RECORD SHOW ENTRIES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20420, 23 November 1929, Page 3 (Supplement)

RECORD SHOW ENTRIES.

BRITAIN'S DOG LOVERS

Love of dogs lias probably always been stronger in England than in any other country, and since the war it. has spread to an astonishing extent. Mothers and widows who lost sons or husbands have found in dogs companions for their loneliness and fit recipients of their affection. According to the president of the Royal Veterinary College, Camden Town, there arc now three and a half million dogs in the country. Furthermore this great growth of doglove has caused a huge increase in the popularity of the pedigree animal and in Ihe interest taken in dog shows. Over TOCO entries were received for the Kennel Club Show at the Crystal Palace, a record number which compares with a pre-war average of 2000. People have discovered the joy and pleasure that may come from the purchase of a ,U5 oi- £lO puppy. '\t the same time there is less fashion in dog-owning. There arc still " fashionable breeds elkhounds, for instance, aro the crazo of the moment. But new dog-owners are patronising the breeds they like best. Hence the fact that, the soft-eyed cocker spaniel, loyal and sweet-tempered, tops the entries at the Crystal Palace. He is followed by the Irish setter and the chow. There are only 177 " wire" fox-terriers, but they are the pick of keen competition among breeders..