THE KENNEL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3590, 2 January 1923, Page 25

THE KENNEL.

Bt Terrob.

Fanciers and breeders of dogs are cordially lw sited to contribute lo this column. "Terror” will •ndeavour to make this department as interesting and up-to-date as possible, but in order to do thi* he must have the co-operation of his readers, hence he trusts this invitation will be cheerfully responded to. B. M. T.- —You can keep the dog s skin and hair clean by systematically - i.e., frequently and regularly—rubbing with a damp cloth or sponge and afterwards with a dry flannel or towel. If you prefer to use soap, use only the best. Mr Charles H. Mason, an exhibitor of long experience, recommended a soap for the kennel made as follows: —lib of "Crown” soap, loz of “mild” mercurial ointment, loz of powdered camphor. These ingredients must be tlioroug'nlv mixed. Crown soap is a soft soap extensively used in England for various purposes —often by ladies in washing their hair, and many of them (says Ashmount in “'Kennel Secrets”) have asserted that no other soao leaves it so soft and silken. I believe saddlers use :t here for cleaning line harness, the leather of which it leaves in good colour, glossy, and "kind. I'lom harness dealers in England, and presumably here also, it can be obtained m jars X>r —Mr J. B. White has disposed of all the litter of Irish terriers from ch. Red Riot by Roscrea Rebel. One pup went to Hastings, another to Wellington and one to Palmerston North. Two were disposed ot in Dunedin. The only bitch from the above litter has gone into the kennels of Mr Vi. Henderson: Mr A. D. Edgar has at present a very premising litter of Irish terriers from lnsr. Treaty by Mr W. Henderson s 1? arndon Bandit-f Henderson has mated his Irish terrier bitch Clonberne to Farndon Bandit. This mating should produce something good. —Mr L L. Gibson, a well-known Dunedin dog fancier, left for Wellington during the week, having been down making final arrangements before settling down in Wellington with his family. —lf dogs do not get- all the water they need they fall off in condition. A dog which is closely confined not only drinks more, but actually needs more than one which has constant liberty. , Emetics are sometimes required for the dog, though not so often as is commonly supposed. Vomiting is a natural process in that animal, and se.dom wants provoking indeed. if emetics are often had recourse to the dog's stomach becomes so irritable that, neither medicine'nor food wifl remain on it. Hence their administration should be carefully kept within the bounds of absolute necessity. F nder proper lations emetics have a useful place m canine medicine They -ready assist other remedies StSSJb? the facility „ijh vbM. *£ cause rejection of the contents ot the stomach 1 and produce a direct sedative effect on the system, which proves beneficial in active diseases as pneumonia -hepatitis, enteritis, etc. Prescriptions: (1) tartar emetic *gr to Igr, powdered 4er to sgr. Mix, and dissolve in a little water to be given as a drench, and to be followed by 2oz to Boz of hikewarm water in a quarter of an hour If) Common satt emetic: A teaspoonful of salt and half this quantity of mustard are to ™ half a pint of warm water and gnen as a drench. —Stonehenge , , ~ _ The twenty-ninth annual report of the working of the Manchester and District T t ™ V or Lost Dogs has been issued. ur ' Home tor Lost number of dogs received P at the home was 4653, compared with 4530 in 1920. There has been a smad increase in the number of strav dogs received in 1921 as compared with the pre year, probably due to unemployment The total receipts for the year amount to -CIQ4I 7s 9d, and the expenditure £1654 8s 10d the balance being shown by a loan to the Salford Corporation and cash in h —'There are \ot many mastiffs in New Zealand at the present time—or, if there are we hear little about them. However, fanciers may he interested m tie foUowmfcriticism appearing m a » *ome paper . “It was gratifying to see such a good muster of old English mastiffs at the Crystal Palace Show. At the same time, one is rather perplexed to know which is the correct type. Should it be the long neat aid domed P skull of one of the winners ( wRh the fm-aface that resembles the St. jjeinarn auu skull of the bloodhound, or the short square head and flat skull of one placed second ’ Another thing that struck me as, setona. iudeine was the movement of The different & Purely soundness and °ood action should be the first consideration fn a bh? heavy breed if we are ever going ! l another Ch. Beaufort and keep ° bro ® d ;ff d t y.„ e " ca rt horse of the canine worldY The opinion of old fanciers would be interesting.” . Afanv years ago I used to quote refercross^between th^T.asbff‘‘anTthe bulldog, bronze rather than pi „ n i Pe en five n dogf-nTd canine governing u°T "( Reltrlnm had granted the challenge bod 4 y fit? for the breed at that show. However^the Dogues de Bordeaux in question were too small and too light in body not at all like the Dogues de Bordeaux of several years ago.”