KENNEL NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7444, 19 May 1911, Page 3

KENNEL NOTES

(By '■Fitzroy/') OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THE WELLINGTON „ KENNEL CLUB. Correspondence is invited from # ca "j i r ]2 fancier* and others interested m this column. Letters vail be treated confidentially. and questions answered (through tho column; at tho oariicot opportunity. Correspondents aro requested to sign their names, but a nom deplume may also bo n.yod if necessary- . . Letters should reach this olUco not later than Wednesday for reply m the -ollovv ing Friday’s issue During tho teething from two to six months puppies often carry their ears ovet tho shop," but after tli » age the ears usnn,Uy resain their norroa! carnacu without any artificial means bema employed. A curly coated retriever should neither bo brushed nor combed, but tho coat does rciiuire a little attention tor tha show rin ,r which onlv experience alone can teach, aa it vari'as in different dogs. j\a undershot mouthy in a fox-terrier *tr : cHv i.v a disqualification, but there arc degrees of the delect. If the teeth overlap. but lit close to each other, it migu. paid muster with some judges. After some delay, tho English Kennel Club has finally decided to officially recognise and grant .separate classification lor tho breed known jus tho Seaiyham terrier. This variety boars resemblance to a* fox-terrier moro tliau to any other breed. Some canine clubs in Great Britain disagree in tho matter of the standard, deocription of tho special breed .ae. are intended to foster. Tho English Kennel Club Committee bos# decided to encourage tho creation of tho uniformity of tho standards of each breed. and is disposed to adopt as tho solo standard tho scales of points unanimously agreed, upon, by the various clubs, anti to restrict registration of specialist clubs to those which accept tho registered standard. It now rests with tho clubs to draw up standards for each breed which is mos't acceptable to all. Tho lato King Edward's clog, Caesar, nuulo his escape from tho gardens 01 Marlborough House, London, a few days ago. and his disappearance caused the greatest concern. Caesar still wears on hio collar tho badge inscribed, Caesar; l /im tho King’s dog," and ho had not been long away when bo was recognised in Bridge street. Westminster, and promptly returned to his Royal mistress. Sir Edward Henry, Commissioner of Police, has granted the police who do night duty in tho country districts within the London metropolitan area permission to take a dog with them. *Tho animals, it was pointed out by a high official at Scotland Yard, will not b© “police dogs," but “police officers’ dogs,” chosen by tho constables themselves, purchased by them, and tho licenses paid for by them, while tho officers will have to be responsible for tho necessary training, Ono often hears complaints about dogs developing undesirable predilections for eating filth. Coal is a favourite thing •which seems to tempt the abnormal appetite, and frequent are the cases on which ono is asked to advise as to the treatment of animals that have developed this vice. Such a habit is due very often to worms, and a euro can only bo effected by getting rid of the cause. Why a dog should adopt this method of endeavouring to cure it. self of such an affliction is not quit© clear, except that wo may bear in mind that there is somo efficacy in what are termed “mechanical" vermifuges'—powdered glass, tin, and oth©r sharp or gritty substances,often administered “on tho sly" by the cunning kennelmen who are “in the know,” but aro regardless of tho mischief they may be doing in other ways. Possibly the dog which eats coal has a sort of natural prompting to do so, in the hop© that it will relieve him of the unwelcome visitor ho feels in his interior. The action of Ifr Percy H. Smith in criticising in his “judge's report” (published In last Friday’s notes) tho fox-terrier cog Newcastle Warlike, has caused some dissatisfaction among a few of the fanciers. At the recent dog parade at the Basin Reserve, Mr Sthllh judged . the. terriers and Mr Philpob judged the fox-terrier.*. Both gentlemen were subsequently requested to co-operate in selecting the besrt specimen of either breed in tho show. It is now urged that only ilr Philpot had the •right to criticise the fox-terriers. So far no judge’s report has come to hand from Jdr Philpot, but he has forwarded tho following:— Dear Fitzroy.—Having read, your report of the parade held on Majr 6th, 1911, and also Mr P. H. Smith's criticism of the fox terrier dog, Newcastle Warlike, in your Kennel column of Friday last, I, who judged the fox terriers on this occasion, would like to make a few remarks on the subject. In by opinion Warlike is a typical terrier, of correct size and weight, with good straight legs, good in feet, good depth of brisket and clean in shouders, which give him a good front. His headfar from being bitchy—is particulary good, hia ears are of correct shape, small and well carried, and ho possesses a small dark eye. He ia not as strong in loins a«d hindquarters as 'I would like to eee him. but has considerably improved since I saw him last, which was shortly after he landed in New Zealand. I do not consider him lacking in bone, considering his size and weight, although a little more bone would not do him any harm. In my opinion Newcastle Warlike covered himself w’th glory while in the ring, showing himself splendidly.—l am, etc., J. PHILPOT. May 17th, 1911. Mr H. Shanley (hon. secretary of tho Fox Terrier Club of Wellington) writes;—“Fox terrier owners are in tor a good thing at the Wellington Kennel Club's show in August. The Fox Terrier Club’s prizes to be competed for will include eight cups valued £4O, shield £ls 15s, gold modal £3 2s, three medals £3 3s, two specials £2 Ss. Redmond Stake for best bitches £8 10s, Russell Stake for best dogs £8 10s, sires' produce stake £9, and others. Tho annual meeting of the Wellington Fox Terrier Club has been fixed for Thursday. Juno 29th

Mr H. ShanJey, hon. secretary of the Wellington Fox Terrier Club, writes: The results of the second payments and entries of our sweepstakes are very satisfactory. There are 74 entries for the Bussell and Redmond Stakes on February Ist, and 53 of these have made their second payment. For the Sirbs Produce Stake, for which 13 stud dogs were nominated as sires last year, 44 puppies have been nominated, representing U sires. For the Sires Produce Stake of 1911 fourteen dogs have been entered for the smooth-coated for-torrier stake, but only two (Champion Blowhard Briggs and Bock Salt) have entered for the wire-haired stake. For the next Wellington show a beautiful cup has been presented to the Fox Terrier Club by Mr J. P, Atkins (of Walker and Hall), which has been allotted to the wirehairs open class. From material in hand, Mr H. Shanley expects to see fully 60 fox-terriers benched at the Wellington Kennel Club's show In August. This would surely be a New Zealand record.