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Dog Shows and Doggy People 



From photo by R. Moffiu, Accrington 



MR. JOHN T. DUCKWORTH WITH HIS POMERANIAN 

 CHAMPION BRILLIANT 



work some time 

 before his owner's 

 death. 



Mr. Duckworth 

 took an active 

 interest in affairs 

 at Accrington, 

 where he was in 

 business, and was 

 a member of the 

 Town Council 

 there. He had 

 not much leisure 

 for attending shows 

 very often, but 

 enjoyed the friend- 

 ship of a great 

 number of persons 

 amongst Doggy 

 People, and never 

 seemed happier 

 than when he found 

 himself in their 

 company. 



H.H. Princess Sophie Duleep-Singh 



IF any confirmation were required of my statement in another 

 part of this book as to the widespread popularity and fascination 

 exercised by dogs, I think the fact that I am, by her gracious 

 condescension, able to include the subject of this sketch amongst 

 Doggy People, as well as so many others in all ranks of life, 

 would be sufficient. And this, in my opinion, is one of the 

 many charms connected with dogs the love of them brings all 

 classes together ; and I have often had in the same show specimens 

 from the Royal and other distinguished kennels competing, not 

 always to the advantage of the former, with others belonging 

 to members of the working classes. I am quite sure it is to 

 the advantage of any branch of the Fancy when it receives the 



