THE KENNEL.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1201, 8 March 1895, Page 28

THE KENNEL.

Stud Visits and Whelpings will be inserted under the Kennelt Notes in the New Zealand Mail for ONE SHILLING each insertion' lor Sale advertisements, &c., not exceeding six lines, 2s each Insertion. ! The Kennel Editor will be pleased to answer, through this column, any question as to caniop.di seises, t,r disorders, of any inquiries on inatters generally dealing with dogs. ... Items of general interest to dog fanciers will at all times be acceptable, and our readers are invited to I forward any information to the Kennel Editor, New Zealand Mail. WOODCOTE (IRISH TERRIER) KENNELS. THE ENTIRE STOCK TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION. The announcement in the advertisingcolumns that the whole of the Irish terriers (numbering seventeen) comprised in the Woodeote Kennels are to be put up for sale by public auction on tbe 20th of next month will be received with very great surprise by fanciers generally. To those who want a first-class Irish terrier at something less than th©„ price the announcement w ill be received with pleasure; but true fanciers will regret the reason that is causing the sale. The excellent qualities of. the terriers in the Woodeote Kennels have often been referred to in this column, as, indeed, they have been in all the principal fanciers’ papers in the Colony. Stock from these kennels is well known all through New Zealand, at all the principal shows from Auckland to Dunedin - -they have taken prizes, and have* been very greatly admired by visitors to the shows. Only a few weeks ago I mentioned that v in these kennels are to be found . the -only .two Irish terriers in. the 'Colony that can claim the title" of “ Champion.”. Both of these, I notice, are for sale; and I sincerely hope that both Champion Concregan and Champion Norah 111. will bring the prices they are worth. At the last Wellington Dog Show, Mr Coupe, the well-known judge, from Australia, expressed himself as being particularly pleased .with these dogs; in fact, he said they were a credit to the Colony. Of the many others enumerated in the advertisement, I need nob refer, except to point out that most of them have already made a good start on the show-bench by securing prizes. The whole lot are offered for sale in one lot privately up to the time of the sale, and, for a good speculation, I don’t think they should be allowed to reach the auctioneer’s hammer. Irish Terriers are about the most fancied dogs in the Colony at the present time, which alone should make the present opportunity get snapped up at once.

NOTES.

By Fancier. An advertisement of several collie puppies for sale is worth the consideration of breeders. These puppies are full brothers and sisters to the collie bitch Ruby, the winner of many prizes at the last Wellington Show, including the silver collar presented by the editor of the New Zealand Mail. As workers these puppies can hold their own against any collies bred in the Colony, and they will doubtless prove winners in due time. The figure J asked is reasonable. The owner has just refused an offer of «£2O for the pick dog of the litter. I would especially commend this paragraph to my country readers. Few dog fanciers have yet discovered that Condy’s Fluid should bo kept by all kennelmen. As a disinfectant its qualities are well known. Some of the principal kennels are sprinkled with a solution of the fluid and water every day. The dogs in these kennels are the healthiest. But Condy’s Fluid is also an excellent dog medicine, which can be used with advantage for such canine diseases as distemper, sores, canker, ulceration of the eyes, ears and toes, worms, rabies, mange, &c. I have i-eceived a small book showing how the Fluid should be administered in order to effect a cure in any of the above cases. “ Still they come ” is a well-known cry which can be very well applied to the importation of thorough-bred dogs into the Colony. I hear that Mr Kebbell, the wellknown collie fancier of this city, has concluded arrangements with the Rev. Mr White, of collie renown in England, for the purchase of a first-class collie bitch. For the sake of the fancy, as well as on Mr KebbelPs account, I hope she will prove a

% clinker.” Full particulars are not yet to hand. It will be remembered that last collie bitch that came .cut to Mr Kebbell’s order was sent Straight back; but then she was -a '#&6a. V * • • The death is announced of the greyhound sapling Milton (the property of Mr J. H; Shaw). A Christchurch paper re* marks that Milton, the winner of the first prize at the last show down there, is one of the host saxffings they hay© seen-. • * • • An Australian Announced the other day that there are fifty dogs quarantined in New Zealand at the present time. What an imagination the writer must have! I learn from Mr Aitcheson, the master of Soames’ Island quarantine station, that the only dogs in quarantine at present are a collie bitch, a Dandie Dintnont bitch and an Irish water spaniel. I believe there is a collie quarantined on Quail Island, but I do not know of any others in the Oolony, These oiily make four; I wonder where the other forty-six are!

A correspondent in the Field gives the following cure for “ dogs barking at night”:—l have found the use of cold water a sure and certain cur© for this annoying habit. If it is applied a few times in small quantities (with a garden syringe for choice) while the dog is barking, and accompanied by vigorous expressions of disapproval, it will, in my opinion, surely succeed; if not, I know of no cure so certain except that prescribed for the gun-shy dog, viz., to cut off the tail behind the ears!

“At Dunfermline we (British Fancier) noticed a very unique ‘ pass-out check, Mr David Fairlie being responsible for introducing the system. As you pass out the doorkeeper impresses a stamp on the right hand, and of course it is not transferable. We recommend this to the notice of other clubs and societies before a patent is applied for.” The same idea has been practised at the theatres in Japan for some years past. I believe there are some people who would as soon have a broad arrow branded on their hands as the mystic words “Dog Show,” or “words to that effect.”

“Cleanliness is next to godliness,” and a clean kennel means a healthy kennel.; never mind if it does take a few minutes longer each day —you will be repaid ; do not let one day succeed another until each kennel is thoroughly cleaned ; if you neglect it, sickness will be tbe penalty.

In regard to bedding, a few words may be written to advantage. A dog should sleep in a bunk raised one or two feet from the floor ; sides and ends are necessary, to keep the bedding from falling out. Whitewash the bunk at least once a month with a quarter-pailful of hot wash, in which a tablespoonful of carbolic acid has been stirred. The bedding should be renewed every week; destroy every particle of old straw and refill with new and clean rye straw. Disinfect the ’ bed every time you renew" it.

How many persons are aware that a dbg cemetery is to be found within the precincts of Hyde Park ? It adjoins the parkkeeper’s lodge at Victoria gate, and contains at present about eighty graves. The cemetery appears to be a private speculation of the keeper, who takes the fees, provides the headstones, and performs the duties of a sexton. The ordinary charge of an interment is 5s ; the monuments, of course, vary. The keeper shows one. which is said to have cost £5. The Duke of Cambridge has two dogs buried there, and he seems to have started this public institution. A well-written notice of the cemetery appears in the first number of the Ladies ’ Kennel Journal.

CORRESPONDENCE. BE ORMSKIRK STELLA. TO THE KENNEL EDITOR. Sir, —Seeing in your la.st week’s notes a paragraph to Ormskirk Stella, to the effect that a Wellington fancier had told Mr Wark that she was never beaten by a bitch at Home, it appears to me that, as I imported Stella, and am also fairly well known in the fancy, many people might think I was the person referred to. I therefore desire you to explain that I never gave Mr Wark any information ro Ormskirk Stella’s performances, for the simple reason that I was never asked. When I bought the bitch from Mr T. H. Stretch, he supplied me with the performances, but there was no mention of her v.li.c. at Darlington. As a matter of fact, however, Stella was beaten by a bitch at Home, viz., at Burnley Show, on the 26th September, 1891, in the op3n Bitch Class, when Sweet Rose 11. was first and Stella second, the judge being Mr T. H. Stretch, who had previously sold Stella (whom he bred) to Mr Warde, of Ormskirk, and from whom he repurchased her on my account.—l am, &c., John Horrax. Karori Collie Kennels, March 5. [My correspondent has made a slight mistake. The paragraph he refers to stated that Mr Wark said that he “ was told by a collie fancier at the late Wellington Show,” Ac.; no mention was made as to Mr Wark’s having been told by a “Wellington fancier.” As a matter of fact, 1 several who have read the paragraph referred to have told me they thought that Mr Hoi rax was meant by the term “ collie fancier.” lam in a position to state that the paragraph was not meant to refer to Mr Horrax, but to another collie fancier, who bought Ormskirk Stella from Messrs Harris and Horrax. The question of Stella’s performances is one that will no doubt draw from Mr Wark some further information.—K. Ed., N,Z. Mail.]