THE KENNEL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3673, 5 August 1924, Page 29

THE KENNEL.

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—Mr J. M’Grath has purchased a very nice coolter bitoh by ch. Sylvan Majesty. —Mr W. Henderson has disposed of an Irish terrier bitch by ch. Professor (imp.) ex Narrowesoape, to a Wellington fancier. —Mr J. B. Williams has sold a tricoloured cocker bitch, which did very well at the last Dunedin Show, to an Invercargill fancier. —ln many successful kennels dogs are fed twice daily, but there are many kennel owners who will testify that one good meal a day is ample. The way to render a dog perfectly useless, and a subject for all the ailments a dog is prone to, is to keep on. giving it food throughout the day. The dog is a carnivorous animal, and a big beef bone w-ith some raw meat, marrow, gristle, and fat about it is much relished, and may serve very well as the principal meal of the day. It is a common error to suppose that flesh food provokes skin trouble in a dog. The reverse is the case. No dog can thrive without a supply of meats. —Poultry and rabbit hones, and even chop bones, which are apt to spliner and perforate the stomach, should never he given to a domestio dog, as distinct to the sporting breeds that get vigorous exercise in the field; . but such bones or any bones if cut small in the manner that green bona is cut and fed to fowls is excellent food for dogs of any breed. —The Yorkshire terrier is a very old favourite in Lancashire and Yorkshire, and is mainly kept in those counties, though the rage for them has spread, and many good specimens are to be seen far away from) the coasts of England- A very small dog, 41b is considered a nice weight for a show

specimen. It is very short in the back, has a moderately long head, ears very small, and carried as a lox-terrier’s. It ia a longcoated dog, the longer the better, provided the coat is quite straight. The body colour is a bright steel blue; legs and portion of the head, chest, and the face to be of a rich golden tan. All tan markings to be absolutely free from dark hairs, or, as it is called, sootiness. Tail cut short, and just carried higher than the level of the back. Must be active, sound, and straight m forelegs.

How to Cure a Dog from Worrying -Sheep.—A terrier fancier once asked the English Field, complaining that his terrier took a delight in worrying sheep, and he asked for advice. One gentleman wrote as follows: ‘I think the following plan will probably cure the terrier; Tie the dog’s tore legs and hind legs together so that he cannot slip them and free himself, and then make, a narrow passage with hurdles. Lay turn in it, and drive 50 good, strong sheep over him several times, then thrash him and let him loose with the sheep. If necessary repeat the performance. This has never failed to cure hounds, and it should be successful with terriers.” Others wrote suggesting shooting as the only cure. Two wrote advising putting the terrier for 10 minutes with an old ram or even a ewe that has a Jamb, and, he added, if the lam has horns so much the better. One correspondent recommended a plan which he had himself adopted successfully. He tied his COg fi. le ? S ’ and tllen placed him at the mouth ot a gate and drove a flock of 500 sheep over him! He was, of course, cut and bruised, but he recovered, and never worried sheep again. Perhaps The kindest suggestion made was the following:—“I give my experienpe for what it is worth. xUy terrier was three years old, and was constantly chasing sheep. He never, however, cornered one or tasted blood. I gave him several severe thrashings after each offence, which it pains me to think about; but they were quite useless. So I tried another plan. I took him on a lead very quietly among a flock of sheep, so slowly and quietly that the sheep did not take alarm, and I was enabled to get right among them. I then admonished him in an an gry rone of voice, tapping him on the nose and head with a light switch I was carrying. I continued this for five or 10 minutes, and then led him away, letting him loose when I had got out of the field, ile never chased a sheep again, and he is now over 12, and this in spite of the fact that he has constantly encountered them since, and they have given him every emptation by taking to their heels whenever fie has been near them. He is very intelligent, and it is by appealing to their intelligence, 1 feel sure, by quiet methods that otters most hope of ccring dogs of original sin.”