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.^[1] According to the Sporting Chronicle Annual, Jem owned a black and tan Bull and Terrier named "Jacko", the world record holder for rat killing.

References

1. Mayhew, H. (1851). London Labour and the London Poor, Volume 3, Pg. 9. London: Griffen, Bohn and Company, Stationer's Hall Court.

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.