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Cruft’s the record number of thirty-eight 
faced the judge; so there is still hope. 
Apart from show purposes the Bedlington 
has many admirers, consequently there is a 
fair demand for the breed; and as a general 
tule the owner of these terriers becomes 
enamoured of them, and swears by them. 
Bedlingtons are not dainty feeders, as 
most writers have asserted, nor are they 
tender dogs. If they are kept in good con- 
dition and get plenty of exercise they feed 
as well as any others, and are as hard as 
nails if not pampered. They are easy to 
breed and rear, and the bitches make 
excellent mothers. If trained when young 
they are very obedient, and their tendency 
to fight can in a great measure be cured 
when they are puppies; but, if not checked 
then, it cannot be done afterwards. Once 
they take to fighting nothing will keep them 
from it, and instead of being pleasurable 
companions they become positive nuisances. 
On the other hand, if properly broken they 
give very little trouble, and will not quarrel 
unless set upon. 
Of the dogs of note exhibited in recent 
years mention may be made of the following : 
Mrs. P. R. Smith’s champions Clyde Boy, 
Breakwater Girl and Breakwater Squire 
(all blues), Breakwater Flash (liver), and 
Breakwater Peer (blue), Mr. Harold 
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Warnes’ Ch. Miss Oliver, Cranley Rosette, 
and Cranley Rags (livers), Cranley Piper, 
Cranley Blue Boy, and Cranley Blue 
Peter (blues), Mr. J. Blench’s Ch. Afton 
Jessie (blue), Mr. J. W. Blench’s Ber- 
wick Blue Boy (blue), Mr. W. B. 
Baty’s Champions Beaconsfield, Turquoise, 
and Bellerby Bishop, Bellerby Maid, and 
Bellerby Piper (all blues), Mr. W. Wear’s 
Clyde Pincher (blue), Mr. J. Wilson’s Dudley 
Blue Boy, Mr. Holmes’ Afton Nettle, Mr. 
R. C. Irving’s Champions Jock of Oran (blue), 
and Viva (liver), Mr. John Cook’s Ch. Bea- 
consfield Temporise (liver). 
The dogs of earlier years whose memories 
are handed down to posterity are Mr. W. E. 
Alcock’s champions Humbledon Blue Boy, 
and Wild Wanny (afterwards owned by 
Mr. Philip Turner), Mr. J. Cornforth’s 
Nelson, Mr. E. G. Taylor’s Miss Burton, 
Mr. John Smith’s Clyde Girl, and the liver 
dog Goldsmith. 
The clubs representing the breed are the 
National Bedlington Terrier Club (Hon. Sec., 
Mr. John Cook, 39, Beaconsfield Street, 
Newcastle-on-Tyne); the South of England 
Bedlington Terrier Club (Hon. Sec., Mr. 
Robert Elwood, Springfield Meadows, Wey- 
bridge); and the Yorkshire Bedlington Terrier 
Club (Hon. Sec., Mr. J. Wilson, 71, Armley 
Road, Leeds). 
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