june september british founded dog charles involved dogs began work manufacturer dog rose position general manager whilst working france invited run dog exposition running dog shows london years ran dog continued run shows death running cat shows involved range dog breed clubs including wife upheld story owned dog instead owned cat admitted owning memoirs published posthumously early life born june children youth sussex london followed father footsteps manufacturing ultimately decided career left business went apply post office boy shop manufacturer dog recruited later lent forward interview point whilst talking business said know think kind business ought honestly overhauled shop changing system crosses distinguish wholesale retail customers far detailed system cross previously later instead stamped type trademark distinguish dog months joining convinced hire new boy work shop free orders dog promoters dog shows like saw connection improved feeding dogs supported foundation societies new role expected attended dogs crystal palace london annually early shows unsuccessful financially continued whilst gradually rose role general manager head department years age years leaving jewellery business office manager dog forerunner modern dry dog food work company went single small shop british leader types products shows whilst working travelled europe expand business whilst france invited run dog world fair whilst promoting dog cake known offers run shows came including offer secretary offer run livestock section brussels took job offers run shows manager section shows founded club secretary time turned sold turn promoted charles chief traveller general manager guidance company product base expanded game bird food markets producing range accessories cats dogs secretary dog club involved clubs promoted saint bernard breeds approached run dog london march opened london entitled great kinds received entries classes included lord patrons breeds toy dogs added gradual expansion breeds led creation named greatest dog held deal hold location restrict venue allowing run dog shows location designed logo head surrounded collar crown introduced system competitors pay enter dogs additional payments wished dogs away night day competition pay wanted away early final day grown popularity recognised largest dog world celebrated dogs entered event shows frequented royalty queen_victoria exhibiting dogs king edward vii prior king russia sent eighteen compete king george entered regularly march experimented expanding shows held cat entries easily biggest kind far patrons included publication fur feather praised new venture encouraged wasn sure initial lost pounds entries classes restricted handful cats held second march fur feather praise despite initiated profitable fur feather announced march cat postponed business commitments went run designed special train carriages carry competition dogs shows country secretary colleagues including sir created second onwards june known continued secretary club sir took role despite fact gave away details press concentrate promotion shows eye eye members media newspaper refused publish reference dog shows simply referred dog death legacy running 45th fell ill late summer recovering died heart attack september tributes came media agencies dogs calling man dog shows comparisons american funeral occurred september buried tomb western area london listed london borough placed plaque commemorating left family friends majority going second wife emma going daughter grandchildren charles received kenneth received great nephew young cousin received worked thirty years received cousin received secretary worked dog shows received time death thought wife continue run dog shows help secretary miss running sold world war wasn ran time remain called dropped resulting called continues called present family life marriage children second marriage children remained close contact children involved dog business relationship daughter nicknamed listed second wife step daughter wife emma stated book famous dog book published rule husband couldn dogs fear making believe favoured breed going far determined pet took like resistance kept cat memoirs published posthumously dog book explained lived households went particular reference fact wife emma owned breed dog creation logo time living road wife emma father charles named servant named listed profession promoter emma charles died age september time death living london staff included cook additionally owned country home called surrey
Charles Cruft (showman)