by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shannon of Fox River Grove, Illinois. So sure was Mrs. Stone of this combination that she undertook the pairing on five sep- arate occasions, producing five AKC champions. Two sisters became mul- tiple Group winners; Ch. Petit Baby Jill won nine Groups and Ch. Petit Wee Wee earned 14 Group Firsts. A brother, Ch. PetitMagnificent Prince, became the first American-bred Yorkshire Terrier to earn an all-breed Best in Show. More than four decades after this win, it was reported in the press that Mrs. Stone passed away at Another notable dog from the Etty Haven Kennels of Mrs. Henrietta Proctor Donnell Reilly, the Affen- pinscher Niki v. Zwergteufel made his show debut in 1938. The German import’s name translates to “dwarf devil,” and the little “monkey-like Terrier” wasted no time be-deviling American judges. For six consecutive years (1938-1943), this little black dog introduced the breed to fanci- ers at Madison Square Garden. An imported kennelmate, Ch. Everl v. d. Franziskusklause, was breed winner each of the four years that followed. The Affenpinscher was just beginning to gain notoriety in the US before the Second World War halted additional importations fromGermany. Perhaps this explains why no records exist of these Etty Haven Affens producing in America. It would take another half century for the fearless and friendly “monkey dog” to gain its rightful place among the nation’s top Toys. the venerable age of 105. AFFENPINSCHER
Toy at Morris and Essex. “The record of this orange Pomeranian establish- es him as one of the greatest Toys of all time,” the 1938 book reports. ENGLISH TOY SPANIEL Information is scant on the Celamo Kennels of Rochester, New York, owner of the English Toy Spaniel Ch. Bridegroom of Celamo. What is clear is the handsome dog that appears in the AKC Blue Book is a Blenheim, one of four accepted colors of this “comforter spaniel.” Named for the English country house of the Duke of Marlborough in Oxfordshire where a line of red-and-white Spaniels had been bred, this variety wears deep red or chestnut markings that are evenly spaced against a pearly white ground. The Blenheim’s soft and appealing expression is accented by red ears and cheeks, and the blaze of white that ex- tends from his well laid-back nose to his high and well-domed skull gives the variety an aristocratic look. It is unclear, however, if this early Ameri- can champion possessed the attrac- tive “Blenheim Spot” atop the center of his skull that is still coveted by ad- mirers of his breed today. YORKSHIRE TERRIER The progeny of the outstanding York- shire Terrier, Ch. Petite Byngo Boy, determined that he would have enor- mous influence in the American Toy Group. His breeder, Mrs. Goldie V. Stone of Columbus, Ohio, was an ear- ly proponent of Yorkies in the US. Her Petit Kennels was established on the pairing of the homebred Byngo Boy to Madame Be You, a bitch produced
Ch. Little Sahib (Sealand Career x Little Rajah’s Pearl)
Ch. Bridegroom of Celamo (Bucks Boy x Fanda)
Ch. Petite Baby Jill and Ch. Petite Wee Wee (Ch. Petite Byngo Bay x Madam Be You)
The 1938 AKCBlue Book of Dogs offers today’s preservation breeders a depend- able blueprint for managing a breeding program and promoting purebred dogs. The only difference between today’s participants and the fanciers of yesteryear is the society in which dog shows are held and kennels established. Gone are the days of 100 dog operations and four-dollar entry fees. Gone too is a general pub- lic clamoring to see purebred dogs in person. In its place is a computer literate society that embraces dogs that appear online—not necessarily in person. For the future of purebred dogs in America to be assured, today’s breeders would do well to find inspiration from the dedication of breeders of yore, even as current technologies are embraced. Though they may have had greater means, 20th cen- tury breeders did not have what today’s breeders have—a sense of urgency.
Niki v. Zwergteufel (Osko v. d. Franziskusklause x Dolli)
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