THE KENNEL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2604, 10 February 1904, Page 49

THE KENNEL.

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— A note ct the head of ths Poultiy Column speak; of a \ i^it 1 am about tc m?k-^ to the North Island I shall be- pka=ed to M-it dog ftui'-'ers a^ wf-11 a>s poultiy aieu m mv tra\cl-.

— An r\ .i; of more than orduiaiv i-:-c-ie=t tc cohi' 1 fanciers occurred at the Eo^ yn KenneU on SatiniLty la~,t, whe-.i Me^-isXeil iincl Reunic'.j Kti raa-.i whelped a spk'iukJ' Liter of 11 pup — fi.e di-g-s and six baches — to the celehiatrd Clnrnpion (Graceful Perfection (imp), the prcpeity of Mi W. Cockb:'l, Alo'bourne. Th^ futiue of theso youngsters will b& worth \\.itehi.i7. us the sue ha-"» a lone li-t of English wi'is to hi* credit, m addition to winning- c\ciyibi:ig eniercd for hii aiiiv.\l m Melbourne ITc-rrca Li- pro\cd hr>r-olf to be one of iho very bi st bitjiic-. -f not die be«<\ .New Z< il?nd hat jot rioJucc'. a .J i^ a desoo-idant of ihi 1 . i'ic_mppral lc Oi'm-kiilv liiiieialcl, cho mo^t ,alu«b'e toli. !■ (Jqt tho v orld ha- i-ve; kr.nw.i Witli =ue'i ji.ic.ts tho-f paps fhould have a, biiiliant fi.iuie, and tlieif appcoranc© in tha i-!'O\\ r.ng will be anxioiiily awaitpd

— A pure wiu'to curlj cuate-d retriever w.i- .-!:o\iri it Bumin^ham (England) reee"tiv Mr Ilardi'iic Cox, who i.djtKhcarodß on ictne\ t 5 , lcfu-ec to recognise it, and! c -iuenuonLly did nm ff 111 1 r ■ i i = li an opm'o l o£ it-: Ui'.iits m comp 3 til '(■<"•. v, i.!i the blacks.

— " Note Jjen n -." wnin. —"?■,•■ y markings in fox t. i ii<i>, -i«. i ,•- ci' t ci">!y'.ni'Jid niulviv..' ,a;i ', , ! ri ' .' i\hi L 9L 9 1 .],-. i"J l>\',al- r<n , i"lii ' i,l ; ;r- i , iQCi=i t<> ii} > v ini^iit o!"e: I'm ia e'.^. „)ioa

Cli. Dancing Buck), or the black-faced, (heavily-marked Duchess of Durham, and they would tell you that they don't lik3 their markings." So long as tho terrier has not brindle or liver-coloured markings, it doea not matter to the connoisseur whether at is freely splsehed with black, or whether dt is plain white. The expert looks for length of head, email, well-carried ears, straight fronts, hard jackets, short, well-a-ibbed backs, strong hindquarters, and a game terrier expression. The new etandard of the Fox Terrier Club very properly strengthens the"points for the hindquarters•lt has too often happened that a good headed dog has won on hw face points alone. He may be cow-hocked, long backed 1 , and soft, but his- long, lean head will carry iiim through. The dog that shouldl win is the one that shows the fewest faults, not one that excels in one particular and is all to pieces elsewhere.

— The Governor-General of the Commonwealth, Lord Northcote, is a fancier. At present a wire-haired fox terrier, said to be a prize winner, is undergoing its quarantine term in Melbourne, having bee<n sent out from England for his Excellency about a month ago.

— In England ju-st now dogs, especially terriers and fancy toys, are exceedingly fashionable. Nearly eveiy woman of fashion, young or old, has her dog or dogs, many of them of splendid breeding. A recent letter states that the dogs are always in the house on the hearthrugs, and are often the subjects of conversations.

— Recently two favourite dogs strayed from Rossend Castle, Burnthland— a collie and a small terrier — and diligent 6eareii proved ineffectual Two day; lat2r the collie returned, and bore marks of rough usage. There were, however, no tracer of the terrier, and the loss was /eported to the polios and advertised in the newspapers. During the w&ek which followed the vagaries of the collie attracted notice, and he was again absent, and returned. Though closely watched, he escaped last Saturday, and was away over Sunday until Monday morning, ■when he was observed by the lodgckceper 'leading or dragging something up the cattle approach. This proved to be his little friend, but in a condition so unkempt and' ©xhaueted that he was scarcely recognisable. It is surmised that both dogs had wandered into a plantation two milee away, and that the terrier had been unable to return. He had, however, been tended by the collie, whose affection saved the life of his corr,pMion by eventually assisting him home.