KENNEL NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 22541, 8 January 1937, Page 2

KENNEL NOTES

[By T/ux-wiooe*.]

Mr Bennett has a nice litter of Aire* dale puppies with which to start the new year. There were originally four of each sex, but two of the female* were disposed of, and the mother i» now rearing sis nice babies. The sirs of these is the unbeaten ch. Austral Saga by ch. Walnut Brian (imp.) from ch. Easthorpe Juniper (imp.), the mother being Austral Betty by ch* Jovial Pedlar (imp.) ex Easthorpe Juniper. These latest “ Kilburns ”• have some of the world’s finest Aire* dale blood in them, and should place the kennel on the map. Of Mr Ben* ett’s last litter by Sega from Kilburn Princess the deg ■. pup goes to Du Speight, and the two bitches for the time being remain in the home kennelAll are very promising, one being} especially so. Mr and Mrs Phillips, of the Loch* leven kennels, at Kaikorai, have had at splendid run with their dogs latelyThe Cairn dog Lochleven Gaigill Line • has been sold to Mr G. Aiteheson. of Hillgrove, who has also taken another Pom. from this kennel. This puppy i* from the litter Ba Whitinga Goldie—i Orang Lass, and, like the other pupplies, is very small and shapely. Another inmate of the same kennel, LDesert Nightj the black bitch which! was shown with such conspicuous success last year, has now entered another phase of her career, and is rearing two fine puppies by Ra Whitingai Goldie. Neither favours the mother id colour, one being bright orange, like the sire, and the other orange sableThese two babies should do wqll on the show bench later, as there is some good breeding here, the mother, Desert Night, being from Ra Whitinga Deserf Girl, a daughter of Ra Whitinga Goldiethe sire of the pups, Desert Night’* sire being Mrs Fraser’s (Milton) Marigold David, a great-coated Pora. and a fine showman. Mr A. Fraser, of Mornington, is looking forward to a couple of higb-clas*. litters to help to carry things along at show time, will claim ch. Brownlow Brutus as sire, the dams being Brownlow Pamela and her daughter, ch. Spricglin Babette, Brutus has a claim .to distinction not only as an unusually fine show dog, but also as the sire of the unbeaten Babette and her sister, Fifine, two of the best smooth! fox terriers ever seen in Dunedin, and the “ Springlin ” owner will consider himself more than fortunate should Pamela produce another pup, especially were it a dog, on a par with Babette. Messrs M. G. and H. W. Austen have a brace of high-class wire-haired fox terrier pups for sale, that should be readily snapped up. The sire is Mabaki Smokey, by ch. Stodksmoor Smartset (imp.), a short-bodied, good-coated dog with some good wins to his credit. The dam is Leithval Kidlet, a very lightly marked bitch, bred in these kennels herself, from Stodksmoor Smartset and ch. Kidlet of Bisto (imp.). Nob only is Smartset. particularly well bred* but he is also one of the best wire dog* ever seen in this country, and as these two pups are twice bred to him they Jmve a good chance to make a name fo_B themselves as show, and stud propositions ( later on. SUMMER CATARRH IN DOGS. In the summer dogs very frequently develop a mild form of catarrh, which iSTAkin, perhaps, to the so-called “ hay fever.” The catarrh causes an unmistakable snuffling, which, it is evident* is worrying and irritating to the dog, for Xhe will continually ruib or scratch at his muzzle. Thera is ~ a slight nasal discharge _of a watery nature, and occasionally a discharge of ■ the same nature from the eyes. Usually, very treatment suffices to correct th* condition. First, the discharge from the nostrils should be cleansed as frequently as possible with a swab of cotton wool, a fresh piece each timeThen the dog’s bedding should b« lightly sprinkled with eucalyptus, which will give speedy relief. The eyes should be bathed once or twice a day with a, weak solution of ; boracic. The lower lid should be gently held down and the liquid squeezed into the small pouch thus formed, from a swab of cotton wool, so' that it thoroughly irrigates the eye. At the same time the eye must be thoroughly examined to see that nothing has become lodged in it, such as * grass seed, for instanceTjie boracic solution should float it out.FinalJy, one drop of Golden Eye Ointment should be placed in the eye pouch t —squeezed from the small tube in which the ointment is sold. This may be used for dressing the part immediately round the eyes,, should it become sore and hairless. However, should the dog show; signs that he is ill in himself, ha* a husky cough, perhaps, loses his appetite and spirits, suffers from sickness os abnormal thirst, something more serious than mere summer catarrh will b* the cause of his symptoms, and veterinary advice should be immediately sought ia‘ regard to treatment. The dog should, ot course, be kept warm and ?uiet and given only light nourishing cod. Now that warmer days are here a sharper watch must be kept for vermin. One of the finest preventativesj is to spray the following mixture on the ccat-, using one of the sprayer* which can how oe purchased cheaply:— Oil of eucalyptus, 2 drachms; terebene,. 2 drachms; carbolic acid, | drachmj liquid ammonia, 2 drachms; rose water, iOqz. A chemist will make up the mixture. Spray the coat well after grooming, and spray the bedding. Another remedy is to work well into the coat an infusion of quassia chips, or, if the dog is badly infected, a lime and sulphur dressing. To make the latter mix 4oz each of slaked lime and flower* of sulbhur in one quart of water. Boil until half a pint of liquor is left. Stand for six hours, and add half a pint more water.