- Thomas William Hogarth
__NOTOC__Thomas William Hogarth (
April 6 ,1901 -January 26 ,1999 ) was an author,dog judge , dog breeder, genetics enthusiast andveterinary surgeon . He was an author of several books published in the 1930s about theBull Terrier and breeding of Bull Terriers.Hogarth was born in Kelso on the borders of
Scotland , onApril 6 ,1901 . He attended Kelso High School andGiggleswick School . After the First World War he traveled to and worked inCanada . He bred Bull Terriers in the early 1920s in Scotland using the kennel name "Galalaw".Hogarth traveled extensively in the late 1920s and early 1930s as a dog judge; specially in 1929 judged in
South Africa ,India ,Ceylon ,Burma , Australia. Also in Argentina in the early 1930s. He attendedOntario Veterinary College ,University of Toronto (nowUniversity of Guelph ) in the 1930s, and he graduated in 1937. While he was studying he published four books relating to Bull Terriers in the 1930s, as well as one book on recollections of his dog judging travels, and possibly the only book of verse about Bull Terriers. [cite web |url=http://www.authorandbookinfo.com/ngcoba/ho2.htm |title=New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors |accessdate=2008-02-08]Hogarth practiced as a Veterinary Surgeon at Swanbourne Veterinary Hospital (now known as Swanbourne Veterinary Centre), in
Perth, Western Australia 1940s to the 1960s. The main customers were dog and cat owners, but he did have the opportunity to deal with the occasional circus animal from visiting circuses. [cite web |url=http://www.petpro.com.au/article.asp?CategoryID=1&TopicID=1&ArticleID=44 |title= History of the Swanbourne Veterinary Centre|accessdate=2008-02-08 ] He was involved with early stages of the Guide Dogs for the Blind, Dogs Refuge Home, Western Australian Veterinary Surgeons Board and was patron of the Fremantle Ladies Pipe Band.In the 1970s and 1980s he was one of a group of West Australian book collectors who were well known on the antiquarian book sale and auction circuit in Perth.
On retirement he lived in
Darlington, Western Australia . He occasionally judged at dog shows in his 70's. With his wife, he bred Old English Game fowl and kept a range of dogs - but never a bull terrier. He died in Perth, Western Australia onAustralia Day ,January 26 ,1999 . His wife, son and three grandchildren survived him.References
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These are correlated to some of the text - "Travels of a Dog Judge", a 1929 diary in family collection, and catalogues from the dog shows.
* January 3 Sangrur, Jind, India
* January Patiala, India
* January 25-26 Calcutta, India
* January 30 Rangoon, Burma
* February 8-9 Chutter Manzil, Lucknow, India
* February 11-12 Allahabad, India
* February 18-19 Bombay, India
* February 25 Patiala, India
* March 4 Dehra Dun, India
* March 8 Calcutta, India
* March 15 Colombo, Ceylon
* March 27-28 Perth, Western Australia
* April , South Australia
* April 26-27 Sydney, New South Wales
* May 14-18 Ipswich, Queensland
* June 3 Newcastle, New South Wales
* June 7-8 Melbourne, Victoria
* August 2 -3 Ceylon
* September 20-21 Durban, South Africa
* October Buenes Aires, ArgentinaBibliography
* "The Bull Terrier", Manchester: Our Dogs. 1931. First Edition.
* "The Coloured and Colour Breeding", Galashiels: A Walker & Son. 1932
** Chapter 'Colour Breeding in Bull Terriers' by Major T Grahame and Captain J.N. Ritchie.
** Chapter 'Colour Inheritance in Bull-terriers' by Dr F Fraser Darling* "Travels of a Dog Judge Round the World", Galasheils, A Walker & Son 1935
* "A Bull Terrier Notebook", Galashiels, A Walker & Son 1936
* "Bull-Terrier Doggerel", Galashiels: A Walker & Son. 1937
* "The Bull Terrier", Manchester, Our Dogs. 1937. Second edition.
* American reprint of "The Bull Terrier", First Edition was not done in consultation with either Dr Hogarth or his family.
* Articles in the 1920s and 1930s in 'Our Dogs' and other dog magazines and newspapers.
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