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KENNEL NOTES.

[bV SIRIUS IN “ CANTEKBCTBT TIMES.”] Mr J. H. Shaw has lost, from distemper, his greyhound sapling Milton, first prize winner at tho last Christchurch show. Ho was one of the beat saplings I have seen. Tho Kennel Club cf New South Wale* has held its first annual meeting. Everything satisfactory. Congratulation!?. Mr Alfred Allen, Temuka, writes me that through an advertisement in the Canterbury Times he bought from Mr Alan A. Cuthbsr'ison, Ashburton, a bearded collio pup, and he wishes mo to publish—as recording a step in the right direction—the guarantee given him with his purchase. Mr Cutbbartson’s practice -is certainty worthy of general adoption, and bin guarantee ia as follows:— “I hereby guarantee tho bitch pup, ex Bonnie bj» Clyde, sold’by mo to you to make a good! useful dog. And should she fail to do so (always provided you give her a fair chance), I will give you the option of taking another or receiving back the amount paid for her; also should eke die of die* temper you are entitled to another pup.” Mr Cutbbortson states that within a fortnight of tho appearance of the advertisement he sold the whole of tho litter, Eomo going to stations ia the North Island and others to Blenheim. Mr Allen says that though only five months old his pup works like an old dog. He is a great admirer of the “ beardias ” for their handsome appearance and working qualities. Indeed, I wonder more of them are not seen at our shows. Mr K. Trigga, Harawood Fox Terrier Kennois, Wellington, writes me:—"The enclosed extract from a letter I have received from Mr F. Redmond, London, is in reference to the dog he is sending me. Fortunately, ha has selected the line of blood which I wanted, namely, Redmond with a strong infusion of the Huaton strain, of which there is practically none any good in the .colonies. The dog ought to,-be a pretty good one. Terror has furnished grandly, and his weakness ia loin has disappeared altogether. I have, however, a son of hia out of the imported bitch Very Charming, which will, I think, be even better than his father.’' Tho following, is this extract from Mr Esdmond’a letter “ I h£va re-read your letter two or three times, and have decided to send you Dusky D’Oreay, by Champion D’Orsay—Dusky Bee, a stylish and strong young dog, who carries himself well in the ring. Markings, black head, black spot on back as Champion D’Oraay, black mark on quarters and stern. Age, born November. 1893; full pedigree enclosed. He has come on very much of late, and last month won first in selling’class, at Birmingham, beating Southdown Beckon, who afterwards won,first in the novice olaaa. “ I have gone thoroughly into tho particulars you gave as to what you want. 1. As to pedigree. Champion D'Ornay you know, and his dam. Dusky Bee (lato Hunton Bee II.), I gave 81£ga for at the Burbidgo sale, merely as a- brood bitch, and won first with her at Birmingham last month. 2. He ia tho reverse of leggy and shelly, having exceptionally good legs and feat, bone right to the teas, and hia legs are straight (very), and well set on. 3. He is not oversized, being, perhaps, a shade under, and ia a dog that ohould always be kept and shown in light condition, being eo compact and strong in bone and substance. 4. Last, but not least, ‘ a dog that will last.* I must, if you will allow, give you some, advice on this—the leggy, shelly, fiat-aided brutes will last, bat if you wish a compact tarrier to retain hia show form, keep him when not showing on the light side, keep Dusky d’Oreay 151 b generally, and when showing gat him IJlb to 21b heavier, not more, which you can do in a weak, he being a gross doer and strong conetitutioned dog. If fox terriers of the right stamp (not flat-sided, shelly brutes, that have no spring ia rib) get grossly fat, loaded in neck and shoulders like a travelling stallion, they naturally get wide and cloddy, and lose their show form, therefore always keep them in - light working condition. “Ho has a thorough terrier’s head, plenty of length and punishing power, good in eye and expression, ears perfect in shape and size and always drop wall forward. I believe he will do very wall for you, and also please you much, but as you have so unreservedly left the matter to me I shall be quite willing to return your cheque if you are not perfectly satisfied, in fact would prefer doing co.” Mr Redmond gives so much information that is interesting to all Fox terrier '’tadn, that I publish his remarks in full/ and. 1 1 am sure Mr Triggs will not find fault with me for having done so. ’ I congratulate him upon the acquiaition of so promising a dog, which I hope will turn out all tbatia hoped of him. A contemporary republishes, in all gravity, the'- statement of a Sydney writer that there are fifty dogs in quarantine in New Zealand. There ia a collie on Quail Island and an Irish Water Spaniel on Soames’s Island. Where are the others ?

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Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10599, 7 March 1895, Page 3

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KENNEL NOTES. Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10599, 7 March 1895, Page 3

KENNEL NOTES. Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10599, 7 March 1895, Page 3