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Dog Shows and Doggy People 



the Newton Abbot 

 Kennels : Volo, Vigilant, 

 Vera, Vehement, Viking, 

 Votaress, Vindictive, 

 Violent, Vedette, Viva, 

 Village Belle, Vizier, 

 Vakeel, Victor Chief, 

 Veni, Valet, Venilia, 

 Velasquez, Vesuvienne, 

 Vesuvian, Veronese, 

 Venio, Verdad, Valens, 

 Vernet, Valentina, Vase- 

 lesa, Villanelle, Vano, 

 Vengo, Victorina, Vice- 

 regal, Vicety, Valteline, 



Valvoline, Vere de Vere, Visto, Vivisco, Valuator, Vendeur, Vis-a-vis, 

 Viete, Vora, Vigia, Vineta, Vigilo, Viamede, Violet de Vere, 

 Veracity, Veracious, Victoriola, Vitez, Vendor, Victor Ludorum, 

 Vibo, Valeda, Vicintia, Velocipede, Vanodel, Vonolel, Velis, Veldt. 



1 am pleased to be able to give with this sketch not only a capital 

 portrait of Mr. Robert Vicary, but some of his noted Fox-terriers, 

 Valuator, Velocipede, and Vanodel, which I am sure will be very 

 interesting to many of my readers, who have often seen these names 

 in the prize lists and the animals in the show rings. 



From photo by Hedges, Lytham 

 MR. ROBERT VICARY'S FOX-TERRIER VALUATOR 



The Countess of Warwick 



THIS lady, to the writer's certain knowledge, has long been a warm 

 admirer of dogs, as he remembers her as a breeder of Collies and 

 Japanese Spaniels (and one of the best specimens he owned of the 

 former, with which he won many prizes, was purchased direct from 

 her ladyship) at the time of the successful and admirably managed 

 shows for many years annually held at Warwick, and where the 

 Countess and her husband, then Lord and Lady Brooke, used 

 always to put in a daily attendance, and usually exhibited in some of 

 the classes there. 



Although Lady Warwick does not exhibit much at the present 

 day, she often gives the benefit of her patronage and influence, and 

 offers valuable special prizes at some of the shows, and is a member 

 of the Grand Council of the Ladies' Kennel Association. 



The Countess is always to the fore in any undertakings having 



