Show DOG DM AND DENTIST N SETTER HAS SIX A ETH FILLED WITH GOLD to tho th opera operation t ion xer merly 6 17 winced when hi his mast r applied the drill machine and Is now proud of EX is the name of a remarkable dog which probably has the distinction of being the only canine in existence that has ever had its ita teeth filled in a scientific way observes the N new york times the buzz and whlor of the drill t the he cutting of the cavities and the ramming in of the gold were endured in a stecial way by rex and many a ruan man would be proud to h have av e pos possessed sed his nerve As his master baid rex seemed to think the operation a necessity and an occasional blink when the drill hurt most was all the sign ol of pain which he evinced rex la is a gordon setter with a fins fine pedigree reas master is dr F S van nostrand a young oung dentist living on columbus avenue the rhe almost human intelligence exhibited by the dog and his particularly fine face and disposition caused his master to become very fond of him the dentist demist was playing with rex some time ago and happening to look into the dogs mouth he noticed that the enamel on an several teeth in the lower jaw had worn down very thin in some borne parts and two teeth had cay cavities aes ues in them the dog had evidently gotten hold of something when he was a puppy which stood in a fair way to spoil adoll his teeth the dentist resolved to treat his dog but the way to go about it was puzzling he could not put a rubber dam in the dogs mouth and he tho ight it would be impossible to train the dog to sit eit up in his dentists chair lean his head back hold his mouth open find and submit to the die operation quietly he finally hit upon a scheme and tor for the rubber dam a towel was substituted accordingly for the next two weeks rex was taught to sit up la in a chair with a towel between his jaws and tied around the back of his head bead the first few days rex strenuously objected but after practice he would sit quietly for halt half an hour at a time but with a curious expression on his hie face as if anxious about what it all meant then the doctor began hla his work rex was placed in the chair and the towel placed in position and a friend of the dentist assisted by holding the dows dogs head the me easiest tooth was begun on first and the enamel cut away rex squirmed somewhat at first but as his master was doing it he thought it his hia duty not to object and quietly submitted it required nearly half an hour to complete the job but the doctor built out the tooth and fixed it up as well as he would treat a human being another tooth was tried a few days later and so on until six of them were treated one tooth required over an hours time but rex did not complain now however he is as proud of the job as his master and when asked to his gold filled teeth will open his mouth very wide draw his tongue in and let you look at them |