Dog Shows and Doggy People 



Mr. W. W. Aspinall 



THIS gentleman will be well known to a very large section of Doggy 

 People as having held, for a much longer period than any of his 

 predecessors, the im- 

 portant post of Secretary 

 to the Kennel Club. And 

 when the large annual 

 shows and field trials, and 

 the vast amount of general 

 business transacted, are 

 borne in mind, it will be 

 conceded that this was no 

 sinecure, and entailed an 

 immense expenditure of 

 time, attention, and ability 

 to carry out. 



Mr. Aspinall, in 1899, 

 retired from this onerous 

 position, and accepted the 

 secretaryship of the In- 

 ternational Kennel Club, 

 which has lately been 

 formed under most dis- 

 tinguished patronage. 



Although he never 

 brought his doggy tastes 

 prominently forward 

 during his connection 



with the Kennel Club, I think his original fancy was for Fox-terriers, 

 and I have obtained permission to give the following effusion from 

 his pen, with his views on that variety : 



" DESCRIPTION OF A FOX-TERRIER 



" Head long and lean, with skull very flat, 

 Neck strong and clean, set on shoulders that 



Are sloping, with plenty of freedom ; 

 Ears should be small, V-shaped as well, 

 Eyes dark and small, and clear as a bell, 



And chiselled out neatly beneath 'em. 

 "Although they should cover plenty of ground, 

 With well-sprung ribs and barrel round, 

 Their back should be but a short one : 



From photo by Russell & Sons, Baker Street, W. 

 MR. W. W. ASPINALL 



