Rory of Bentley is the grizzled ten-year-old on the left. Ch. Michael of Moreton is on the right– and in this photo, he is only little over a year old.
Michael would later become a very important sire in the early days of the golden retriever breed, and he was the sire of Ch. Noranby Diana, my favorite of the pre-war goldens.
Rory’s lifespan was quite remarkable. He was born in 1915 and died in 1932– a rather long life for even a modern golden retriever.
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