THE DOG.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1166, 17 June 1911, Page 15

THE DOG.

■ —* —• BY "BARNEY."

. Fanricrs nnd breeders of dogs nro invited to contrilntto items of interest to this column. Letters will bo treated confidentially, and questions answered at the earliest opportunits'. Letters should re.ich this office not later than Wednesday for reply in Saturday's i33tte. Hates for advertisements to appear at foot of this column will be supplied, on application at The Dominion Office. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. "Bull Terrier" (Pctone): (1) It is necessary for your bitch to be registered iu tho N.Z. Kennel Club. The charge is one chilling. The secretary is Mr. P. H. Smith, Box 558, Wellington. (2) There is no standard of height for a bull terrier, the general appearance should bo symmetrical. (3) Your bitch has evidently had what is known as a "false heat." This is nothing to worry about, as it frequently occurs in younj bitches. HAWKE'S BAY SHOW. I have just received the schedule of classes and prize list for' the .Hawke's Bay Kennel Club's fourteenth annual show, to taks plaeo on July 12 and 13. Tho judges for this show are: Messrs. A. B, Young, M.R.C.V.S. (nil breeds of terriers and bulldogs), and S. Johnson (all other breeds). Tho Challenge Classes are collies, bulldogs, pugs fawn and pugs black. Separate certificates will be issued for both dog and bitches. Tho trophy list is a good one, there being about .£IOO worth allotted to members of the Hawke's Bay Kennel Club only, besides a big list of specials; also two ladies' bracelets. Local breeder's are notified thait all entries will positively do=e on Juno 27. • THE BULLDOG. The following is the fourth section of the standard issued by the Bulldog Club of Great Britain-.— (15) The hind legs should be large and muscular, and longer in proportion than the forelegs, so as to elevate the 'loins. The hocks should bo slightly bent and well let down, so as to bo long and muscular from Hie loins to the point of tho back. The lower part of tho leg should be short, straight, and strong. The stifles should be round, and turned slightly outwards away from the body. The hocks are thereby made to approach each other, and the hind feet to turn outwards. The latter, like the forefeet, should bo round and compact, with the toes well split up, and tho knuckles prominent. From his formation, the dog has a peculiar heavy and constrained gait, appearing to walk with short, quick steps the tips of his toes, his hind feot not being lifted high, but nppenrinp to skim the ground, and running with tho right shoulder rather advanced, similar to the manner of a horse in cantering. (1G) The most desirable weight for a bulldog is 501b. (17) The coat should be.fine in texture, short, close, and smooth (hard only from it? shortness and closeness, not wiry). Its colour shouldbe whole or smut (that is, a whole colour with a black mask or imizide). The colour should bo brilliant and pure of its sort. The colours in their order of merit, if bright and pure, are, first, whole colours and smuts—viz., brimllc red, white, with their varieties, a=; whole fawn«. fallows, etc.; second, pied or mixed colours. The following 100 points show the relative value of the properties mentioned in the standard, description, that has been given in the Inst few weeks' issues:— Mouth (s)—Width and squareness of jaw, 2; projection and upward turn of the lower jaw, 2; size and condition of teeth,, 1. Chop' (s)—Breadth, 2; Depth, 2; complete covrring Of front teeth, 1. ■ Pace (s)—Shortness, 1; Breadth, 1; depth, 1; shape and upward turn of muzzle, 1; wrinkles, 1. . Stop (a)-Dopth 2; breadth. 2; extent. 1. Skull (IS)—Size, a; height, 1; breadth and squareness, 3 J shape, 2; wrinkles, I. Eyes (s)—Position, 2; size.l; shape, 1; colour, 1. Ears (s)—Position, 1; shape, lJj size, 1J; thinness, 1. Chest and Neck (s)—Length, 1; thickness, 1; arch, 1; dewlap, 1; width, depth, and roundness of chest, 1. Shoulders (s)—Size, 2; breadth, 2; muscle, 1. Body (a)— Depth and thickness of brisket, 2; capacity and roundness of ribs, 3. Back Roach (s)—Shortness. 2; width of shoulders, 2; shape, strength, and arch at loin, 1. Forelegs (s)—Stoutness, It; shortness, 1; development, 1: feet, U. Hind legs (s)—Stoutness', 1; length, 1; shapo and development, 2; feet, 1. 'Sizf, 5. Coat, 5. Tail, 5. General appearance, 10. NOTES. Mr. S. Rastall's bulldog Goldstone, by Sirdar—Bellstone, by ch. Greenstone, is at present doing stud service, at Mr. H. P. Guppy's kennels. He is a fine low-to-ground dog, with large head, good expression, and very muscular. Mr. H. Shanley has bought ch.' Newcastle Wakening, a' fox terrier bitch from Mr. F. C. O'Carroll. She is in whelp to Newcastlo Warlike. Mr. C. E. Cutts is advertising below several pedigree dogs for sale; he has also, besides those advertised, a wire-haired fox terrier, a pointer dog, and a bulldog.