Chief Scout and His Dog
The Chief Scout, Sir Robert BadenPowell, being a great lover of animals. especially dogs of a sporting nature, was delighted in a recent gift which he received. After attending a great rally of scouts from thc live counties of Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire, he received in commemoration of the event a beautiful Labrador puppy’ which he has christened “Shawgun,” taking the initials of the counties participating in the gift with an A added for euphony. Labrador retrievers arc one of the most popular breeds of sporting dogs in Britain at present. Of many' wellknown kennels of this breed of dogs perhaps the King’s is the best-known.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19281215.2.99.8.13
Bibliographic details
Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 296, 15 December 1928, Page 18 (Supplement)
Word Count
113Chief Scout and His Dog Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 296, 15 December 1928, Page 18 (Supplement)
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Wanganui Chronicle. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in