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The “New Bull Terrier” first appeared in its present form at
a Birmingham show in May 1862. It was shown by James Hinks, a dog dealer, who is generally accepted as the original breeder
of the Bull Terrier, whose family has being associated with Bull Terriers until recent years. The “New Bull Terrier”
gained in popularity and in 1887, after several attempts, The Bull Terrier Club was formed. At this time the breed consisted
mainly of white specimens, the colored generally being of a different type. Shortly after the 20th Century commenced, determined
and successful efforts were made to breed colored Bull Terriers, today the colored and white are one breed. By Selective breeding
the Bull Terrier has today developed into a companion animal and much loved family pet. He is extremely affectionate with
people, and is particularly noted for a fondness towards young. Nevertheless he is a strong and powerful animal, and it should
always be remembered that he is a first and foremost a Terrier with a competitive spirit and may not always be tolerant of
other animals, though many live together in a household quite happily with other pets.
Ormandy, Monkery, and Souperlative are well known kennels from the
60's and 70's and many of their great dogs are behind the winning lines in the show ring today. Ormandy is the affix late/great
Raymond Openheimer; Monkery is Phyllis Holmes; and Souperlative is Eva Weatherill. Raymond Openheimer wrote a couple of very
good books about his dogs. Unfortunately they are out of print and quite expensive to buy second-hand but you might
what to check. They are called After Bar Sinister and McGuffin & Co. Tom Horner wrote a book about Souperlative
called The Souperlative Story. It is s small paperback and contains many photos of the Souperlative dogs. The
Monkery dogs feature heavily in the Ormandy and Souperlative lines.
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