THE KENNEL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3584, 21 November 1922, Page 25

THE KENNEL.

By Tbrrob. Fanoiers and breeders of dogs are cordially it* fited to contribute to this column. “Terror” wIH tndeavour to make this department as interesting *nd up-to-date as possible, but in order to do thi* he must have the co-operation o! his reader*, hence he {rusts this invitation will be cheerfully tespouded to. — 4 ‘Airedale.” —She may be good for the purpose up to 13 or 14 years old, but 10 years is about the limit for good stock. There were 4668 entries for the English Kennel Olub’s da,g show at the Crystal Palace, held early in October last. The nearest approach to this, colossal collection of canines is said to have been at Cruft’s show last year, when the entries numbered 4587. —Mr Geo. Bundy, of Ashburton, annexed by means of his brace of Irish terriers Red Idol and Lady Isabel both the challenge certificates at the Christchurch Kennel Club show. This, being his third win, entitles Red Idol to the coveted prefix “eh!” Fanciers generally will congratulate Mr Bundy terriers at the C.R.C. show was the best seen in New Zealand for years past. It so, I fancy it must have been the* best ever! The Scotties are an attractive breed, and it is not surprising to learn that his Excellency the Governor-General, who was present at the show, especially admired them. Dog Show Rules as to Claims.—Our Dogs (England) reports a case of great interest to dog-owners and to show committees. A Sealyham terrier was entered at the last Sandy show and catalogued at 30 guineas. At a subsequent sale by auction the dog was sold for 140 guineas, and the club paid over (according to its rules) £2B 7s—i.e., £3l 10s less 10 per cent.—retaining the excess over catalogue price. Attention being directed by Our Dogs to the tranaction, the show committee reconsidered the matter and as a result made an ex gratia payment to the exhibitor of 50 per cent, of the excess money, so that, in all, he !h,as now received £B6 2s. and the club retains £6O Bs. Our Dogs still insists that, notwithstanding the club’s regulations, it had no legal claim to the excess money, for, as it says, “any show regulation which is at variance with oommoiT law is invalid.” The exhibitor happened to be a novice, unaware of the value of his dog, and the following incident is quoted to show how the law regards a transaction as between a novice and experts. A lady (says Our Dogs) interested in dogs, possessed an Egyptian vase, which wanted to get rid of, because of her fear of her dogs damaging it “We refer to our esteemed friend, Prinncess Toussoun. lne Princess had no idea of the value of this vase, and a dealer came along and asked ■her Highness what she wanted for it. ►'’ho replied: ' I don’t know what it is worth. Is it worth £ls?’ ' Yes,’ said the dealer, and promptly paid the money and took the valuable away. Now, it subsequently tra spired that this Egyptian vase was sold for something like £2500, we believe, and the Princess commenced an action against the purchaser, and recovered its value.

—Mr 11. M. Sorrier (secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales), who recently returned from a visit to America, mentioned that he inspected some nice Airedale terriers while m California. One of them had the most wonderful black and tan he has ever seen on any dog. “I saw a hitch,” he states, that I thought was shaved to the top of the neck, but she was merely stripped almost to the bare pelt. This, they sav, is the only rvay to keep coat and colour. It is done from two to three months before the shows. A sharp knife is not used, but everything is pulled. The kennelman told us that some nere will strip two or three dogs in a day,- but lie takes two whole days over the easiest dog:.” —A very good lotion for mange is a mixture of lime and sulphur. It is made by dissolving ilb of sulphur and 21b ot lime in two gallons of water. Dissolve the lime first, then add the sulphur. Place the mixture on the fire and boil for an hour. Then let it cool, and strain off the clear liquid. Use this with a syringe, swabbing all affected spots thoroughly. Repeat four or five times a flay, and wash the dog occasionally in warm water, to which a teaspoonful of Condy s fluid to the half-gallon has been added. Use plenty of soft soap. —A King Charles spaniel in a stylish overcoat made of monkey fur, trimmed with blue silk ribbon, was recently the object of much interest and not a little hostility on the part of plain, democratic dogs in the Bois de Boulogne (says the Dady Mail). His coat had a small, lace,bordered pocket, containing n. fine hemstitched linen handkerchief. ° From time to time the elderly woman he was chaperoning wiped his nose j and replaced the handkerchief in his j pocket. | His dog was a nice Airedale, which could whip, and lad whipped, every other dog in the neighbourhood. Then he clipped his coat. ' “Yes,” he said to a friend, “the clipping was my own idea, t believe it made him look better. But it was very awkward for the dog.” ' iiow was that?” asked his friend. “Oh. the other dogs didn’t know him, so he had to tight ’em all over again.”—Dog World. —The Fox Terrier Standard. —The wirehaired variety of the breed should resemble the smooth sort in every respect except the coal, which should be broken. The harder and more wiry the texture the coat is the belter. On. no account should the do ,r look or feel woolly, and there should be no silky hair about the noli or elsewhere. The coat should not be 100 long, so' as togive the dog a shaggy appearance, hue af. | the same time it should show a marked 1 and distinct difference all over from the smooth spe-ies. Points. - Heads and earssinooth. 15: wire. 15. Neck: Smooth, 5; wire, 5. Shoulders: Smooth. 10; wire, 10. | Back and loin: Smooth, 10; wire. 10. ! Hindquarters: Smooth. 15; wire, 15. Stern: Smooth, 5; wire, 5. Tegs and feet , Smooth 15; wire, 15. Coat: Smooth. 10 wire, 15. Symmetry and Character; Smooth. 15; wire, 10." Total. Smooth. 100; wire 100. Disqualifying points. Nose: Whit' 1 , cherry, or spoiled to a considerable extent. with either of these colours. Ears: Prick, Iqiip, or rose. Mouth; Much undershot or much overshot,.