Dog of Great Size. Big Ben. a giant Russian hoarhound, ' which is on exhibition at A. and T. shows in the South Island, is a defendant 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 corning to see him can have a free ride. Big Ben caused a sensation when he arrived nt Wellington by the Maucganui 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.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 280, 26 November 1932, Page 5
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