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Title: The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Leighton, Robert, 1859-1934
Subjects: Dogs
Publisher: London New York : Cassell
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University

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that weowned about that time, went to America,the price paid for him being said to be be-tween eleven and twelve hundred pounds. Mr. Betterton also imported Keeper,another grand young smooth of greatquality, but rather small. The first giant St. Bernard that appearedupon the scene was Plinlimmon, whom theRev. Arthur Carter purchased in the Northof England when quite a puppy. Plin-limmon, who was descended from Hector,created qiiite a sensation when he madehis debut in public, as he was much thelargest St. Bernard that had ever been seen.He had not, however, the quality of manythat had appeared before him, and he had notthe fine head and expression that are suchdesirable features in a St. Bernard. He,nevertheless, changed hands several times.The Rev. A. Carter sold him for £500 ; Mr.Hedley Chapman gave nearly double thatsum for him ; afterwards Mr. J. F. Smithhad him, and he was finally sold by Mr. S.W. Smith to the American actor, Mr. Emmett,and was, like Rector, put upon the stage.
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MR. W. SHEARER CLARKS LORD NEWLANDS BY LINLITHGOW MEMBER ADDIEWELL BLOSSOM. Photograph by C. Rei,l, Wishaw. 7o THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. Pliiilimmon was only one of many dogs thatMr. S. W. Smith sent to the United Statesduring the time that the boom for St.Bernards in the Far West was at its height.Princess Florence, a splendid rough-coatedbitch by Marvel, with Le Prince, also crossedthe water, but the demand soon after ceasedwhen it was found that the climate of m. «*^ ^nfH vfl^K li^H^I ^*^H; ^m flU^ .«/■: W BH, % ,^Ljsm ■*mk- ^B jH &*»•• l MRS. A. H PARKERS ROUGH-COATED CH. CINQ MARS BY CH. WOLFRAM CH. VIOLA. Photograph by W. H. Stuck. America was not suited to the breed. Theextremely hot weather in the summerwas fatal to them, very few of the high-priced dogs and bitches that were sent outliving more than a couple of years. Prin-cess Florence, who was owned in turn byDr. Inman and Mr. Hedley Chapman, wasthe largest bitch that had so far beenbred, her reputed weight be

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