A REPLY.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 26, 10 September 1920, Page 8

A REPLY.

(To the Editor.)

"SCOTCH TERRIER."

Sir, — In last week's "Digger," Mr Doe contradicted "Cocker's" criticism of his Irish torriers at the last Wellington Show, and, also denies that he act,ed in an unsportsmanlike manner. Well, sir, I have seen a few beaten and disappointed owners, but none of them were ignorant enough to take their dogs away from the show, against the regulations, the day before it fhiished, and have other fanciers laughing at them, as they laughed at the foolish action of Mr Doe at the Wellington Show. When I attend a dog show, and get beaten, I take it like a sport, and would like everyone else to do so, and not adopt the methods of Mr Doe at Wellington. "Cocker" says that "Paddy's Selec-t-ion" is much too big, and as I have seen this dog on several occasions, I can testify to his size. "Selection" is more of a Welsh terrier than an Irish, and if Mr Doe knows the former breed, he will now know the size of his dog. In closing this letter, I might say that I have been reading the kennel notes in this paper since they started, and I congratulate "Cocker" on the good he does the fancy, and tend my appreciation of the faime&s in which he treats individual kennels.— -I am, etc.,