RUSSIAN BOAR-HOUND.
GIANT DOG FOR SHOW. Big Ben, the giant Russian boarhound, which will be on exhibition at the Taranaki Agricultural show is a descendant of the giant dogs that were attached to the mountain gun section of the Russian army. They were used to pull mountain guns over hills and through forests where horses could not go. Big Ben is bigger than a pony, and is spotted like a leopard. Being as docile as a lamb any child coming to see him can have a free ride. Big Ben caused a sensation when he arrived at Wellington by the Maunganui from Sydney, for when the horse box came out of the ship’s hold to be landed on the wharf all the onlookers expected to see a racehorse land, but to the surprise of everyone out walked Ben the dog. Showing in conjunction with Ben is Big Bertha, the canine giantess, who is now a proud mother of five 6-weeks’ old pups.
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Taranaki Daily News, 6 March 1933, Page 5
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