DOGS ON HIRE.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 30, Issue 23, 22 March 1918, Page 2

DOGS ON HIRE.

A dealer in an American city has in his shop window a sign that reads : “Dogs let on hire by day, week,, or hour. Rates reasonable."'

A man recently asked the dealer the significance of the sign. “Oh, it means just what it says,” the dealer said. “People like to hire dogs now and then, the same as they like to hire horses or pianos. Do you see that handsome Russian wolf-hound over there in the corner ? Well, he is hired out a good deal by young women who are going to be photographed. A lot of women of fashion have had their pictures taken of late with Russian wolf-hound at their side. That has set a fashion. Do you know what a wolf-hound like Pete there is worth ? Well, sir, he is worth £BO or £IOO. And do you know what he can be hired for a couple of hours for ? He can be hired for 4s 6d. Plence he is hired often. He is in great demand. Apart from lending dogs for photographic purposes, I let them for promenades. Young ladies visiting the city like to have a bulldog or an Irish terrier to walk down the street with. A good dog on a morning’s walk gives a young woman distinction, and it is now possible for the girl to achieve this distinction for 4s 6d or 10s.”