hope every owner of a dog will realise the truth of what was written. It certainly is the owner who is to blame, and not the dog, when there is any barking to complain of. Many people are unknowingly cruel to an animal, and many, sad to say, wilfully cruel. An animal has as much right on the earth as we humans have, and should be treated kindly and fairly. Animals have a keen sense of justice. What is more pleasant than to see animals content and happy?—l am, etc., Another Friend of Animals.

Sir,—Some weeks ago 1 was puzzled at the continued barking of my dog, for several nights in succession. On investigating I found that on two nights an opossum had climbed a pole beside his kenrtel, and on other nights hedgehogs were feeding out of his bowl. Both of these things to a dog were good reasons for barking. What we must remember is that a dog will> scent danger long before humans do. I am certainly of the opinion that any dog deserves better treatment than Mr Duncan’s “phone caller” would mete out. I suggest to the “ phone caller to listen to a play called “ Less Than a Dog (from 4ZB). What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.—l am, etc., Another Dog Lover.