THE KENNEL.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1290, 19 November 1896, Page 30

THE KENNEL.

Stud Visits and Whelpings will he inserted under the ICknnicl Notes in the Neio Zealand Mail for ONE SHILLING each insertion. I'or Sale advertisements, Ac., not exceeding six lines, 2s each Insertion. The Kennel Editor will he pleased to answer, through this column, any question as to canine diseases, or disorders, or any inquiries on matters generally dealing with dogs. Items of general interest to dog fanciers will at all times be acceptable, and our readers are invited to forward any information to the Kennel Editor, New Zealand Mail.

MOTES.

[By Fancier. |

The committee of the Wellington Kennel Club held a meeting last Thursday, when a number of important matters came up for consideration. The question of procuring suitable modern benching was discussed, and it was ultimately decided to obtain prices from various manufacturers before deciding to go into copartnership with the Dunedin Fanciers’ Club in their benching. The estimated number of benches required will be about 300. The rules and regulations of the Now Zealand Kennel Club, the outcome of the deliberations of tho annual meeting of that body, were considered, when it was afterwards decided to refer them to a sub-com-mittee to report upon. A number of accounts wero passed for payment, and a largo amount of routine business was transacted.

Air F. W. Sewell, of Palmerston, last week imported a really first-class Scottish terrier, by Woolden Cockrobin ex Henshy Peggy, from Melbourne. This one is a litter brother to the pair recently imported by Mr H. Wright, of this city, and as these little dogs are very taking and particularly game, it is to be hoped that the breed, of which we have seen very little of late, will be encouraged. Fanciers will look forward with interest to see their appearance on the show bench.

I have heard some dissatisfaction expressed with reference to the judge at Palmerston placing Herdwick over Allan Brock. It may be interesting to know that the latter dog would have “ gone under" to Messrs Harrison and ILorrax’s Honour under a judge of no mean standing in this particular breed, at Carterton recently, bad Honour been in better coat. I am indebted to a*well-known Wairarapa fancier for the above information.

I am informed that in the near future there is likely to be made an arrangement between the New Zealand Kennel Club and the various societies of Australia for the interchange of prefixes. This is a very good start, but I would further urge that immodiato arrangements bo made for the affiliation with the New South Wales

Kennel Club, they having recently, as our readers were informed in last week’s issue, affiliated with the English Kennel Club. This would bring our own club in direct communication with the great kennel organisation of the world. I hope to see this at no very distant date.

The Wellington A. and P. Association have closed their entry of dogs with the creditable number of about 50, several of the best of our local dogs being entered, as well as a number of the best collies from the Palmerston show. This show is under the rules of the New Zealand Kennel Club, and the management of the show will be under the charge of two of the officials of the Wellington Kennel Club.

An esteemed kennel writer in an English exchange writes : —An enthusiastic letter penned by a keen sportsman sings the praises of the Irish terrier as a sporting dog as distinct from a mere vermin killer. Such letters have appeared again and again from admirers of the various terrier breeds, bull, fox, Bedlington, and. Airedale, and indeed almost every variety. Now, all the writers declare is doubtless true, yet the mistake they make is in imagining that it is a certain breed which is peculiarly fitted for sporting work. Given fair material, a stout-hearted, wellmade, intelligent terrier, with plenty of pluck and a patient breaker, will turn out a first-rate article. Believe us, in almost every case it is the master, not the dog, that fails. People are all too apt to neglect a youngster, and let him run wild too long, and then to blame him because he cannot learn a hard lesson in a few weeks. There is no creature as teachable as a dog, yet we cannot help admitting that under neglect or ill treatment a bright, hopeful puppy may grow into a stupid, dull animal. Training in simple matters cannot begin too soon, unless indeed it begins before the owner has learnt to be patient. A cowed, nervous youngster will seldom give a satisfactory account of himself.