Pets (and other Animals)

Dogs

 * A drawing of Grumpers.jpgaster Mr. J Garringden was famous for his dogs. His most-loved one was a black Scottish Terrier called 'Grumper'. He had it for over 15 years and was his most loyal friend, next to his wife of course. According to a diary entry by Garringden:

"'Grumper used to fancy himself as a bit of a spaniel, he wasn't a spaniel at all, had no genes or connections to one. But every time I was just about leave for a monthly shoot on the school grounds, he'd scuttle up and push his head up against my ankle, begging me (in his own special little way) to take him with me. So I did, he'd gallop back and forth up and down the fields with dead pheasant or two in his mouth. It really was a strange sight. Never quite got used to it, but they do say dogs are like the owners, and I am far from conventional...just don't tell anybody else that'"


 * In the summer of 1941, the newly married Garringden and his wife Henrietta Goodwin adopted a baby West Highland Terrier so Grumper had someone to look after. Her name was "Honey".


 * Groundskeeper John Smith used to do monthly pheasant shoots on the school grounds and the woodlands that surrounded the school. As such, he had a pack of 3 spaniels. 1 all-black Cocker Spaniel called Stalker, 1 Blue Roan Cocker Spaniel called Robert and 1 Springer Spaniel called Woody.