DOG FANCIER

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 56, 28 May 1927, Page 23 (Supplement)

DOG FANCIER

HAROLD’S NEW ROLE COULDN’T RESIST ST. BERNARDS Hill-old Lloyd and his -wife, Mildred Davis, took an afternoon off from all thought of pictures the other day. They derided that they wanted to see some dogs, at least Mr. Lloyd wished to do so. and Mrg, Lloyd, who is only mildly interested in the animals, decided to accompany her husband to the far reaches of Brooklyn. Mr.

Lloyd’s hobby is dogs, but he is not interested in small dogs. He has on his estate in Hollywood 25 Great Danes, and the pet of the family is Great Pal Prince Ludwig. Mr. Llovd one day last autumn thought he would like to have a few St. Ber-

nards, and so he Harold Lloyd I resolved that when he was next in I New York he would invest in some specimens of that breed. In the kennels that Mr. Lloyd elected to visit there were some handsome specimens of St. Bernards. They appealed to the screen comedian’s eye. He knows a good deal about dogs, but always, when he talks about man’s best pal, he thinks of the size. It was brought out that a species of big dog could be bred by crossing a collie with a Great Dane. ST BERNARDS He was told that in all probability it would not be as big as the St. Bernards. “Wouldn’t be as big,” mumbled Mr. Lloyd, as if he were thinking over a gag for one of his films or quoting a verse that came to his mind reluctantly. “Wouldn’t be as big.” Mr. Lloyd took a great liking to a dog called Jimmy, who weighed more than 2001 b. After going into the details of feeding the animals, he announced that his dog bill in Hollywood was 500 dollars a month. He then deigned to look at some St. Bernard puppies, just because he knew that they would be “big” when they grew up. Both he and Mrs. Lloyd were much interested in the half a dozen puppies, and finally, after due meditation, Mr. Lloyd picked out one, for which he paid 150 dollars. While Mr. Lloyd was discussing the big animals with the owner of the kennel, Mrs. Lloyd discovered a tiny Pomeranian, which demonstrated a fondness for Mrs. Lloyd. The comedian’s wife wanted the small dog, but Mr. Lloyd insisted that he was not interested in small dogs, and that, charming as his wife was, she would not take proper care of the animal. HAROLD’S PURCHASE It was with no little effort that Mr. Lloyd tore himself away from the kennels, and then only after he had been there more than two hours. Just before driving off, Mr. Lloyd asked the owner of the place to have Jimmy, the huge St. Bernard, .brought out, so that he could see him run around. Jimmy appeared to appreciate that he must appear at his best, and therefore it should be recorded that he impressed Mr. Lloyd so well that the comedian is said to have returned the following - day and bought the finelooking animal.