Evening star., 1940-03-24

We have often heard doctors hold
forth on the nuisance value of the
prospective father when the baby
arrives. Mrs. Robert A. Nesbit of
College Park, Md, knows how they
feel. Her black chowchow, Folly,
daughter of Ho Han Flu Tang by
the great champion Farland Thun-
dergust, recently played a similar
role when another bitch's puppies
were whelped.
This time Ho Han was bred to
Oh. Farland. Thunderstorm, also
Of the Tally-Ho Kennels of Long
Island. In due time. two pups ar
rived and no more.
AS the day wore on Mrs. Nesbit
was rather worried and Folly even
more so. At bedtime the new little
family was comfortably installed in
the warm kitchen and the house.
hold settled down. Folly was shut
in a second-floor room, door closed
and window partly open. At 2 am.
Mrs. Nesbit WIS reused by her famil-
lar bark-from outdoors. Down.
stairs she rushed and as she opened
the door in bounced black fur
bundle, full of self-importance.
Outside in the mud deep tracks
showed where four paws had landed
with considerable force. Twenty
feet above the window was wide
open.
Evidently Folly had flown through
the air with the greatest of ease,
as she had not even a slight limp
to show for her leap. She dashed
into the kitchen and, following her,
Mrs. Nesbit discovered that third
pup had joined those whelped II
hours before. Somehow, Folly had
sensed the new arrival and had
hastened to report for duty by the
only route she found open. AL the
Nesbit chows are now doing well,
including the adventurous and we'll
named Folly.
Chicago is a far cry from Wash
ington, especially when dogs have to
be transported, but the metropolitan
district will be represented at the
International Kennel Club Show
there next Saturday and Sunday by
at least one intrepid local breeder
Mrs. Richard H. Johnston of Silver
Spring, Md Mrs. Johnston's IA
vorite Dandy Dinmonts are fine
travellers, and she will take three
by train to Chicago the end of the
week. Her entries are Oh. Robin
Hood of Ruffcote, an outstanding
winner; his brother, Oh. Donald, and
Sunshine of Ruffcote, needing only
points for the title. Mrs. Johnston,
an active member of the National
Capital K. c., is also working for a
record entry at the speciality show
of the Dandy Dinmont breed, to be
held in connection with the Balti-
more Kennel Club Show at Pixies
vile, Md, April 28.
Cocker spaniels of the PowKim
Kennels of Upper Marlboro, Md,
wear an injured expression these
days, for they sadly miss their ener-
getic and devoted mistress, Mrs.
Mary K. Powell. Mrs. Powell, Ill In
bed for q fortnight, is missed by her
friends also, as she is a most en-
thusiastic member of the Old Do
minion K. c. and chairman of pro-
gram advertising for the forthcom-
ing show April 81.
When the Welsh corgi, Tamarac
Grumpy, went best of winners at the
Baltimore show, Mrs. Barry Brown
Of Phelps place chalked up nice
win for a breed that is rapidly grow
ing In general popularity but has
been little known around Washing
ton. The 2-year-old Taf1y-accord-
ing to Mrs. Brown every second corgi
is named Taffy-was imported from
Canada and will be In the spring
shows here. At present he Is an
earnest student in the advanced
class Of the obedience training
school held each Sunday at Silver
Spring. Taffy now has a young
companion, the 6-month-old bitch
puppy Andely's Miinosa, bred by
Mrs. Barbara Low Fallass, whose
Welsh corgi have been outstanding
winners at Eastern shows. 4
The American Kennel Club has
notified the Old Dominion K. G. Of
Northern Virginia that its president,
George Berner, has been approved
o delegate from the local club to
the parent organization. The dele
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