Jemmy Shaw

Jemmy Shaw also known as Jimmy Shaw was one of the pioneer fanciers of the early dog show days, a promoter of dog fighting and rat-baiting contests and a breeder of Old English bulldogs, Bull Terriers, and Toy Terriers. [Mayhew, H. (1851). " [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2000.01.0028%3Aid%3Dc.1.4 London Labour and the London Poor, Volumne 3, Pg. 9] ." London: Griffen, Bohn and Company, Stationer's Hall Court.] According to the "Sporting Chronicle Annual", Jem owned a black and tan Bull and Terrier named "Jacko", the world record holder for rat killing.

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Further reading

References to Jemmy Shaw can be found in the following books:

*Ash, E. (1927). "Dogs, Their History and Development." Ernest Benn.
*Farman, E. (1899). "The Bulldog."
*Lytton, N. (1911). "Toy Dogs and Their Ancestors." D. Appleton.