Arizona republican., 1921-08-10
LOCAL DOG FANC|ER
 ENTHUSIASTIC OVER
 HIS LATEST LETTERS

R. A. Kirk is enthusiastic over the arrival of two filters of wire haired puppies out of his imported prize winning matrons. Five of the pros pective champions were born July s4 and three one week later. Both fam lilies of puppies are doing nicely, but Bob" says maternal cares are .om- ing a little too thick and fast.
 One litter of four females and one male Is out of Maiden Duchess a brood matron who was sired by one of the Duchess of Newcastle's famous wire-haired dogs. She was imported from England by Ali Lepine, the Canadian breeder, and purchased by MT. Kirk in 1920. Joy F,'' the daughter of Maiden Duchess" also had a litter of two males and one female.
 All of the recent arrivals in the Kirk kennels were sired by Dan Shuttleworth's '.Humberstone War rant" one of the most famous wire haired dogs on the Pacific coast Of the puppies recently sired by War rant" one went first puppy at the New York show this year; one best puppy at Pasadena in March, and six others were in the blue ribbon classes at the various California shows. MT. Kirk has reason to expect several good ones out of his two litters-
 The little terriers are evidently possessed of many qualifications as they are said to make splendid watch dogs and faithful companions, and two of the characteristics of the breed are that they fight or play with equal pleasure"
 M. Ea Musgrave, who has charge of the extinction of predatory animals IL l. C ment and state of Arizona, visited the Kirk kennels yesterday. He is very enthusiastic oyer the wonderful gameness and hunting abilities of wire-haired terriers. MT. Musgrave said that few people know that these little dogs are now being used with wonderful success here in Arizona for the extinction of bears. mountain lions and the smaller predatory ami mals.
 In support of this statement MT. Musgrave said: During the present season Charles Miller, who lives near Alpine and hunts in Greenlee and Apache counties, has destroyed 13 bears, 22 mountain lions and numer- ous wildcats. coons and other smaller predatory animals. The destruction of all these wild animals, with the exception of few which were trapped, was due to the hunting abil- ity of three little female wire haired terriers owned by MT. Miller and my self.
 "It is positively wonderful the work these wire haired terriers will do in hunting bears and lions." said MT. Musgrave. Tn hunting this big game the cold trail is followed by a hound. and when it gets warm the wire-haired terriers are turned loose, and the way they will track bear and then work all over him is sur prising. They grab first one part and then another of the bears hide until he becomes frantic, turns tail and runs with these little devils hold ing on to him somewhere.
 Recently a big Ion we had trailed tore up the side of mountain with terrier hanging on to his flank. The lion came to a precipice and, seemingly frantic with pain or fear. jumped and landed 33 feet below with the terrier still holding on. When we reached them the lion was pretty well smashed up and was quickly killed. but the dog had evidently landed on top and was still busily engaged in worrying the big brute