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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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The
names
of
Tell
and
Bernard
have
been
handed
down
to
fame,
the
former
as
the
progenitor
of
a
long
line
of
rough-coated
offspring;
the
latter
as
one
of
the
founders
of
the
famous
Shefford
Kennel,
kept
by
Mr.
Fred
Gresham,
who
probably
contributed
more
to
the
perfecting
of
the
St.
Bernard
than
any
other
breeder.
His
Birnie,
Monk,
Abbess,
Grosvenor
Hector,
and
Shah
are
names
which
appear
in
the
pedigrees
of
most
of
the
best
dogs
of
more
recent
times.
When
Mr.
Gresham
drew
his
long
record
of
success
to
a
close
there
came
a
lull
in
the
popularity
of
the
breed
until
Dr.
Inman,
in
partnership
with
Mr.
B.
Walmsley,
established
a
kennel
first
at
Barford,
near
Bath,
and
then
at
The
Priory,
at
Bowden,
in
Cheshire,
where
they
succeeded
in
breeding
the
finest
kennel
of
St.
Bernards
that
has
ever
been
seen
in
the
world.
Dr.
Inman
had
for
several
years
owned
good
dogs,
and
set
about
the
work
on
scientific
principles.
He,
in
conjunction
with
Mr.
Walmsley,
purchased
the
smooth-coated
Kenilworth
from
Mr.
Loft,
bred
that
dog's
produce
with
a
brindle
Mastiff
of
high
repute,
and
then
crossed
back
to
his
St.
Bernards
with
the
most
successful
results.
Dr.
Inman
was
instrumental
in
forming
the
National
St.
Bernard
Club,
which
was
soon
well
supported
with
members,
and
now
has
at
its
disposal
a
good
collection
of
valuable
challenge
cups.
The
dogs
bred
at
Bowden
carried
all
before
them
in
the
show
ring,
and
were
continually
in
request
for
stud
purposes,
improving
the
breed
to
a
remarkable
extent.
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