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Breed Club

B interest was
ulldog Club of Scotland founded 1926,
formed by the amalgamation of 4 old
curtailed when
established clubs: the Scottish Bulldog
Susan Rowe was
Club (1896), Edinburgh Bulldog club he got married.
(1907), Forfarshire Bulldog Club (1907) and the Secretary for 17
Glasgow Bulldog club (1917). years. In her time
as secretary she
From the start until during 1930’s, members was involved
only shows were held. Membership was not in the first
restricted to specified area, among the members Championship
in 1930’s were leading breeders from England show the club
and Ireland also. ran in 1999, the
judge was Mr
After the war the club held very successful open Earl Kenyon. Sue’s husband Arthur followed
shows, but it appeared to stay dormant until on her role for a further 5years. This then saw
June 1970’s, when interest was re-awakened Lynda McCash take over the reins for 8 years.
and a meeting at Ingliston in Edinburgh was I, Rachel McCormick then took over as Hon
held to re-start the club. Mrs Creedy was named Secretary following the AGM held in 2017 and
The Hon Secretary at the meeting, and Mrs P remain in that position now.
Smith who is our current president of the club
was a active committee member at the time. (Earlier information came from Marjorie
Barnard’s book The 20th Century Bulldog,
The Hon Sec then became the teenager, John with input from our long serving officers and
MacDonald, running 2 shows a year, but his committee Mr & Mrs Rowe & Mrs P Smith)

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