THE KENNEL

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17526, 1 May 1925, Page 4

THE KENNEL

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“THE TYKE.”

Mr W. C. Leversedge has sold a biue roan cocker spaniel dog puppy by Papanui Rufus ex Papanui Brownie to Mrs Mowbray Tripp, of Orari. Miss Hilda Woodhaxn has purchased a promising wire fox: terrier dog puppy by Evesham Ensign ex Sand Dune irom Messrs G. and F. E. Biltcliff. < Canterbury ccoker fanciers will be pleased to hear that Dr A. C. M’Killop, of Seacliff, has been transferred to the Sunnyside Mental Hospital instead of Porirua, as was previously stated. The advent of the doctor should give the breed a further boost. Canterbury has always been noted for cocker spaniels, M with such eminent fanciers as Messrs Kerr, Richmond. Spedding and || Leversedge. and with the addition of 4 the Braeval team we should be hard to beat. f A dog is not bound to get distemper. $ Jwkept .clean, well exercised and not | ' over-fed, they should escape it altoife'’ ge'ther, unless by another dog. Mr J. C. Mullins’s good Airedale bitch i Winnnig Hit is expecting a litter of I puppies to Mr T. Gibson’s Ailsa’s WarI n ° r ' ( I Mr R. J. M'Laren, of Timaru. lias ! secured a- nice wire fox terrier dog I puppy from Messrs G. and F. E. Biitf cliff. This puppy is by Evesham Enj sign ex Berkeley Winkie. Papanui Nettle, the cocker spaniel if bitch owned by Mr W. C. Eeversedge, |- is rearing two nice lemon and white § dog puppies by her kennel mate, Papanui Rufus. They are very promising, j- and are both of the same nice colouring B as their grandsire, Dundrennan Rufus, K the dog sold by Dr Maitland for a good figure to a Tasmanian fancier. Mr 11. C. Oettii, the Dunedin fan- * cier, has bought the imported black | cocker spaniel dog Felbrigg Joe from I Dr A. C. M’Killop. Felbrigg Joe is by Ch. Lile Beau Brummel ex Zuleika of \ Felbrigg, and was bred by Mrs Shirras, * the well-known English breeder and exi hibitor. f A man at Dairy, Ayrshire, owns a retriever and a cat, and both recently X Ijecame mothers. The retriever’s two pups were born dead, so she abducted 4' the cat’s single kitten. The distressed £ cat has endeavoured to secure posses- ► sion of her offspring, but the retriever j holds her at bay and jealously guards $ the kitten, which she nurses and tends 4 devotedly. Mr G. Anderson has purchased a 4 smart wire fox terrier dog puppy bv | Evesham Ensign ex' Berkeley Winkie j? from Messrs G. and F. E. Biltcliff. Mr R. G. Todd has sold a very nice , i English setter dog puppy by Mrs t Menere's Australian-bred dog Elmo M. f ex Sturton Girl, to Mr G. Dodd. Dr Nedwill has procured a black and white cocker spaniel dog puppy by Papanui Rufus ex Papanui Brownie from Mr W. C. Leversedge. Prior to his transfer to Christchurch, j t Dr M’Killop advertised his kennel of 4 cocker spaniels for sale, and the follow- •* ing have been disposed of:- A paid Y black and whites, Braeval Brenda, by •«. Braeval Baron ex Waitaki Louvain, and Braeval Bosun, by Braeval Beau |P Brummel ex Braeval Beauty, have I gone to Mr J. B. MTntyrc. of Dunedin. 1 Braeval Beacon, a promising blue roan f dog by Felbrigg Joe (imp.) ex Braeval * Bett.y, and a black litter brother, have f been secured by Mr A. Kidd, of InverJ cargill. while Braeval Bryn, a good | black dog by Ch. Fulmer Dan (imp.) ex Braeval Blizzard, has been purchas- | *d by Mr W Cunningham, of DunMr J. Holland, of Waikouaiu, who is I starting a kennel of cockers, has secured Braeval''Bubbles, a nice black i: bitch by Melrose Bruce ex Buchan t Belle, and a tricoloured dog by Felbrigg Joe (imp.* ex Braeval Blossom, ' and also a black dog puppy by Felbrigg Joe from the imported bitch Fifinella of Ware. A tri-coloured dog by Feibiigg |oe ex Braeval Blossom has been secured by Mr A Martin, of Dunedin. who

already owns that nice bitch Pam, a litter sister to Mr T. W. -Richmond’s good dog, Belfast Pat. A biue roan dog pup by Southboro’Sentinel (imp.) ex Braeval Belle has been sold to Mr T. Mitchell of Waimate and Mr W. Hayward of Waikouaiti has purchased a very nice black dog by ch Sylvan Majesty ex Braeval Bronte.

Rev Whyte, of Waikouaiti, who some time ago purchased Braeval Brownie, a nice black ana tan bitch, has bought a good black and white dog puppy by Braeval Beau Brummell from Braeval Bluestone.

Mr F. Mortimer’s good wire Fox Terrier bitch Ilam Lass, is rearing a nice litter of four puppies, two oi each sex, by Messrs G. and F. E. Biltcliff’s wire dog Evesham Ensign.

Of ail iniquitous secretarial delinquencies, the most unpardonable is the habit of omitting the addresses of ex-

hibitors in show catalogues (says ah English paper). An uncompromising stand must be made against this incursion upon the rights of exhibitors, who are extraordinarily long-suffering and generous in making entries with the minimum chance of obtaining an appreciable proportion of prize money, presumably in the hope of advertising the existence of their dogs. The omission of addresses is not playing the game, and as it is impossible to know when this imposition is going to be perpetrated, it is the duty of those of us who, have long memories to warn exhibitors of previous offendeis. Perhaps this note will serve the puipose, if secretaries will take timely warning; but if not—well, we must-combine to prevent its recurrence. An entry without an address is like a rose without a stalk, or a bride without a smile. Alsatian Wolfdogs, or Shepherds, as they r are called in America, are much in the limelight, monopolising the space in the papers to the exclusion ol the other breeds. A sure sign of the fashionable. The Bulldog is supposed to represent national character, being dour, dependable, somewhat phlegmatic, of great courage, and with a solidity and strength that are seldom abuseu (says a London paper). With his short back and very wide chest lie seems to be squarely built. The head is a dis- , tinctive feature, with its wrinkles and deep indentations. The skull in front ef the cars should be equal in circumference to the height at the snoulder. Between the ears the skull should be fiat and not rounded. The jaws should be broad and square, the lower projecting considerably in front of the upper and turning up. The large nose should be set back almost between the eyes, which are wide apart; the ears, placed high on the head, should be small and thin, the correct shape being termed a “rose” ear. The stoul and strong front legs arc placed wide apart, the development of the forearms giving them a rather bowed outline; but the actual bone should be . straight, bandy legs being a sign of weakness. The muscular hindlegs are longer in proportion than the front, which 'gives the animal an awkward gait. The back, short and strong, needs to be very broad at the shoulders and tapering at the loins, making what is known as a roach back. A real roach, however, is seldom seen, and we have to be content with a pear-shaped body, tucked up at the belly. The stern is set on low, and should be carried downwards.