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Americanizing the Shetland Sheep Dog. The accompanying photographs were taken 
r . , , , , r for US and represent the best specimens of the 
iHis variety of dog although popular for breed in America to-day, the lone picture being 
many 3 'ears in the Shetland Isles, has only re- Lerwick Bess, winner at the Westminster Ken- 
cently come to the notice of the British fanciers, show this year, imported by Mr. McChesney. 
and much more recently has it been imported jbe other photographs represent the get of 
fanciers. r , • Lerwick Bess, bred and owned by J. G. 
Ihe hrst importations of good specimens of Sherman. 
if]® sheep dog were made by T. D. Best specimens in this' country to-day are 
McChesney, whi e rpponsibility for the im- L^j-d Scott, owned by Mrs. T. D. McChesney; 
provement in the breed rests with J- G. Lerwick Bess, owned by j. G. Sherman, and 
Sherman, of New Rochelle, N. \. Mi". Shetland Rose, owned by Mrs. Kenneth Mc- 
Sherman, realizing that the Shetland has been Murrick 
Williams* 
1 I PAT |E:n|TED 
Holder Top 
Shaving Stick 
New! 
The “Holder Top” acts 
very loosely bred, up to the present time, is 
devoting considerable attention, and no small 
amount of money to its up-lift. 
The breed within the past few months has 
made tremendous strides toward popularity, a 
good deal of the impetus being furnished by the 
adoption of the Shetland sheep dog by Lady 
Aberdeen. This, of Course, on the part of Lady 
Aberdeen, is not remarkable, because the breed 
is flourishing at the present time on many farms, 
in Aberdeenshire. It was not until Lady Aber¬ 
deen took up the breed, and after considerable 
effort on the part of Messrs. McChesney and 
Sherman that the American Kennel Club was 
willing to recognize the breed, and while this 
dog undoubtedly belongs to the collie family, 
the Kennel Club decided that its classification 
would cause less comment if placed under the 
head of sheep dog. 
The origin of the Shetland sheep dog is little 
known, but undoubtedly there is a mixture of 
collie and terrier somewhere back in its history. 
The animals vary considerably in color; black 
and white; sable and white being accepted. 
The outer coat should be long; under coat wiry 
and dense; ears small, erect; expression keen 
and foxy; tail well feathered; limbs straight; 
eyes dark. It is an animal that makes an al¬ 
most perfect house dog, as its temper is even 
and it may safely be mauled by children. 
Springfield Kennel Club Protest. 
The Springfield, Ill., Kennel Club registered 
such a vigorous and convincing protest against 
the proposed ordinance of the city of Spring- 
field requiring that dogs be muzzled, that this 
feature was removed. The club maintained that 
the act to require dogs to be muzzled was in¬ 
humane and calculated to produce madness. The 
club also fought a proposed license by which 
dog owners were to be required to pay an 
annual fee to the city. As the county assessor 
also collects a tax on dogs, it was held that the 
second tax was-unjust and illegal. A compro¬ 
mise was reached by which owners of dogs are 
to be held responsible for any damage charged 
to the canines. 
Nassau County Kennel Club. 
The first exhibition of the Nassau County 
Kennel Club, the president of which is Alfred 
B. Mackay, was held at Belmont Park on May 
18 . It was one of the most largely attended 
shows ever given; the entry list included prac¬ 
tically every prominent dog in the eastern dis¬ 
trict. A good many of the winners at the West¬ 
minster show figure as winners here, and Mrs. 
Tyler brought her old English sheep dog. 
Champion Slumber, once more into the lime¬ 
light, as about the best thing in the canine 
world. He came away winner in the special 
class for the best dog or bitch of any breed 
owned by a member of the club; also was 
awarded the ribbon for the best dog or bitch 
in the show of any breed. 
Ladies Kennel Club Show. 
. Premium lists have been distributed for the 
tenth annual dog show of the Ladies Kennel 
as a holder for the stick 
and enables you to grasp 
it firmly until the last 
fraction is used. The 
stick is the same as you 
have always known m the 
t/ 
familiar Hinged-cover, 
Nickeled Box. 
Williams 
Shaving Powder 
Rich, creamy, abundant— 
emollient and exquisitely 
soothing—the lather produced 
by Williams’ Shaving Powder. 
Snap open ! snap shut! hinged- 
cover box. 
A trial sample of either Williams’ Shaving Stick 
or Shaving Powder sent for 4 cents in stamps. 
Address The J. B. Williams Co., Dept. A, Glastonbury, Conn. 
