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been extremely useful, principally in im- 

 proving and strengthening the heads of the 

 breed, which at one time were getting rather 

 weak and inclined to snipiness. Mr. J. M. 

 Porter's dog Braeside Bustle, whose name 

 is to be found in the Stud Book for 1896, 

 was a very notable dog, as, besides winning 



beautiful bitch whose union with Braeside 

 Bustle produced Blue Peter, a most success- 

 ful sire of late years, and Braeside Judy, 

 the dam of some of the best of our modern 

 Cockers. During the last few years Mr. 

 R. de Courcy Peele's kennel has easily 

 held the pride of place in this variety. 



THREE GENERATIONS OF MR. R. DE C. PEELE S BLUE ROAN COCKERS. 



CH. BEN BOWDLER (father). CH. BOB BOWDLER (son), and 

 CH. DIXON BOWDLER (grandson). 



a number of prizes himself, he is responsible 

 in one way or another for most of the 

 best coloured Cockers of the present day. 

 His blood was of the very best, since his 

 sire Toots went back in a direct line to 

 Champion Obo, and his dam Braeside Bizz 

 was a great-granddaughter of Champion 

 Fop. 



Some of the best dogs owned or bred 

 by Mr. Porter were Braeside Bob, a lemon 

 roan sold to America, whom I saw at the 

 Westminster Kennel Club's show in New 

 York as lately as 1904, Braeside Betty, a 



Most of my readers are no doubt familiar 

 with the many beautiful Cockers which 

 have appeared in the show ring and carried 

 off so many prizes under the distinguishing 

 affix Bowdler. His kennel was built up 

 on a Braeside foundation, so that Mr. 

 Porter can fairly lay claim to a certain 

 amount of credit for its success, and has 

 contained at one time or other such flyers 

 as Ben Bowdler, Bob Bowdler, Rufus 

 Bowdler, Dixon Bowdler, Eva Bowdler, 

 Mary Bowdler, Bluecoat Bowdler, Susan 

 Bowdler, and others, and Ben and Bob 



