THE KENNEL. By Terror.

Otago Witness, Issue 2811, 26 August 1908, Page 35

THE KENNEL. By Terror.

Fancier! *n-i !>reeder« of do** are cordially invited to contribute items to tlii» column. "Terror" will eudeavour to niake^ tblidepaitmemailnterestluKKna up-to-date »s possible, but in ifd^r to do this lie must hs^c tlic co*oi)cr*tion of his rca'icrs k nc«- he iru<:ii this imitation wjll be c-lieerfullr reipoude'l to. — The British Bulldog Club of New Zealand have, by permission of the Wellington Kennel Club, appointed the specialist judge, Mr A. Wilkins, of Sydney, to judge the bulldog classes at the forthcoming Wellington Kennel Club show. — When at Napier Opoho Lucy, the unb<°aten tcollie bitch at both Dunedin and Napier shows, visited the imported 6tud dog, Southport Caledonia. If all goe6 well the owner, Mr H. P. Harvey, should be well represented in the collie classes next season. — The following represent the principal wins at the recent Canterbury Kennel Club's show held in Christen urch : — T- "ollies, Mr J. R. CtMiningiham's R<~ -k Dhu got first in maiden dogs, pun ._*. novice dogs, and "New Zealand bred. Roderick Dhu was bred by Mr T. G. Nicholas, and is by Prince Hereford — Ridgeland Gerri. Mr W. J. D. Milner'a Jack, bredr by exhibitor, eot first in open dogs, and "second in New Zealand bred. Mre A. Dickson's Bonnie Brae (bred by Wark) took first in maiden bitches, novice bitches, and New Zealand bred bitches. Mr F. W. Robertson's Zealandia Venice, bred by Mr J. R. Hayne. from Southport Caledonia j (imo.) out of Zealandia Belle, secured first in puppy bitches. In bulldogs, Mr R. S. H. Menzies's (Dunedin) Glenledi Beauty got first and special i in open bitches, and Mr H. Hobl-s's Lady j Betty pot first in New Zealand-bred bitches I and second m novice biteh-ss. Mr J. D. Adair'-s Moonstone, another Dunedin bull•ioe bitch, took third in puppies, New Zea- I land bred, and novice cla<=ses. and Mr Galloway's Ridolf. bred by Mr Stanton (Dunedin). took a third in bulldlog pup Dies. Mr D. Bailey's Black Tracker and N«U, two Otago field spaniels. 'took first and second in puppies, and Dusk (same owner) secured ' first in open dogs. l —Mr E. C. Reynolds's bull bitch. London Beauty, has whelped a litter of five puppies to Gentleman Jack, Mr Stanton's dog. Three of the pups were'brindlo and the , other two fawn in colour. Unfortunately, three of xhe pups died. The remaining two, however, are doing well. Both of these are brindle, promising bitches. One is. I hear, already booked for a northern fancier, Mr H. E. Carev. the breeder of London Beauty, by Wharekoki ex Kincora. —Of the retrievers at the recent "Victorian Poultry and Kennel Club's show, it was remarked by the Australasian that they were a small lot, "but the classes contain the best representatives of the breed wo have seen hero for the past 20 years. Mo6t of the winners were shown h*» Oninlan and Anderson (New Zealand). They are strong ■well set up, and curly coaterl, with good head, and <»xoeilont les>vs and feet. The appearance of theso does should make the breed nonnlar here. — Medicining' for 'Worms. — A coi*respondent, writincr from "Siocktoii-on-Tees to Our Dogs, gives his experience of tihe adminie-' tration of worm medicin-e, and the point of his letter spems to be that although dogs will keep down a vermifuge cr'wosed of arena, mit or santonine, or what not. directly castor oil or any other oil is used they vomit the whole lot. One dog in our correspondent's possession oannot keep any worm medicine down for more than about a?i hour, and he would like to know what we recommend in such eases. Well, to begin with, there are several reaeoos whic^i can be adduced in explanation of the hab.il which 6ome doe? have of vomiting all medicine. _ One is that a dog may have a very sensitive stomach. We have known numerous cases in which it was an imnosMbilitv to «ret a doff to keep any medicine whatever down, unless it were given in lhp form of capsules. The taste of medicine was quite enousrh. You mie;ht admin i.-iei h in any form you likod. but let there Vv mo least flavour, the do<r would revolt, and back it would come in a few minutes. Most cases like this can be cured by giving the dog a do=e in a gelatine capsule, so that he neither tastes nor smelk anvthinsr of it. and as it will then be werhaps 20 minutes before the envelope bursts — unless it be a ver-p- exceptional medicine— the dog will know nothing about it. TEETH AND TEMPERATURE. The -dog has, wh-e-n the set is complete, or, in kennel parlance, when he '"hns a full mouth," 42 teeth, made up of 12 in-ci-so.i-6 or cutting teeth, iour canines or fangs, and 26 molars^, double oi grinding teeth. Some of these constitute what are ordinarily called the milk-teeth, and are deciduous — that is to say, rhey aro. after a few months, cast, and give place to permanent ones. The incisc-rs — six above and six below — ■ form the front teeth ; those in tlis upper

j j-a~w a-are riie larprer, axi-cl l>otK alcove a-n-d 1 1 below the oentre teeth are the smaller, the outer or corner cutters the strongest; these appear at the age of from four to five weeks, and give place to tihe permanent incisors at three- to four months. The canines or fangs also make their ap-p-ea/raince w.hen the pup is from four to six weeks old, and these are replaced by the permanent fangs about the age of five or six months— they are considerablyelongated and pointed ; the upper ones aa-e the stronger. The Molars.— Of these, 12 are in the upper jaw and 14- in the lower ; the first (that is, of course, the four, two upper and two under) are not deciduous, and make their appearance at about three or four months; the second, third in the upper and fourth in the lower are, like the incisors and canines, deciduous, appearing at the fouTth or fifth week, and giving place to the permanent ones at five to six months ; the fourth in the upper *rjaw is much tlbs strongest, and in the lower jaw the fifth is largest and strongest. Th fififth I generally appears from the fourth to the fifth month, the sixth at the age from five , to six months, and the seventh in the lower jaw from five and a-half to seven months. Most ri ihe molars, whilst adapted for grinding or crushing bones, etc., axe ter minated by acute lobes suitable for tearingflesH>. • Temperature and Pulse.— As indications of health or" departure from the normal state, the temperature and the moisture or dryness of the rose — the integument forming the walls of the nostrils— are very delicate indicators, but, if I may say so, they tell too much, and are too general, and do not enable us to discriminate. When the nose is dry and hot, we know the dog is out of sorts, but we have to search for other symptoms to determine wihat is tho matter. The pulse and general temperature are important aids to diagnosis far too much neglected. The fiws* thing- a medical man does when he visits a patient is to feel the pulse, and if there ie a suspicion of fever of any kind, tho temperature of ihe body is carefully taken ; this course, if followed with the dog, would assist the owner in treating his animal in all inflammatory and febrile cases, such as distemper. The pulse in the tlog varies from 90 to 100 beats per minute, the heart's action being quicker in- hig.hly-bred, nervous dogs, such as are some strains of setters and pointers and some of the finely-bred toys, and for this reason the owner should make himself acquainted wkb the pulse and temperature of his dog in health, in order that he may be able at onoe to detect departure from the normal state. The pulse can be felt inside the knee, but, especially in small dogs, it is better to count the heart beats. If the left foreleg is held up so that the elbow is ehghtty bent, the point of it will indicate the place where the hand should be held flat over it. The temiperature is gauged by placing one of Weiss's clinical thermometers above the elbow and between that and the body, and keeping it there for three and a-half minutes. It is very simple, and any medical friend who cares for dogs will do it con amore if the veterinary surgeon has not been called in, and the pulse in health shotud be made a note ot for use in treatment should' the dog become ill.