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" . • It has now been fiually docjdcd'lo hold th« Dunedin poultry sbow in the Gfarxuon Hall, and the dog section will bs exhibited undrr canfas on t-hevscant site adjoining. There i* ample space for the purposes of a dog show in the space mentioned, and in every respect it is a more 6uit«We arrangement than has been the rule for years back.

* . ' Blr Maude has been appointed to judge the dogs at the forthcoming O&mara and luvercargill shows.

• . * The sug get>tion thrown out by the committee of the New Zealand Kennel Club that a spaoial interprovincial challenge trophy be oompebed for annually throughout New Zealand, to be awarded to exhibitors who win the greatest number of points at the different! affiliated shows, is a good one. This" should bring together the exhibitors and dogs throughout the colony at the principal as well as the one point shows It win give an opportunity to the small places to see the bebter-cUas dogs, aud no doubt benefit the fancy generally throughout the colony.

• . • Mr Spark sold a collie puppy on February 12 at the Agricultural Hall for £450 '.—the highest prica jet realised for a puppy This ttatement is published by the Daily Chror.jc!e of Northampton, where Mr Spark resides, so it ought to know ; but we don't believo it all the same — Stcck-keeper.

* . ' A rather unpleasant incident happened in the bulldog ring at Craft's show. A large number of dogs and bitches were iv the riug for tho judges of novice cltss. Suddenly the judging was auapeuded, and in the middle of the ring was to be observed Messrs Candle and Jenkins, veterin<\ries, making a careful examination of the ears ot No. 1500, which proved to be Lady Pass, owned by Mr J. B. Joel. The vets', opinion was that her ears had bean " done." Mr Joel not being present, a friend thereupon auked if the veterinary surgeons or the judge would ledge an objection. The reply was " No — she should be judged on her merits, and it would be left to the general public and exhibitors to object to the bitch." An effer to leave the bitch in Mr Caudle's hands was declined by that gentleman. Lady Puss won first prize, and so far as we know has not yet been objected to. The Stockkeeper understands that in the event of no other person laying an objection to the bitch it is the intention of Mr Joel to laj the objection himself, so as to bring the matter before the Kennel Club.

• . • J. Sewell, M.R.O.V S., the eminent authority on dogs, says :—": — " As a rule it is an easy matter to expel worms from a dog ; bnt occasionally one oomes acroei a csss where several dotes are necessary before they can be got rid of, and what answers as a successful remedy in one patient fails in another; but there in no doubt that in most instances freshlyground are ca nut is as good as anything, for it not only acts very quickly, but it ii a safe agent, and one not likely to gripe aed other rise upset a dog. Tha dose varies according - to the age and size of the dog. For puppies two months old— it is best not to give this medicine to one younger-— Toy terriers 2gr, fox terriers 4gr, collies Sgr, St. Bernards Bgr. At this age 12 hours' fasting is quite long enough, At four months toy terriers m*y be given 4gr, fox terriers lOgr, coolies Witt, Bt, B6HUU& SQmsa aftat about IS honra*

fasting. At six months toy terriers may be given Bgr, fox terriers 15gr, collies 3Ogr, Bt. Beraard* 40gr, after 18 hours' fasting. Aft nine month* toy terriers may be given 6gr, fox terrians 20gr, collies 40gr, and Sk. Bernards ldi^ after £4 honrg' fasting. For one year and npwards toyg may be riven from 6gr to Sgr, fox ierriers 30jfr, colfles Idr, and Sb. Bernards l^dr, after 24 hoars' fasting. Toy terriers, fox terriers, colUw ( and St. Bernards have been mentioned whoa giving the dose of areca nut, bat it mast bs read as meaning any dog of a similar size. It may be thought by some that the dose* reoom* mended are very small. I believe they are } bafl I have found by experience Out the worms axa just as effectually expelled by medium doses AS by Urge ones, and tbere is lea* chsoet of upsetting the stomach and m«Mng the dog siefi* Milk is the bait medium for giving ateea nntt. and a small quantity only is required, from a teaspoonf ul to three teaap&onfols, according (» the quaatity of the medicine that is to be given. When there it a difflsulty in giving tbis Termifuge in, milk, it may be made in pills mixed with a small quantity of batter, glycerine, or soft «oap." • . • Mr H. Benner, who judged Irish terriers at the Birkeohead chow, makes the following interesting romftrks in the Kennel Gazette :— I " Irish terriers, as a whole, made a very good show, aud the quality was decidedly good, almost every specimen present being well wortjb, at leant a card ; bat I was much struck, even I in the very first class, by the marked 'difiercsco I in type presented by well-known dogs, and't&ii was noticeable right through the various classes. Some dogs, described as ' racy,' are high on the leg, with very little body, and have the appearance of being chopped off in bind quarters ; others are certainly r«cy in outline, bat incline to the greyhound or whippet in body, whilst other ase very fiVt-ribbed and look MtcroW throughout. The old trae type of IrUh terrier, in my opinion, is a dog with loto of substance, moderately high on the leg, back rather long, and slightly r<. unded loin, with powerful hind quarters, so as to have plenty of propelling power. The terrier who may have a goad bead and front, but who fails in length of body and is sqnare in outline, is not the type whiei (he Irian Terrier Club describes, and I for one deprcoate the eaoour«igem&nt of auob a type, however attractive it may be, as loDg as she club's description et*n4s."