THE KENNEL

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17699, 20 November 1925, Page 3

THE KENNEL

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Mr J. M. Crabbe’s smooth Fox Terrier bitch Woolston Mist has whelped a litter of wires, three dogs and a bitch, by Mr A\ . M. Jack’s wire dog Ch. Dusky Gyp. .Messrs G. and F. E. Bilteliff’s wire Fox Terrier bitch Ch. Woggs of AVairiki, has been on a visit to Mr \V. M. Jack's good dog, Ch. Dusky Gyp. « . Mr A. 11. M’Kane's rough-coated < ollie bitch Guess has been on a visit to Mr E. Patten’s Kawatiri Aussie. An English paper reports that the mascot dog of his Majesty’s ship King George V.. a Manchester Terrier, which ‘survived the battle of Jutland, and was afterwards presented to Commander Leggett, R.N., was- run over by a motor-car and killed in the Golclers Green Road. Air D. A. Ewen's Airedale bitch Lochaber Lorna lias been mated to Air P. \A . Willson's RJversdale llan. Air D. 11. Edgar's Irish Terrier Gilford Best Boy, the winner of the dog challenge at last week's show, is being freely used at the stud. lle was recently visited by .Mr F. ll‘. Corbin’s Oxford Stella and also Alpine Molly, owned bv Air J. Lugg. The Airedale bitch Ch. Boadicea, owned by Mr A. E,.Preston, has whelped «i fine litter of Niine by Riversdaie Han. so successfully at the C.K.C. show by Mr P. W. Willson. Sealyham Terriers are one of the most popular breeds both in Europe and America, and during the past twelve months quite a number have been imported to New Zealand. It is interesting to note that a writer in the “Field” states that Lord Kensington, "ho is one of the leading lights in the cult of the Sealyham, is able to throw some light upon their history and early associations, and their later development. lie says:—“The Sealyham Terrier, so named by the originator of the breed, my late kinsman Captain John Edwardes, of Sealyham, is the working Terrier par excellence. They were bred for work underground, aiul any young dogs which did not display endurance and ‘ heart ’ in their early days were, not kept for long, but drafted out to anyone who would take them. \\ ith the death of their founder, in the early 'seventies, the kennel at Sealyham virtually came to an end, but the breed did not altogether die out. owing to the great number of annual ‘ cast-offs.’ who, if not in themselves ‘ hard ’ and lively workers to ground, either developed the requisite capabilities as they grew older, or perpetuated the correct qualities in \ their stock. The breeding of these Terriers was from this time never attended to systematically. Any country gentleman or farmer had them bred purely to have a game dog, and no doubt ‘ type ’ was little considered. Some years ago Messrs Lewis and Gwythcr. both amongst the best judges of these Terriers and keen ‘ diggers ’ were given a dog because he would hunt and kill (his raison d'etre), which, they quickly realised (if accentuating the various points), reproduced, as no other Terrier in Pembrokeshire then did. (be fine character and points of old John ffdwardes's celebrated breed. This dog was bred bv a Mr Norton, of Jleathfield, a mile or so away from Sealyham, and he quickly came to the front on the bench locally, besides being a very hard dog underground. His name was Peer Gynt, one of the pillars of the breed.” Several dogs secured their third challenge certificate at the Canterbury Kennel Club’s show held last week, the following now being entitled to the prefiy Champion:- Mr 11. C. Mullins’s Patricia Royal, Messrs G. and F. E. Biltcliff s AN oggs of AVairiki and AA’airiki AA'husky. Aliss Joan Hollis’s Ballena Betty and Airs AA'. Clarke's Rob Roy. Following is 'a complete'list of chal-

lenge winners at the show. Deerhounds: J. P. Smith's Deerdale Laddie and the same owner’s Deerdale Queen. Harriers: AA’aimat.e Hunt Club’s Daystar and Brackenfield Hunt Club’s Chorus. Pointers: F. Truscott's Pleasant Rede jiffs and J. 11. Pyc-Smith's Konini Bess. English Setters: M. J. Ryan’s Champion Ramaiti. and the same owner’s Blue Sox. Irish Setters: doom be and Al’Gookin’s Rashce Rhu, and L. Brand's Irish Betty. Retrievers: J. T. Iloync’s Pluto. Rough Coated Collies: R. English's Bruce of Clifton, and A. 11. Kane’s Kawatiri Beauty. Airedalfc Terriers: P. A\ r . AVillson's Riversdaie Han. and 11. Mullins's Patricia Royal. Cocker Spaniels, black: A. Kidd's Sylvan Reflector, and .A. Kerr’s Straven. Pearl. Cocker Spaniels, other than black: Dr-A. ('. M'KilJop's Umpire of AVare (imp.), and the same owner’s Eden vale Eclyth. .Springer Spaniels: J. Montgomery's Ilorsforrl Hummer. Clumber Spaniels: A. Dawson’s Heathmynd Nicholas Ny.c, and JL Avers’ Beechgrovc Binnic. Bulldogs: A. Cucksey’s Lancashire Laddie •and G. 11. Tomlinc’s AVinsome. Ladv. Irish Terriers: D. H. Edgar's Gilford Best Tin}' and 11. Robinson’s Champion Irish Molly. Fox Terriers. smooth coated: Alex B. Duncan’s Canterbury Hops and Miss Joan Hollis’s Ballena Betty. Fox Terriers, wire coated: AN'. AT. Jack's Champion Duskv Gvp and G. and F. E. Bilteliff's AA’oggs of AVairiki. Sealyham Terriers: A. E. Preston’s Highland Marv. Scottish Terriers: G. and F. E.' Bilteliff's AA’airiki AVhuskv, and the same owners’ Champion Nydfa Nada. Cairn Terriers: Dr A. C. M’Killop’s Ross-shirc Chief and the same owner’s Ross-shire Heath. Australian Terriers: Aliss Prins’ Cranford Aussie and J. Marshall’s.. Blue .Model. Sydney Silky Terriers: Miss P. 'Marshall's Bunnic and J. Alarshall's Fossie At. Pekingese: Mrs AA 7 ., Clarke's Xilbirnie Ting Halo and Airs J. J. Addison s Be-be of Ribblesdalc. Pomeranians (under Tibs) : Mips At. Alalempre's Malwera Volplane, anti Airs A. C. Gadd’s Moxham Trixie. Pomeraniaifc (over Tibs): Airs AA’. Clarkes Rob Roy and A. AA’illiamspn’s Little. Princess Fluff. Chihuahuas: Mrs M. 11. Al’Gibbon’s Champion Ula Nuts and the same owner's Ula Pedrina. There has been a big call for Fox Terriers among farmers and trappers along the estuaries of the smaller streams that run into the mighty St Lawrence, says a writer in an American journal. AA'ith the melting of the snows the marsh lands are flooded, thus driving the musk rats out of their beaver-like "houses.” Taking refuge in small out-of-the-water hillocks, and not having time to burrow; the Terriers swim out and kill them. They, however, are tough customers, being about twice as large as an ordinary rat. Their skins are worth Gs each, and one prize-bred Terrier had killed not less than 300 musk rats this season at Sorel, Province of Quebec. The English paper “Our Dogs” reports that whilst in the vicinitv of Biscoc on a recent Saturday, Mr Ernest Gilbert’s dog fell into a disused mine shaft. At the time of the occurrence the day was too far spent to attempt a rescue. On Sunday Air Gilbert visited the spot in company with others, and the cries of the dog' could be heard. Ladders and ropes were procured. and Air Art Darlington volunteered to descend the shaft. He was lowered, and brought the unfortunate animal safely to the surface. The dog was little the worse for its adventure An English paper states that many adventures have been thoroughly enjoyed by A el, a splendid Airedale Terrier, the property of Commander Davenport, of Gillingham. Yel joined up when he. was barely six weeks old, in 1916, and when six months old embarked for German East Africa. At the. Cape the orders were cancelled, and' he went to the Camcroons. One day the dog had an exciting encounter with two snakes. He leaped out suddenly from the bush and stood on his hind*, legs with a very unusual expression in his eye, and fell motionless at his master’s feet. \A r hile someone fetched some water to revive him, other members of the party investigated the pl3.ee whence he had appeared, and came across two enormous snakes of a very deadly kind. The snakes were killed. On another occasion Yel unwittingly* disturbed a trail of black driver ants, which fastened themselves all oyer him. A native servant picked him up, put him on a horse, and galloped off with him to some water two miles away. Once, when his ship was lying at anchor, the dog fell overboard, and was rescued by two seamen, who were rewarded by two bottles of Bass, a, very great treat iff those parts. Yel’s popularity increased immediately, and his footsteps were watched most zealously by many admirers, but he declined to repeat his performance. Being of a very genial nature, he made many friends-with other animals, among them being some monkeys,

chimpanzees, leopard cubs, and some Crown birds. On returning to England he was quarantined for four months. Then he went off with his ship to an Irish base, and from there to one in the North of Scotland. AYhile walking with his master one day lie found a horse suffering great pain. He fetched his master to the spot, and kept a number of crows from alighting on the poor beast, who was soon put out of his misery. ■ AVhcn his master was employed on escort duties to merchant ships between a, northern port and the Norwegian coast, Ycl always foretold approaching danger. His signals of subdued whines and unusual uneasiness wore always followed by the loss of a ship or the. “submarine in sight” signal being hoisted. AA* hat ever the weather, the dog could be induced to go below while his master was on deck.