Early History of the Breed 
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known as the Elmview Kennels, and the home of Int. 
Ch. Apollo von Hunenstein. These kennels were 
under the management of the expert, Otto Gross, 
and with his thorough knowledge of dogs and espe¬ 
cially the Shepherd, these kennels soon occupied the 
foremost position. At Johnstown the Black Lick 
Kennels of Mr. Luke Swank were sending out ex¬ 
cellent stock and at Butler Mr. J. S. Campbell held 
forth with his Auldane Kennels. In Ohio Mr. Al¬ 
fred Flesh established the Swift Run Kennels, pro¬ 
ducing excellent stock and helping to establish the 
American-Bred, and at Cincinnati Mr. Harry G. 
Meyer founded his Beech-Knoll Kennels, with dogs 
strong in Starkenburg blood. Illinois had a number 
of early fanciers. In Chicago Mr. Joseph Morris’ 
Analostan Kennels were the home of the Holland 
Ch. Roland von Wupperstrand, and in Peoria Mr. 
Arnold Rieder helped to popularize the breed. Other 
prominent supporters of the breed in Chicago were 
Capt. Bernard Baer of the Chicago Police Depart¬ 
ment, Mrs. Clara B. Jelke and Dr. Frank R. Weston. 
In Detroit Mr. Frank P. Book maintained a fine 
kennel and took an active interest in the breed. At 
St. Joseph, Missouri, Mr. Huston Wyeth kept an 
excellent kennel and produced good American-breds. 
At Omaha, Nebraska, Mr. John Buck maintained 
a large kennel headed by Sport von Greifberg, and 
Mr. Phil Geil of the same city was also an enthu¬ 
siastic beginner. 
Going to the extreme West, we found in Cali¬ 
fornia two important exponents of the breed, Mr. 
