John Grenville Bates Sr (/beɪtɛs/; August 20, 1880 – February 2, 1944) was a co-founder of the American Kennel Club[2] and former President and Show Chairman of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
[3] He won back-to-back dog shows with his Irish Terrier Pendley Calling of Blarney in 1930 and 1931.
He was on the front cover of TIME Magazine Volume XXXI, No.
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