Kennel Notes.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 5, 16 April 1920, Page 11

Kennel Notes.

The New Zealand Kennei Club has allocated the challenges for 1920 as follows : — Auckland Kennei Cbab. — Pointers, cockers, Poms., Scotch and Skye terriers, Old English sheepdog, Yorkshires, Chichians, Pekes, and bulldogs. Dunedin Fanciers' Club. — Setters, retrievers, field spaniels, Airedales. Otago Kennei Club. — Cockers, Irish terriers, deerho-unds, greyhounds, bearded collies, Esquimeaux. Wanganui. — Pekingese, greyhounds, smooth collies, bearded collies, Yorkshires, fox terriers. Wellington Kennei Club. — Pugs, Irfsh terriers, Borzois, bull terriers, Irish water spaniels, West Highland, great Danes, St-. Bernards. Hawke's Bay Kennei Club. — Bulldogs, setters, Australians, Poms, Sydney silkies, great Danes. Stratford A. and P. — Smooth collies, beardies, Airedales, O.E. sheepdogs. Dannevirke A. and P. — Rough-coated collies, Pekingese, fox terriers. Ashburton. — Pugs, Sydney silkies, Australians. Christchurch P. and K, C. — Poms., Pekes, Yorkshires, Huntley P. and K.C. — Smooth collies, beardies, bull terriers. Wairarapa A. and P. — Retrievers, greyhounds. Hawke's Bay A. and P. — R.C. collies and smooth collies, Irish water spaniels. New Zealand Toy Dog Club.— Sydney silkies, Australians. South Island British Bulldog Club. — Bulldogs. Manawatu Kennei Club. — Pointers, Cockers, retrievers, Scotch, Skye, deerhounds. Mr Hutton, of Dunedin, a meniber of the N.Z.K.C. executive, writes asking us to explain that 1920 should read 19201921. Had we known this before there would have been no questions asked regarding the challenges. Mr Gibson, of Dunedin, is very pleased at having secured a nice lltter of puppies by "Waitaki Darkie,' 'out of "Maismore Beautv." Tlie litter comprised seven pups, but he lost four the first week leaving two dogs and one bit-cli now doing well. Mr C. G. Warren, another Dunedin cocker breeder, has just received a good litter of ten pups from "Biddy X." "Maismore Prince," the dam, is at present nursing five puppies. A new fancier, whom we welcome to the ranks is Mr E. Porteous. .» Mr Porteous has linked up with Mr N. Critchfield and their intention is to make tbiugs shift as far as smooth fox terriers are concerned. Some new blood is to arrive soon as an order has been placed in a northern city for something fairly hot.The Invercargill Kennei Club has received affiliation and can now carry out its plants for the coming show. Bulldog exhibitors in the north, as well as those in the south, will be pleased to learn that Mr P. B. Witt has consented to judge bulldogs at the local show. Though Mr Witt has not carried on breeding operations in his kennels for some time past he still retains that good stud dog Captain Halsey. Captain, though not much shown, was always a favourite dog in tho fancy and was well known as a champion swimmer. "Wee Willie Winkie," a Scotch terrier of some breeding, has clianged hands and left for Dunedin recently. It took a fair price to tempt Mr Stanley Hall to part with his "die hard." A young fox terrier in Mr Hall's kennels is coming on apace and should be very nice by show time, that is if he avoids all "sharp knocks." Fanciers would do well to commence their preparation at oce for the coming their preparation at once for the coming show. The dog will loek none the worse for the extra groommg. Teach yonr dog to lead well, have him believe that he enjoys the business. How often have we witnessed good dogs taking a back seat through want of training prior to exhibition. A judge liies good manners in the ring, and a mannerly dog which shows that he is pleased with himself will add up points under the heading of general appearance. Huntly P. and K.C., have been awarded challenges for the following breeds : —

bmooth collies, beardies, and bull terriers. As the above club is not likely to hold a show this year the Invercargill K.C. is almost sure to have these allotments transferred to them. W e don't expect to see any one lift the bull terrier certificate, as we have not seen one of the breed in Southland for years, ~ Beardies and smooth eollies ar© plentiful and for these a good entry should be made. In a previous issue we spoke of the Dunedin Kennei Club and so ©ffended our brethren in that city. The correct name is Otago Kennei Club. We don't suppose that Otago includes both islands.