THE KENNEL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2323, 8 September 1898, Page 39

THE KENNEL.

[Fanciers ana breeders of aogs are cordially invited to con. 1 tribute items to this column. ■■ Terror ' will endeavour to mate ' ! lus denartment as interesting and up-to-tUte as possible, but ia - ' order to do tin's he must have the co-opei ation of his read- rs . hence be trusts this invitation will be cheerfully responded to.] I NOTES BY TERROR. [ — The Victorian Poultry and Kenne\ ■ Club's show, which opened on August". b 10, is said to have been a very su- [ perior gathering as regards the quality of 5 the dogs shown. In collies, in the Open t class, Messrs Rogen and Andrew's First Shot \ won, he (writes an Australian contemporary) 3 being' in better condition than when prer viously before the judges at this show two L . years ago. His quality was the theme of i praise from those who watched the judging. 5 The first prize was also secured to the same s exhibitors with Shetland Lass, a bitch of ] exceedingly good quality A dog puppy, Shetland Ruff, from the same kennel, is an ■ animal with quality markedly shown, and ' won in his class. Ashleigh Glen obtained second. He is a dog of great merit. A very close thing for first place. Ormsby Sultan, last year's winner, in splendid form, gained second in the open class, his successful opponent being First Shot. Two wellproportioned bitches from the Ormsby kennels, Lassie and Nina, obtained second and third awards in the open class, which con- -. tamed an exceedingly strong lot of collies. I The "Sanderson Whisky Trophy" for the ? best colonial-bred collie in the show, fell to | the lot of Messrs Rogen and Andrew's First I Shot. Smooth collier had a few good aniI mals in the classes, Captain M' Leish's Glenj more Hector and Seciefc deservedly winning the principal prizes. 1 — The preliminary symptoms to dis- " , temper vary very much, and some dogs, ' when the attack is developing, are quite - different from others, inasmuch as some are 1 fairly lively, whilst others are just as dull and listless — some appear exceptionally pee2 vish and thirsty, whilst others are nob so — j some are constipated — others are relaxed — c and in many ways there are incidental habits which are not necessarily typical, but 11 are entirely accidental to the patient. The 8 dog which 'has — or seems to haye — distemper ;> only very slightly, is the dog to cause - most anxiety. It is far better for him to ; have a severe attack and get over it than j to have it hanging about for some time as ■t | many do, and then, just when their owners i think they are getting well over it they, i begin to twitch about the limbs and the 13 | almost incurable chorea makes its appear-, ance. Chorea has been well described as a ; sort of " suppressed " distemper — distemper, 1 in fact, which has either never been pronerla

treated, or has not of itself sufficiently developed. — A strange tale reaches us (Stoekkeeper) from Knightley, near Ecclesall, Staffordshire, where a retriever bitch, after being deprived of her pups, first attempted to foster some ducklings and afterwards some goslings, but these too being taken away she found a newly-born calf, which had lost its mother soon after birth, and this she at once adopted and has suckled ever since. The strangely-assorted couple are exciting considerable interest in the locality. — Dogs, unlike monkeys, are seldom victims of alcohol. Even when surrounded by beer and spirits they preserve their teetotalism, although there are sometimes those canines who stray from the strict paths of sobriety. Such a case (says the Echo) has just been brought to our notice from Plymouth. Mr C. Hodges, of the Falstaffe, is the possessor of a terrier who has developed &. penchant for bitter ale and cider. After indulging in this, he seeks other clogs in the vicinity of his home, and a battle royal ensues. "Then he returns and sleeps off the effects of his indulgence. Under ordinary circumstances the animal is peacefully inclined, simply fighting when intoxicated. " — The following item is by "Fanciex*,", in the Southland News : — Mr J. J. Ward, of Gore, does not intend to allow black curly retrievers to be ore of the -neglected' breeds in the south. •He has recently purchased a very nice bitch from ■Mr W. S. Barnard, Dunedin. .The bitch is by Rewi-Lad-ex C. B. Nellj and is at present in whelp to Mr -Barnard's -Rewi. The young stock from this litter should provide an excellent outcross for Mr Ward's Sydney-bred dog Master Glitters.