9 6 Dog Shows and Doggy People 



Dame Becky, Dame Susan, and Sir Grundy, who is the sire of 

 many promising youngsters which are coming on to maintain the 

 reputation of this beautiful strain. 



The doctor very rarely exhibits, as he finds the wear and tear of 

 showing considerably militates against successful breeding. 



But it is not only this breed which finds favour with Dr. Edwardes- 

 Ker, as his first love was the Fox-terrier, and he has owned many 

 hundreds of this variety and the Old English Terrier to wit, the 

 Champion Frisky, Champion Trimmer, Belgrave Jock, Bexley Joe, 

 the great Champion Teazle, Fernyhurst Pincher (a dog he sold for 

 ,150), and the celebrated Fernyhurst Gorse. A few years ago he 

 had about the finest team of Welsh, or Old English, Terriers in 

 these islands Fernyhurst Sam, Fernyhurst Jewess, and The Welsher. 

 Moreover, these kennels always contain a good specimen or two of 

 the Smooth Collie, as they are such grand companions, can gallop 

 for ever, " and can box a bit " if interfered with ; about the best 

 specimens the doctor has had being the Champion Bilberry, the 

 Champion Veto, Echo, and Stanhope Jacques (a dog now doing a 

 lot of winning in the West of England and Wales), and several such 

 beautiful Rough Collies as Angus Craig, the famous Bluebeard (a 

 dog that beat Edgbaston Fox), and last, but not least, the Champion 

 Tramp. 



He is also a keen otter hunter, and has had some very fine 

 Rough Hounds, and for several seasons showed rare good sport 

 with his pack of Beagles, most of them being blue mottles, 

 and Stud Book hounds into the bargain. Finding this amuse- 

 ment took up too much of his time, he decided to part with 

 the lot, consisting of forty couples, which were disposed of to the 

 Colchester Garrison, Eton College, Mr. Gold, and Mr. Sheridan, 

 of Camberley. 



Dr. Edwardes-Ker is a native of Suffolk, but of Scottish descent, 

 and was educated at Epsom College, where he was captain of the 

 fifteen (in the rough days of Rugby football) that vanquished most 

 of the London Hospitals and the famous " Marlborough Nomads." 

 While he was at the London hospitals he owned a very handsome 

 strain of Bat-eared Toy Bull-dogs, which were noted for under-jaw 

 and lay-back ; but finding it impossible to breed sixteen and eighteen 

 pounders with rose ears, he relinquished this breed for the " Fox- 

 terrier Workman." 



I regret very much to hear of the death of Dr. Edwardes-Ker 

 since the above was written. 



