Dog Circles Bark
Over 8 Male Pups
Nothing sheepish about Rags, in
Australian Sheep dog who gave
birth to eight pups Tuesday morn
ing. Now eight is quite a number
for a young mother of 10 months,
but what is even more unusual is
that all eight puppies were males.
Rags belongs to Yeoman First
Class A. J. Flaherty who, with his
wife, lives on the Naval Station.
Mrs. Flaherty, beside herself with
joy over Tuesday’s event, was sure
that eight males wrere most un
common, but wanted some expert's
opinion on the subject.
Meanwhile Rags, a proud mother
indeed, was sticking close to her
litter in the Flaherty kitchen, and
all but the last arrival were doing
very well. The eighth pup was do
ing poorly.
Father of this litter is a neigh
bor of Rags, an Alaskan Husky
named Wolf. He was pacing up
and down by the kitchen dooi
while Rags was giving birth to
the pups. First of the eight was
born at 4:15 a.m.
A check with the Station vet
ornarian about the unusual pre
dominance of males brought fortn
'his comment, "Eight males in a
litter is not common, certainly,
and yet it is not uncommon.”
No matter, it’s still the dog
gondest thing to happen in local
iog circles n a dog’s age.
Mirror classifieds bring results
Film Showing
Tonight At 8
"The Little Fugitive,” a wondei
fu'ly moving story of a small boy
and his adventures at Coney li
land. will be the first film presen
tation of the Lyceum committee
this evening at 8 p.m. in the High
School cafeteria.
Also on the program is a short
subject. "Day of the Painter.”
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Milton Souter, son of Mr. and
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\raft, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Kraft, arrived back in town Tues
day to spend the holidays. Both are
students at Washington State Uni
versity.
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