It has given BBC Nottingham a hive for the Bee Part Of It campaign, which will be based at Clumber Park, north Nottinghamshire.

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"Most of all he was trying to round out the history of the Clumber Spaniel, as it's a less popular breed these days, " he said.

WSJ: A Library With a Pedigree | American Kennel Club Research Library | By Joanne Kaufman

He then travelled to Nottingham where he unsuccessfully targeted Santander bank in Clumber Street, on 29 May 2012, by pretending to hide a gun in his pocket.

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So, the inquiry began, was the first Clumber registered in the U.S. an orange-and-white canine answering to Bustler also entered in the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show to include the breed?

WSJ: A Library With a Pedigree | American Kennel Club Research Library | By Joanne Kaufman

Last year, right about this time, Craig Savino, the American Kennel Club archivist, got an email from someone exploring the history of the Clumber Spaniel, a hunting dog developed in the U.K. and beloved of the monarchs Edward VII and George V.

WSJ: A Library With a Pedigree | American Kennel Club Research Library | By Joanne Kaufman