Evening star., 1940-05-19
KEEPING TAB ON THE DOG WORLD
News of Leaders in Dogdom and Their Masters
Breeds: Notes Shows Here and Elsewhere
By r. r. Tavntcn.

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A moot question among the lovers
Of scotland's terriers is what Is =
Scottish terrier?" Rooters for the
breed now of1cially known by that
name claim that scotty, Is we know
him. is the dog described by Jacques
du Fouilloux in la Venerie," pub
lshed In 1861. They are positive
that 1t is the dog requested by
James I Of England to be sent as a
present to France when he specified
that the Earl of Monteith had good
ones. These are claims apparently
backed by published, historical facts,
but there Is no pictorial proof that
the dog mentioned Is the type OF
Scotty we now know.
In 1850, when the first classes for
Scottish terriers were provided at
the Birmingham dog show, the en-
tries consisted Of dogs now classified
as cairn terriers, Skye terriers, DAN
die Dinmonts and Yorkshires. They
might have added what is now
known as the West Highland white
terrier and still have been correct
In naming the classes Scottish ter
riers.
Dogs Of these various breeds con-
tinued to win at the English dog
shows as Scottish terriers until
about 1877, when the Scotch de-
cided to do something about 1t
and broke into print protesting the
use Of the name Scottish terrier
for these various types. Finally
Capt. Gordon Murray wrote q let
ter to Stock Keeper describing what
he claimed to be the true type of
Scottish terrier, and in 1880 j. B.
Morrison drew up q standard for
the breed which remains virtually
unchanged. In 1882 the Scottish
Terrier Club was organized with
officers for both countries. Later
separate club for England was
formed.
Official Adoption.
However, even the formation of
breed clubs did not entirely settle
the question of what is a Scottish
terrier. 1t was not until about 1890
that this name was ofiicially adopt
ed for the dog we know, which
had heretofore been known as an
Aberdeen terrier. Even now he is
occasionally called by that name.
Regardless of name and regard
less of antiquity, every dog now
entitled to be called a Scottish ter
rier may be traced directly back
to one known dog, Bon Accord, who
sired Rambler, who in turn sired
Oh. Alister and Oh. Dundee, half
brothers, the foundation of the
breed. Bon Accord was shown at
the Crystal Palace in 1881.
Alister was the sire Of Oh. Heather
Prince, who in turn sired five cham
p;ons, including Heather Bob, who
was considered one of the great
show dogs of the period around
1900. Heather Bob figures IN the
pedigrees Of many of our great
show Scotties. He was predecessor
Of Oh. Bapton Norman, who was
a sensation around 1910, and who
sired seven champions. However,
1t was Norman's half brother, Bap-
ton Noble, who carried the Alister
line forward to Oh. Laindon Lumi-
nary, who was the bright light of
the Scottish terrier world around
1915, an who also sired seven cham
pions. Probably the greatest de-
scendant of this dog, and so of
Alister, was Oh. Heather Necessity
who died recently, having gathered
more show and stud laurels than
any known dog.
Produced Champions.
Another noteworthy descendant
of old Ch. Alister was Oh. Albourne
Barty, whose greatest claim to fame
came from his apparent ability to
sire bitches which would in turn
produce champions.
From old Oh. Dundee came Sea-
field Rascal, who sired six cham
pions from 1898 to 1904. Laindon
Lockhart, Oh. Albourne Beetle and
Oh. Tweburn Clincher are other
dogs which kept his strain alive
In bitches, Annie Laurie is probably
the most celebrated Scotty, having
mothered six champions. In view
of a bitch's limited opportunities
to get great dogs in comparison with
a dogs opportunities, this is q rec
ord worth noting.
In view of the present overwhelm-
ing popularity of the Scottish ter
rier in this country, 1t is somewhat
hard to understand the difficulties
the breed had in getting established
here. John Naylor imported thu
first specimens, Tam Glen and Bon
ME Belle. and showed them rather
extensively in l883 They were met
with supreme indifference. o. P
Chandler of Kokomo, Ind, bred
and registered Dake, the first Scot
ty to be registered in this country
when the American Kennel Register
was run by Forest and Stream, anc
the American Kennel Club was moi
yet in existence. However, both
breeding and showing barely sur.
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