THE KENNEL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3592, 16 January 1923, Page 43

THE KENNEL.

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TERROR.

Fanciers and breeders of dogs are cordially I*, sited to contribute to this column. “Terror” wtß endeavour to make this department as interesting and up-to-date as possible, but in order to do this he must have the co-operation ol bis readers, hence he trusts this Invitation will be cheerfully ttsponded to. —Mr Barlow, of Clinton, has had the misfortune to lose that good show-bench winner Miss Trixie and six puppies. His bitch Vogel Rattle is due to whelp in a few days, and' it is to be hoped he will have better luck with her. She is in whelp to Heirloom, who is by Southborough Sentinel —Southborough Siren. —Mr J. B. Williams informs me that his English setter bitch Lav-crack Fancy is due to whelp this week to Mr Wilson’s King Dick. whose doings in kennel matters cannot fail to interest doggie men in New Zealand, has made a very important addition to his kennels by the purchase of that good young winning bulldog Stonehurst Loyal, a dog with a great future before him. For some time Mr Crabtree has had his eye on this dog, but Dr Hunter did not want to sell, and it took some persuasion and a big cheque to get Loyal transferred to the Failsvvorth kennel. This young dog combines the blood of such noted dogs as Heywood Marquis, ch. Failsworth White Knight, ch. White Marquis, ch. Challenger, etc., etc. He should make a grand stud dog. Under the heading “Alsatian Wolf Dog Anglicism” Our D-og3 (England) savs: “Entries of 2300 Alsatians were made in Volume XX of the German Sheepdog Club’s Stud Book from October 4 to October 17.” This is just one item of evidence showing how popular the Alsatian is becoming in Germany, and it is just as evident from the following additional note that the French do not intend the world to forget that the Alsatian is of French origin. The Strasburg journal f e Chien, the official organ of the club, publishes a notice which is of such importance (says Our Dogs) that a- full translation will be acceptable:— Important Notice.— According to the resolution arrived at by the ordinary meeting of members on October 8, 1922 (by the vote of all the members against seven), oiir breed will again bear its original name, “Deutscher Sehaeferhund. The name used up till now, “Alsatian Sheepdog,” is therefore cancelled. This has beer; done in accordance with the wish of all concerned, who know the history of our sheepdog and are au courant of its origin. Thus satisfaction is given to the justified wishes of the sheepdog-men of our nearer Fatherland, as also to the wishes of those of the interior of Fiance, of England, of America, and of Switzerland, and of other countries, and our breed ha 3 been helped to attain its right.—Club Alsacien et Lorrain du Chien Berger Allemand. Never mate two like faults is a maxim that cannot be too thoroughly impressed on the novice breeder. The greatest winner and most perfect show dog or bitch is not necessarily the best to choose for breeding purposes. You should know something of the stud dog you send your bitch to, and to know him you must know the kind of stuff he has produced. —The writer on “Dogs in Dogland” in “Our Dogs,” England, among his notes in an issue of October last, says:—“The following Monday the Great National Exhibition at Toronto opened with a marvellous entry; as a matter of fact, the attendance of nearly two millions was by far the largest ever known on the Western Hemisphere. As to the dog show, it is truly remarkable the way in which the local fanciers turn out. Long before the doors were opened at 9.30, a long queue was waiting to pay 25c., and kept up one continuous line until closing time —in all, over 10,000 each day. It is sincerely hoped that the Exposition folk will now see their way clear to give the dogs a new building; all other departments have huge stone buildings, but the dogs—as is their usual luck- —are left to the last, even though they are the only attraction that charges an admission fee. The heat was intense, averaging round 94 in the shade, which, with the crowded building, was most oppressive; even the one and only Jack Holgate and his heirapparent, who arrived on the second day of the show, complained of the intense heat. Bulldogs were exceptionally good, with 7 5 actual dogs.” In criticism of the show the writer remarks: “We took the opportunity to explain to exhibitors that it was a handicap to the dogs (bulldogs) to “nurse” them, as is the present fashion. Taken as a whole, there was a lack of bulldog type, the majority being in the coarse order, with heavy ears, and coarse, badly placed tails.”