Evening star., 1939-04-09

held their own, year after year
There was quite a stir when Mrs
Eleanor Patterson brought an At
fenpinscher to town-the little
monkey dog which has the mon
key keenness in a decidedly minia-
ture frame. The only Briard in
this part of the country belongs to
Mrs. Melvin Dahlberg of Washing
ton, and made sensation when
she padded up and down the aisles
of the Old Dominion Kennel Club
Show at Alexandria last fall. as SOL
emn as though she were about the
serious business of sheep-herding
on her native French hillsides.
Recently, not one, but several
in Falls Church, Va, by their own
er, William N. Hatch. To the usual
question And what on earth is
Lhasa terrier?" the usual answer
is, We'll, it's practically a minia-
ture Old English sheepdog.' The
Lhasas are, in fact. about the size
of cairn terriers, which is miniature
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lily coated sheepdog. himself some
thing of a curiosity. Not single
one of these appealing little fuzzy
wuzzies was benched at Morris and
Essex last spring, though in 1886
there were nine specimens at this
largest show in the country, all
entered by Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Cut
of Nnuy Mo
ton has as many.
Herrick Kennel.
A local kennel in which Washing
tonians may take great pride is that
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Herrick of
Arlington. whose Scottish Deer
hounds they are recognized as rat
ing capital lettersD travel forth on
occasion to conquer other specimens
of this unusual breed. The names
given their favorites by the Herricks
suggest the classics of Sir Walter
Scott, and the rather gaunt, finely
Great Dane in size, gray and rough
of coat, with the long heads of
Borzoi or greyhounds. and the gen.
tie dignity which seems to accord
with their stately lines would do
credit to the Twelfth Night" ken
nels if met stalking the deer on
Scottish moors or highlands in
stead of being docile companions in
the less romantic suburban Virginia
countryside.
Indeed, to see one is to under
stand why they have been called
the royal dog of Scotland" why
in the Middle Ages no one of lower
rank than an earl might own one,
why "a leash of Deerhounds" was
yhe accepted ransom for a mobiles
life, why Landseer painted them
and why Sir Walter Scott, owner of
the famous Mazda, called the breed
the most perfect creature of Hea-
ven." In the Herrick's string of
prize winners is Goth century
Mazda. and John Herrick as presi-
dent of the Scottish Deerhound
Club of America has done much to
make this beautiful member of the
hound group better known not only
to dog lovers but to dog experts as
we'll.
POOdleS.
Other breeds not so rare but en-
joying an upsweep of popularity are
the gay, intelligent French poodles,
recently introduced hereabouts by
Mrs. Edith Groves, whose Jonedith
dachshunde are famous prize VIM
ners. and the quizzical, alert min
iature schnauzers started as a side
line by the Birneys of the Aspin
Hill Kennels and now almost
eclipsing their beloved Boston ter
riers. The Peter Pan Kennels of
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond L. Scaggs
have found that the Welsh terriers
which fitted in between the smaller
wirehairs and the larger Airedales,
are now crowding their kennelmates
for show honors.
Very distinguished indeed is the
record of another fairly recent addi-
ton to Washington's famous dog
owners. Many who do not know
that her husband is member of
the House of Representatives from
Oklahoma know the name Of Mrs.
A. S. Monroney as a breeder and