THE KENNEL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2572, 8 July 1903, Page 57

THE KENNEL.

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ll"»nr'-r« unJ breeders or -lobs me rorttalh iaiHd to conliibu.r luu .- to '.his luiumu. " Terror »il! i-ii.lcuonr io iuu\e his rt-p-imv-iu -a lim-rusting :u d up iv iTnit .1, po-«ible, but iv order !.■ do iln-, he luust hale tlic <.o-v: ltiii.-i or lil-i reaii rs. Ik uce U- iiiiv- ihi« intention « ,11 l,u clu-i-i .1. .i- r t.nws> v.

— The committee of tho Dunediii Fanciers' Club must bo highly gratified at th© splendid entry of dogs for their 'forthcoming show, haying received no 1-ss than 200 entries, which is an increaso of about 80 on last year's number. No doubt the fact of it being a triple champion show, and in eluding botli tile New Zealand collie and fox terucr championships and tiophies, is one of the causes of the big increase.

— Another inducement was the select on of the specialist judge for collies and fox terriers (Mr A. ChffoiU-Brainah, of Wellington), foi owners of these breeds are anxious to have his opinion of their exhibits.

— The trophies are \ery beautiful, and consist of five or bix silver cups, filver collar, silver shield, marble clocks, nnd gold and silver medals galore, and as the-se aro given in addition to tlio prize money and without extra entrance fee, people owning anything wortli showing gladly avail themselves of the chance. Rough-coated Scotch collies, of course, nead the list, proving that this beautiful brejj etill hold» its premier position. Amongst visiting dogg iv this section perhaps the most interesting will be champion Poneko Ariki, the property of Mr J. F. Mills, Wellington. He is> undoubtedly the most disrue«ed dog wherever shown-, and it i« a hard matter to 'de-fine hi- true lio-ition, for he has had more up- and domis, ilwn any other dog m the colony At Auckland, under Freeman Lloyd, he was piaced chiunpion in a big class, which included champions He-reward nnd Honeymoon. after which he t'ropptU to second p!t»ee 10 M.nk:iraka Ranger in Hastings. At Wellington he was again placed first, over Makaraka. Rangoi and Kotarc Frilz; but at Pa!mereton he was placed "second or third to. Kotare Fritz. Next year at the samo placi* he waa again first. Iritz not getting a place; but later on he fell to eecoml place, being beaten by M 'Murray. He has som-^ of the very best and the worst points possible, and his appearance in the Dunedin show ring is anxiously awaited lie will b-s accompanied by Poneke Rose, nn ::nport(>(l bitch of t;ood quality.

— Another anxiously-look°d-for tr-iun -. Messrs Neill and Remre's prize bitch Hermosa, together with her two aristocratic pups, Princess W-ishaw and I.ndy Wishaw. These two pupa are by the imported Sydney champion Wishaw Jock, and ar© the first of his stock bred in New Zealand. They very much resemble their famous siie, having beautifully shaped heads, high ear carriage, and grand exprosfion, together with tiup- co'lie character and lota of style. They make their first appearance in Dunedic, and great things are expected of them, as thfir relations scored heavily at last Sydney show. Another distinguished visitor will be Brookttule Scot, a beautiful animal, owned by Mr Taylor, of Invercargiil. This dog promises to make things warm in his ela3=, and already has a lot df wina to his credit. Mr J. Parker, of Hastings, shows two good f-able-and-wlute puppies of great promise, with splendid legs, feet, and co.it. If th.-^v show up to form they will take a lot of beating

— Amongst the locally-owned rollio-e Mj^ J. R. Hayue has a beautiful team of five or six dogs. Every one of them is woith a place in any ring, and they iticludfi two grand pupoies by Heather Jock ox. Mr Bstts's Hf-ather lslu*h. Privileged people who have •■een fhr>se declare them to be- almost perf<ct, ai<d expect them to simply "romp in. '' He also has a nice bitch in Heather Floss, and a pair of younger pups out of Tb Hcmpie. which may be lather young to score at present. —Mr Alex. Begjr will probably show Dnrdonakl, Flops, and Sunnyside Royal, the last-named being a youug dog of good stylo and plenty of action. Mr a D. Blythe is showing last year's champion, Pruire, who is a vastly unproved dog on last year's form, and must be oon«iidered amongst the bt\>t. Mt Payno will be represented by tii'unvdaln I.a^s. a fweet-looking bitch who well in any company. — There are- many other good one« wliom* ■names I cannot remembei. and, t.'tknn fs a whole, the collie entry is f.ir and away the be*t over received "here, ard nicludes tho veiy latest types of tliifi splan'lid cloi. whom everybody l»ves. The mc-ctins of thr Hoc- of Mo-srs Mill*. H=;nt>. and X-iU and RoniiK' vull rau=e great excitement, and <• IP-emil tm«d will he at tlio rincrsidc when tiie judging < ominenc-.. L'ltrr on I-hallgi\e a slioit d'-cnption of fox ton it* ar.'l bull'Jol 1 -. a-> both tlu -t 1 jjopulai buads are well iep;> 'U'c 1 . ') ii > a'h an' •■,'(• of trajn ng a r'-o^ ear! • to l-<.Lonir f.irni'idi with the jbjCft-j v.lta v' 'i-'i it Ik I]'<pl v fo come into contact is v. rv imp'ntaf.il. The playful nature of a 'nci\ puppy will often bo the moans of iWarn rtr bad habit-. unlo>sis it is ohpeked and fan.-iuoii^d with tho obiccts of its attention. Fowls aro often singled out hpe-< iallv by puppies, and the habit of worrj% ing poullry is very aoon learnt if the youngster i< allowed to chase a fowl without beim* ( hee'eed. A good wav to train a puppy to become us^d to poultry is to take it into f he yard with a light cord attached t-o it, ;i«d 'hoiild th° punpv off^r to cive clia^e, a „»(lrl<-n jerk p.t the sf^'mcr wi'l 1-ring him to Iji sr; cos. A few kff-on of *ln'i kin' 1 r/ill soon cause the puppy to understand

that the poultry must not be molested, and be will settle down quietly. — Coughs and colds :n: n caninet, should on no account be neglected, because they may yire rise to lung trouble of a more eerious character. The cough may precede an attack of bronchitis, it may herarld in inflammation of the lungs, it may give -rise to • core throat, or it may ultimately turn to asthma, which is a particularly distressing form of lung complaint. To prevent any of these more eerious troubles, it is desirable fbat a cough should be taken in hand as soon ac it begins to affect a dog. Keep the animal warm, but not in a stuffy atmosphere (where the irritation will become jjreater), and give him several times a day • mixture composed of two parts syrup of kquills, one part glycerine, fund one part compound tincture of camphor, commonly known as paregoric. The dose of this is •bout 30 drops (that is, half a tea*poonful) for every 101b the dog weighs, and it should be given at least three times a day. This treatment will soon cure any ordinary cough.

— A page cartoon in London Punch of March 18 is entitled "A Short Memory." The picture shows John Bull looking aghast •t an «nonnoue dog with the word "Army" on ite collar. The dog has been brought to J. B. by the Hon. W. St. John BrodrJck, •who is garbed likte a kennelman. Flic dialogue reads as follows: — Mr Bull: "Good heaven*, man, I can't afford a dog of that ■ize !" Mr Brodrlok : "Well, guvnor, not ■o long ago, when there was burglars about, you was in such a bloomin' funk you said as you couldn't 'aye a dawg 'big enough, and didn't c*re what you paid for 'im!" 1 — Mr Lloyd, in the course of the same notes, 6peakß of a not over fastidious dog judge in there terms: — "Mr Frederick Mancell as a hair-eater is still discussed, and I do not think that a judge who has any ambition to retain a sound hide would be twilling to step in the footsteps of our London friend. It eeems that while at Bceton or some other show where Mr Manscll was knaking the awards, he helped himself to k wad of coat out of some dog's back, and, putting it into his mouth, commenced to Buck at it ac if it were a jujube. It is bracumed he wished to find out for himself whether ao astringent had been used or not. But American owners were not agreeably Disposed to such a method, and I would not Iftw- to be in the shoes of the man who Hext attempts it. If a coat is doubted, that part of the business lies with the veterinary Surgeon."

— A curious and amusing case was heard »t an English County Court recently, in rfiich Michael M'Queeny claimed £5 ■damage* from a taxidermist for failure to •tuff an Irish fox toy terrier with which lie had been entrusted. The plaintiff said "that when ho went to fetch the dog from 'defendant's shop he removed the covering. and was about to kiss the stuffed animal pr&cn he was "struck with amazement at the eight which presented itself." It was not his dog.

- The -stuffed dog was produced in court, and fh« plaintiff proceeded to point out the particulars in -which it differed from his dog. {Whereas his pet had cocked ears, white breast and paws, and a cherry-coloured nose, Ihe *nimal produced had drooping ears, lightish Thrown breast and pawa, and a black nose. The plaintiff in cross-examination maintained that ie was correct in describing his dog as an " Irish fox ioy terrier." That was not an imaginary breed, though with the exception of ibis own dog and its father and mother he had never seen one of the kind in Bradford. Mr Perkins . You might travel through Yorkshire and never see sucn another 9 — The Plaintiff: I question whether you would.

Mr Perkins (indicating the stuffed dog) • What breed do you call this?— The Plaintiff {contemptuously) : It's a dog. — (Laughter.)

Asked by Mr Perkins whether he had ever had any experience in the stuffing of dogs, the plaintiff said he never had, except in the sense of giving them plenty to eat. — (Laughter.) Mt G. Taylor, the defendant's manageT, said lie remembered the plaintiff bringing the dog to fee stuffed. He was crying, and appeared to be in great trouble. There was absolutely no reason why another do* should have been palmed off on the plaintiff in the place of his owe.

Mir P. Bailey, who did the stuffing, said it was impossible that he cou'd have substituted Another animal inadvertantly.

Judgment was given for defendant,