The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-26
DUCHESS Is
AUTHORITY ON DOGS
Her Speciality Is the Fox Ter
ricr and She Writes About
That Breed.
SPEAKS or WYCOLLAR BOY

A retrospect Of the wiro haired fox
terriers in England during the year OF
1915. written for the Wire Haired Fox
Terrier Associations year book by Her
Grace the Duchess Of Newcastle. will be
Interesting reading for American fam
ciers. inasinuch as several dogs that have
been brought to this country are ,nch-
toned in this interesting article.
Tho author IL ono ~ the leading
breeders aud exhibitors Of fox terriers
in the British Isles and is much sought
after as a Judge. In the Introductory
pa x the size OF siro controversy
Is dealt with. and the views Of this noted
English sportswoman are as follows:
MY ideal II a dog with no bad faults,
rs they always get reproduced. Sub
stance, legs. feet. head. neck, shoulders,
bone. hindouarters and coat arc all es-
%sential, and. above all. n good nnc o'
ancestors the chance bred. good looking
dog can never he depended upon to re-
produce himself. AS to size 1t depends
entirely OH what You are mating "a tall.
light, long backed. long shouldercd bitch
mates best with ;hc thick-set. strong lit
tie dog. and the stuffy bitch 10 the quail
ity long ncckcd and ehouldercd dog One
point. however. never to lose sight OF Is
that II either your little dogs sire or
lam was a big one. tho chances are
strongly In favor Of big bitches breeding
DIVERSIFIED ones 10 him. and the contrary
applies to the big ones from small
ptr"ntage.'
Among tho other interesting facts
brought out IN this article are THE
year 1918 has seen the dispersal of Mr..
Ways strong kennel and ] deeply Gr'eve
this was caused by his i'll health. as "A
more generous supporter of fhc breed
does not exist. do not think. however.
his was a very successful breeding ken
mel, as I am perfectly certain his system
OF rearing puppies in small grass runs
will never produce sound -limhed terriers.
Young stock should never he thick on
tile ground and. where Y IL possible.
puppies should he got ont TO walk before
they are ten weeks old, Many Of Mr..
Ways best dogs have found their way
with uth,r good ones across the water.
and. judging fron< the number Of sinasl-
.rs that have gone over OF late lcars, "
t. about. tim" for An American bred
wire 70 come and lower the "olors of our
b"st. but somehow they don't produce H.
good AS they huy. I don't know II IL is
climatic. LIT, American bred horses have
not the quality OF bone our English ones
have and TN, same thing seems TO amply
To their dogs.
~ am DEPRESSING. however, from my
retrospect. Five wires have become
champions this year. and seven others
hav. gained certificates. rrid" az place
! give Cooatina, who, To- III, mind. is
Las near perfection As any terrier need
be scaling barely 1854, pounds. ahso-
lutelv sound with quality and substance
combined. hut-th.r res always a but
she .Nu5 rather A .ulky temper, and
shows ii. too. sometime.
"cheu1,bouk also does TO. show AZ
well ON lead as loose. very sound
,.rr,o, much the sam, s.,,ur nv Cocoa.
tina. medium In size, tremendous bone,
oerf.r, balance hu, no flash one.
.Wy,olI,r Roy has been the most sue.
~cessrti, dog az tho voa-. ard Is the rr,s.
on, ur,v cuirc, cum holder. lovely ou,l-
IN. siz. and st,le. pcrsec. IN head ,,ccI
shnuld,r. and rron,.
"Wa1nnl. Dancing Mistress con-
,ueuc,d her career under Inc at Shcr.
.i,ld know have been blamed for
uniting h,r nm hui. barring a slightly
foreign ,>rr,,s.ior. cars y tribe round
and Low carried storm , li,,hc cav and
coz, ION head, ,h,, - ,,, AWAY.
.,p .bov she ia +. y,,d .,rrt,r ,,,, re
,i,a an, whom nh, down r,ph, uIv,vs
vilI no ,tcre or ,bcrc,hou,s az bcr
,,b.r noiuts are , blt extr,
.,'rn,rwcN R,ntam's Model the Las,
TO bcco1n. has A, he,u,iful
head. ears. Owes grand EXPRESSION. good
neck shoulders and hlndnuar,ers ius,
needs imuroyiur I'm arnles. aud "a tri,,.
omen IN cont
",'h. corLcr ~ Motifs retains his head
mock. shoulders I'm from. ana 7 ,,il,
fancy him a. ono 81 rho hIrhes. ~ou.,tv
dogs We have had and or. ina, uiil
leave h,s mark on tho breed although,
III, ,u nov lue host nunnics nav, ci,h,-
died or gone abroad.