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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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The
first
authentic
importations
of
Brussels
Griffons
into
this
country
were
made
by
Mrs.
Kingscote,
Miss
Adela
Gordon,
Mrs.
Frank
Pearce,
and
Fletcher,
who
at
that
time
(circa
1894)
kept
a
dog-shop
in
Regent
Street.
Mrs.
Handley
Spicer
soon
followed,
and
it
was
at
her
house
that,
in
1896,
the
Griffon
Bruxellois
Club
was
first
suggested
and
then
formed.
The
Brussels
Griffon
Club
of
London
was
a
later
offshoot
of
this
club,
and,
like
many
children,
would
appear
to
be
more
vigorous
than
its
parent.
Griffons
soon
made
their
appearance
at
shows
and
won
many
admirers,
though
it
must
be
admitted
that
their
progress
up
the
ladder
of
popularity
was
not
so
rapid
as
might
have
been
expected.
The
breed
is
especially
attractive
in
the
following
points:
It
is
hardy,
compact,
portable,
very
intelligent,
equally
smart
and
alert
in
appearance,
affectionate,
very
companionable,
and,
above
all,
it
possesses
the
special
characteristic
of
wonderful
eyes,
ever
changing
in
expression,
and
compared
with
which
the
eyes
of
many
other
toy
breeds
appear
as
a
glass
bead
to
a
fathomless
lake.
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