the result that the survivors more nearly approximated to the re- 

 quirements of their owner. If all breeders were content to take 

 measures as drastic their end would be attained with more ease, no 

 matter what it might be, but wretched pecuniary considerations 

 intrude themselves to prevent such a policy of perfection becoming 

 common. 



Naturally, a certain number of the terriers in course of time 

 passed beyond the bounds of the home kennels into other hands, 

 and when Captain Edwardes' strain came to an end on his death in 

 the seventies, enough were in being to ensure the perpetuation of 

 the race. Unfortunately, those that remained were not bred from 

 with as scrupulous care as was exercised by the founder. A few 

 were kept on by the Captain's niece, Miss Borrowdaile, the remainder 

 being distributed far and wide. Until the last few years, the 

 Sealyham had but a local reputation, occasionally one appearing at 

 shows in South Wales, without attracting much notice. About 

 eight years ago a dog called Peer Gynt, bred by Mr. G. H. Morton, 

 became prominent, experts considering that he approached more 

 nearly than any other to Captain Edwardes' ideal, as he had the 

 type as well as a reputation for subterranean exploits. From him 

 have sprung many of the terriers which are to-day being exhibited 

 with success, and he has rarely been beaten in the show ring. His 

 purchase by Mr. Harry Jones for ^50 at the Kennel Club show of 

 1910 marked an epoch in the history of the variety. 



