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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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Both
as
a
worker
and
as
a
show
dog
the
flat-coated
Retriever
has
reached
something
very
near
to
the
ideal
standard
of
perfection
which
has
been
consistently
bred
up
to.
Careful
selection
and
systematic
breeding,
backed
up
by
enthusiasm,
have
resulted
in
the
production
of
a
dog
combining
useful
working
qualities
with
the
highest
degree
of
beauty.
A
very
prominent
admirer
and
breeder
was
the
late
Mr.
S.
E.
Shirley,
the
President
of
the
Kennel
Club,
who
owned
many
Retrievers
superlative
both
as
workers
and
as
show
dogs,
and
who
probably
did
more
for
the
breed
than
any
other
man
of
his
generation.
Mr.
Shirley's
work
was
carried
on
by
Mr.
Harding
Cox,
who
devoted
much
time
and
energy
to
the
production
of
good
Retrievers,
many
of
which
were
of
Mr.
Shirley's
strain.
Mr.
Cox's
dogs
deservedly
achieved
considerable
fame
for
their
levelness
of
type,
and
the
improvement
in
heads
so
noticeable
at
the
present
time
is
to
be
ascribed
to
his
breeding
for
this
point.
Mr.
L.
Allen
Shuter,
the
owner
of
Ch.
Darenth
and
other
excellent
Retrievers
of
his
own
breeding,
claims
also
a
large
share
of
credit
for
the
part
he
has
played
in
the
general
improvement
of
the
breed.
Mr.
C.
A.
Phillips,
too,
owned
admirable
specimens,
and
the
name
of
the
late
Lieut.-Colonel
Cornwall
Legh
must
be
included.
Many
of
Colonel
Legh's
bitches
were
of
Shirley
blood,
but
it
is
believed
that
a
breed
of
Retrievers
had
existed
at
High
Legh
for
several
generations,
with
which
a
judicious
cross
was
made,
the
result
being
not
only
the
formation
of
a
remarkable
kennel,
but
also
a
decided
influence
for
good
upon
the
breed
in
general.
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