THE KENNEL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3017, 10 January 1912, Page 35

THE KENNEL.

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Fanciers and breeders of dogs are cordially invited to coint-ribute to this column. “ Terror ” will endeavour to make this department aa interesting and up-to-daie as possible, but in order to do this he must have tlie co-operation of his readers, hence he trusts this invitation will be cheerfully responded to. an Irish terrier pup of goed breeding. 1 fancy that a shilling advertisement over this column would place my correspondent in communication with tho.se who can supply (his want. A lady correspondent asks how- much an Australian terrier would cost? She would like a young dog nuppv. This is also an excellent re ;eon for advertising. lit has been suggested that I should devote sodne space—nay, once a month—to “ dheep dog notes,” and as I am aware that when such have appeared from the pons of those familiar with the sheep dog and his work tlhey have invariably attracted a great deal of interested attention—or, to use the term of a oorro- pondent, have simply been devoured by a very largo section of the readers of these columns,” I have much pleasure in inserting contributions of the description indicated. To start with, I have a- coup e of paners by Mr Ja-s. Lilico, one of which, bended “ Old 'Hemp,” will appear next. week, and will he accompanied- by a photograph of that dog •in the illustrated pages. 1 would recommend that, whenever a picture accompanies an, aiiticle, it be sent to me a week or two ahead of time of publication, so os to enable me to make arrangements for the simultaneous appearance of article and picture.

■ —Mr R- B- Martin’s bull bitch Patron.us lias whohjcd a nice litter of five pups (all dogs), all being brindie. They are in excellent condition.

The Pomeranian is now a very popular breed in the Commonwealth. The dog is handsome, and makes an eminently suitable pet for ladies. It is known in Germany as the Spitz dog; but it has not been bred thefo to the same degree of perfection as in England. As in the ease of several other breeds, English fanciers have bred Pomeranians down to toy size. These extra small specimens arc certainly unique and handvome, but the.ir constitution has generally been impaired. They are thus rather hard to rear. Pomeranians at the Kennel Club Show in England in 1870 were represented by three exhibits, while * at the show this year they numbered 200. The death of the well-known exhibition and stud Irish terrier. Crow Gill Mike, is reported in Our Dogs (Eng.), He was the property of Mr F. M. Jowett. of Shipley (Eng.l. Besides being a consistent winner on the show bench, Grow Gill Mike was a wonderful (success as a stud dog. His progeny has won in Australia. New Zea’and, India, South Africa, America, and on the Continent. Innumerable winning brackets in Great Britain are credited- to his descendants. Mrs M. Kibnast’s Crow Grill Muddler, who had: such a successful run at the Victorian shows of last season, is a grandson of Crow Gill Mike, being hv ch Crow Gil] Sihamus, who was sired by Crow Gill Mike. -—■ “ Aehmont,” in Kennel .Secrets, says that the giving of honerneal in the food has b‘rm advised by many writers to supply ■material for the ’kwics of the puppies in utero, and prevent the accident of'softening and decay of the. l>onv structure of the mother. This meal, however, is of doubtful value as a preventive, for it undergoes only slight solution in the intestinal banal, but to give the precipitated phosphate cf lime—a pied net of bon PS —during

th© period in whelp is advisable, especially to large breads, the offspring of which in these days are notoriously “ deficient in bone,” and singularly liable to suffer from rickets. Th is a gent, which is a white powder, odourless and tasteless, should, acoortling to “ Ashmon't,” bo given once daily with the food during the first month of gestation, and twice daily from then on until the puppies have been weaned. Th© dense usually advisable for the largest varieties is an oven toa-spconful; but this can safely and wisely be increased during the last month before whelping, if the latter promises to be very large, in which event the demand upon the mother for bone material must be unusually great.