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who mostly lived in London and in other large 

 manufacturing centres. When dog shows began to 

 exist, an impetus was given to all varieties of the 

 canine race, the bulldog amongst the rest. Jemmy 

 Shaw had kept some of the best blood in London; 

 and old Ben White, who preceded the celebrated 

 Bill George in his kennels at Kensal Town ; Jacob 

 Lamphier, of Birmingham ; Charlie Stockdale, 

 William M'Donald, London ; James Hinks, Reeves, 

 and Mr. Percivall, of Birmingham ; Mr. Ashburne, 

 Mr. Turton, all gave them attention, and to such 

 men as these enthusiasts if most of them were 

 dealers we owe what good bulldogs there are at 

 the present time. 



I think there is little doubt that from the time of 

 J. Lamphier's King Dick a red smut dog of about 

 481b. in weight, and certainly the best of his day, 

 and one of the best bulldogs that ever lived, who 

 was whelped in 1858, and died when eight years 

 old until within about eight years ago we had our 

 very best bulldogs. These were active animals, 

 such as could run after a dogcart, or, perhaps, pin a 

 bull if it were required. The craze for breeding for 

 exaggerated points huge skulls and heads, unduly 

 low fore quarters, with shoulders set on at right 

 angles, and standing wider in front than the bull 

 himself was not so pronounced as it came to be 



