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were all his progeny, for the canny Northumbrians 

 loved their children as well as they did the sport 

 given them by their dogs. Piper was fifteen years 

 old when he died, and to this day his name and 

 blood are valued in the pedigrees of the Bedlington 

 terrier. 



In 1869 the following interesting and valuable 

 history of this breed appeared in the Field, and has 

 been copied since without proper acknowledgement : 



" Owing to the interest lately evinced in the 

 Bedlington terrier in the pages of the Field, I am 

 encouraged to contribute my quota of information. 

 But, as I find myself in opposition to most of your 

 previous correspondents, I had better first give you, 

 sir, and through you the public, the guarantee of 

 one who has made the acquaintance of the breed 

 in its native district. I am also supported by the 

 high authority of Mr. Joseph Ainsley, the first owner 

 and breeder of the Bedlington terrier proper. Mr. 

 Thomas Sanderson, too, a breeder of forty years' 

 standing, has given me the benefit of his extensive 

 experience ; and I could name others who have bred 

 and owned this dog for twenty and thirty years 

 respectively. 



" To make myself understood, I find it necessary 

 to premise that during the first quarter of the 

 present century Mr. Edward Donkin, of Flotterton, 



