Little was chief judge at the annual pet show of the Madison Square Boys Club for 38 years.[5] His Dr. Little's Dog Book published in 1924 listed canine remedies such as castor oil and milk of magnesia for constipation and cough syrup or creosote steam baths for respiratory infections.[6] Historian Katherine C. Grier has described Little as "perhaps the first American celebrity small-animal veterinarian".[6]
Little was the founder of Dog Heroes, Inc., an animal welfare organization that gave national recognition to heroic deeds accomplished by dogs.[7]
Death
Little died at Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home, New York City, on 19 December 1964.[1][8]