MISS FLORENCE BRUNKER WITH HER POODLE LE ROI BLANC.

From photo by Hermann Ernst, St. John's Wood.

This young lady has not been before the public as an exhibitor for more than five or six years, but has been very successful with her efforts in that direction.

As far as I remember, the first specimen from her kennel was the Grey Poodle Pierrette Jackson, which came out at the show held in the grounds of Holland House in the summer of 1896, when she had quite a field day, and the dog was greatly admired, the colour being at that time a great novelty.

The sire and dam of Pierrette Jackson were coal black. All the puppies were born black, and did not change till they were over three months old, when three of them gradually became grey. This is thought to be the first litter of Grey Poodles born in England.

The first litter Pierrette had, by London Pride, also grey in colour, comprised two puppies, one of which, Nanette Grise, began to change colour at four months old, the other remained jet black for twelve months, and is now dark smoke-colour.

MISS FLORENCE BRUNKER WITH HER POODLES PIERRETTE, SOUPET, AND LA FRIVETTE.

Miss F. Brunker has lately added to her kennel a Toy White Poodle, Le Roi Blanc, who is smart and typical and promises well for his future appearance in the show ring.

I need not tell any of my readers who know this young lady that she is very enthusiastic and takes much personal interest in her pets, and there is evidently a strong bond of sympathy between them.

LIEUT.-COLONEL CLAUDE CANE.

From photo by Lafayette, Dublin.

I think she invariably attends the shows where they are exhibited, and they have the advantage of being shown by their mistress.

I am pleased to be able to give my readers an excellent portrait of Miss Florence Brunker with the Grey Poodles Pierrette Jackson, Soupet, and La Frivette, and one with the White Toy Poodle Le Roi Blanc, which I am sure will be very interesting to her many friends amongst Doggy People.

Since the foregoing was written Miss Florence Brunker has been elected Hon. Secretary of the Curly Poodle Club.