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...affected by their masters' nervousness. In September, R. S. P. C. A. treated 198 London dogs injured in dogfights; in October, when war tension began to tell, 410. Give nervous pets bromide tablets. Dose: for a pet the size of a Pekingese, one five-grain tablet, two for terrier-size, three for chow, four for Airedale or larger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Animal Raid Precautions | 2/26/1940 | See Source »

...wire-haired terrier named Asta (formerly Skippy) was the best canine actor since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Dec. 11, 1939 | 12/11/1939 | See Source »

Twice in the initial quarter, Crimson marches were halted on the one-yard line by stubborn Terrier goal line stands. Still tenacious they stopped the Jayvee attack again in the following period on the twenty-yard marker...

Author: By David B. Stearns, | Title: TERRIER FRESHMEN BURIED BY JAYVEES | 11/18/1939 | See Source »

...Terriers faded badly in the last stanza, allowing the Jayvees to push over two touchdowns, one on a pass from "Squibby" Squibb to Gordon and the other on a short pass, Bigwood to Kayser. Fumbling the pass from center in an attempted kick for the extra point, Feary plunged over through a maze of Terrier tacklers to make the score...

Author: By David B. Stearns, | Title: TERRIER FRESHMEN BURIED BY JAYVEES | 11/18/1939 | See Source »

Died. Paddy Reilly, 12, oft-decorated, Scotch-Welsh border terrier, mascot for the Humane Society of New York; of toxic poisoning of the kidneys; in Manhattan. He had saved from drowning, fire and asphyxiation some 40 lives, mostly human, but including canine, feline, and one canary. Sometimes garbed in a straw hat with pipe in mouth, occasionally wearing a brown derby presented to him by Al Smith, Paddy Reilly would appear in front of the New York Public Library to raise funds for the Humane Society...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Oct. 2, 1939 | 10/2/1939 | See Source »

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