6 THE OLD ENGLISH SHEEP DOG 



enthusiasts, headed by Mr. William G. Weager, founded 

 the Old English Sheep Dog Club, with the avowed object 

 of promoting the breeding of the old-fashioned English 

 sheep dog, and of giving prizes at various shows held 

 under Kennel Club rules. The result, in the same year, 

 was a collection of twenty dogs in the two classes 

 provided at Curzon Hall, by far the largest number of 

 bob-tails gathered together up to that time. 



In consideration of the far-reaching effects of their 

 efforts, the names of these pioneers are worthy of record. 

 They included, besides Mr. Weager, Dr. Edwardes-Ker, 

 Mrs. Mayhew, and Messrs. J. Thomas, Freeman Lloyd, and 

 Parry Thomas. Their task was no easy one, for in those 

 days there were about as many different types of bob- 

 tails as there were members of the Club, and each 

 member stood staunchly by his own. 



But, whatever the nature of the discussions which 

 enlivened their proceedings, they certainly stuck to their 

 work, and we owe them a debt of gratitude for evolving 

 from the chaos of conflicting opinions a practical working 

 standard. 



In 1889 Mr. Freeman Lloyd reprinted in pamphlet 

 form a series of articles contributed by him to the 

 American paper, Turf, Field, and Farm, and a pleasant 

 note of genuine enthusiasm enhances the value of his 

 well-considered remarks. Of the five dogs illustrated in 

 this pamphlet, only one stands out as a real good sort, in 

 the shapely person of Champion Gwen, but Mr. Freeman 



