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wht wttfmm thursday july 21 1977 the second section sports news district news classified section the all breeds sanction match dog show held at criscoken kennels ballantrae sunday afternoon drew 165 entries and dog fanciers drove from as far away as new york state the show was a beginners match and dogs as young as three months were entered margaret fitzpatricks three month old black labrador retriever was chosen as best dog in breed mrs fitzpatrick and her husband are ballantrae residents and own pine knot kennels pups primped preened primed for serious shows ballantrae the primping preening combing and dusting went on as usual but the dog show held here sunday was different in that the subjects of this grooming were as often as not squirming wriggling puppies in the usually stiff and dignified show rings the tiny entrants would throw themselves down playfully snapping at the grass or anything else right in the middle of a judging tourh w all this ordinarily f unacceptable behaviour was taken in stride as the show was a sanction match held at criscoken kennels owned by frank and margaret crisson and sponsored by the chow chow fanciers of canada although the show drew a large crowd 165 entries it was basically a beginners event a place where people could one person who had good luck with her black labrador pup mac on his first outing the three month and three day old dog was awarded best in breed best dog in match was a borzois and best puppy went to a shihtzus although the event was sponsored by the chow chow fanciers a nationwide club only about four or five of the breed were on hand for the day fey fotmer cl ub president bill ashcroft of mississauga said there are between 150 and 160 members in the club with representation from every province but newfoundland chow chows are huge dogs resembling a highly improbably cross bet ween a husky a polar bear and a lion are a rusty orange colour originally came from china where they were used for hunting ranging in weight from 50 to 80 pounds the dogs were not used for anything like tracking on the hunt but were trained to actually attack and kill the prey chows usually have exotic oriental names such as chiang mai and chin but one dog at the match was called paddy because he was a bad- tempered as a pup v mr ashcroft- said there are chinese figurines dating back to around 2500 bc that are readily identified as chows although they look considerably dif ferent now chows sell for up to a 1000 for a really ex ceptional animal and down to about 225 but a good male would cost between 400 and 500 according to mr ashcroft the biggest potential problem with according to mr r ashcroft the resemblance bring their young dogs to between polar bears and thedogs is thatbecause of prepare them for serious chows doesnt end there heavy fur they are showing or where novice either they share the especially prone to heat distinction of being the only two animals in the world that have a blue tongue and mouth canadian kennel club championship this type of event is helpful for novices as dogs that frolick in the ring are frowned on at the more seriously regarded and tenser championship shows a dog must ac cumulate 10 points under three separate judges to be declared a canadian champion sanction matches are considerably cheaper as the entry fee per class is onyj2 compared jo10 or- r a championship event the chow chow specialty the big show of the year for chow fan ciers will be held at criscoken kennels sometime in september the show sunday was an all breed match but the specialty show is for chows only it is a championship event and has judges coming from british columbia and california chin in a chow chow owned by mr and mrs jim watt of port credit he looks so relaxed because he is not participating at the show but is merely spectating he appears quite critical chin lives a rather lordly life in other ways as well as mrs watt feeds him nothing but new zealand frozen iamb casseroled in the oven john montgomery owners could work out with their equally inexperienced pets and decide whether they really wanted to get in- can make a volved m showing connection with that other people came to commented mr ashcroft get a judges opinion of their dog even though they bought the animal strictly as a pet and have no serious intentions of showing the dog margaret fitz patrick of pine knot kennels ballantrae is dont quote me but sometimes it makes you wonder one owner described the dogs as looking as if they just ate a big helping of blueberry pie the dogs which have very fine thick fur and prostration and have been known to die from it they suffer terribly in the heat he said although the match sunday was as mrs crisson expressed it a training ground it drew contestants from a considerable distance with two entrants driving up from new york state according to mrs crisson the event was not a champion show meaning no points are accumulated toward a after sir winston gets his teeth brushed he finishedoff with a shot of lavoris o guard against that old demon halitosis dog owner and amateur canine dental hygienlsl joanne rose drove up from lewiston new york to enter sir winston in the dog show mr and mrs ernie victor of fraserville entered there three smooth fox terriers in the show the dog at left is a novice pup but the middle has accumulated his points and is a canadian champion heat kilu dogs left in cars cassius is a bull terrier owned by george ramsden of pickering the ontario humane society urges motorists not to leave their pets in parked cars during the hot summer months the sun can quickly heat up the interior of a car it can be like a furnace said don hepworth ohs chief inspector the result for a defenceless animal locked inside rr ay be tragic- every summer ohs inspectors and agents remove dozens of animals from locked cars criminal charges of cruelty to animals could be laid in such cases insp hepworth said wellmeaning pet- owners may think the problem is solved by leaving the car windows rolled down slightly but too of ten this simply wont provide adequate ventilation- when you go shopping or elsewhere leave your pet at home remember heat kills i