Evening star., 1940-03-10
KEEPING TAB ON THE DOG WORLD
News of Leaders Dogdom and Their Breeds
Reports Shows Here and Elsewhere
Sir Ronald McDonald is dead

HttIaCteo more &ttenCl0n on Six.
teenth street that did the foreign
dignital1es whose embassies line the
street. And to those who entered
the Murphy home, Ronnie was \
gracious and lovable host.
Like many fine dogs with sweet
dispositions, Ronnie had no idea he
was famous. When a tall lady in
riding clothes stopped her car to
pet him one day, he was no more
gracious to The First Lady than to
the many casual passersby who also
noticed him. When at the WASH
ington show, Paulina Longworth
chose him as the dog she wanted
photographed with her, Ronnie
loved her as he would any child. He
did not know he was related to Mrs.
Coolidge's white collie, Rob Roy, nor
that Mayor La Guardia Of New York
had tried In vain to buy him. When
cherry blossom time came, Ronnie
was sure to appear in the news
papers the next day and he often
made the rotogravures. He did have
one harmless vanity-when q camera
appeared, he was ready. If the
snapshot were not Immediately
taken, he would deliberately pose
against good background and wait
the inevitable click.
Ronnie's collie comrade, Domino,
is as bereft and disconsolate as his
owners. Leo Murphy has some fine
6-month old pups, and one may be
installed permanently in the house
at "a Crittenden street-not to take
Ronnie's place, but to help fill the
gap and perhaps to make q niche
for himself as he grows older.
When q lady has specialized In
one breed Of dogs for IA years and
has seen many times that many
puppies, 1t is something for her to
say that the current litter is the
finest Of them all. Mrs. Jere B.
Mackle (who is not given to boast
ing) turns in this report shout the
four male pups her cairn terrier,
Eula Of Macwae, is now nursing at
the Mackle home, 24O9 Tenth street
NE. Sire of the litter is Lord Ian,
a Canadian gentleman. Eula is also
grandmother, for her daughter
Shona, owned by Mrs. Warren
Delano Robbins, now has three pup
pies. several months old. Mrs.
Mackle intends to continue Eula's
show career, when the duties of
motherhood permit. Another Mac
wac cairn, Robinscroft Felicity,
known as Happy" Is on the brink
Of completing her championship,
having IA Of the necessary Is points.
Then there is Ceeta, a puppy at her
debut here last spring, but now a
promising youngster. Mrs. Mackle
hopes to take several of her cairns
on the spring circuit. beginning with
the new show April 20 at Charlottes-
vile, Va. (Which she describes as
"a lovely, friendly city') and ending
with the well-established Baltimore
County K. C. event at Pikesville,
Nd, on the 28th.
Mrs. r. c. Birney, chatelaine of
the Aspin Hill Kennels of Rockville,
Nd. has just returned from Phila-
delphia, where she judged the an
nual match of the Philadelphia Bos-
ton Terrier Club. With more than
one hundred of these stylish little
fellows prancing before her eyes,
even such an expert as Mrs. Birney
found the task Of placing them a
difficult, If 4 fascinating, one. A
party in her honor wound up the
affair, after which Mrs. Birney came
home to the serious task Of groom
ing her own dogs for the coming
shows.
New head man" at the Chow
Chow kennels Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
G. Anderson of Glenmont is the
relocated champion. East Is West.
In residence only about a month
the big fellow is not really in full
bloom, but this only shows the better
his splendid substance and sound
ness. He made his championship at
important shows, knocking of a
few transporting group wins as he
got his breed points. At least one
son is q champion and several of
his offspring are on their way to
the title. Among the latter are q
son and daughter that the Ander-
sons are actively campaigning.
The Old Dominion K. G. will hold
its March meeting on the 18th at
the George Mason Hotel, Alexandria,
Va. Omcers for 1910 ARE: George
Berner, president; Mrs. r. c. Birney,
vice president; Mrs. Raymond
Scaggs, Upper Marlboro, Md, secre-
tary, and A. Dowen Mansfield, treas
urer. Bench Show Committee chair
man is Raymond Scaggs, Marlboro
80. Or call Mr.. Mansfield, Shep-
herd 4830-J.