Breeders and would-be breeders pored over studbooks while members of the public turned up to investigate what sort of dog would best fit into their family.
Mr. Savino reviewed the AKC stud book records they track the ancestry of every dog and bitch that's been party to a registered blessed event since the late 19th century then checked earlier studbooks from the National Kennel Club (available only on microfilm) as well as a bound catalog from the 1878 Westminster competition.