Talk:Jock of the Bushveld

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This page needs a reference to the Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa (C. Niven, 1971) - see the below lifted from http://www.jocksafarilodge.com/legend.asp

He used to recount his experiences with his dog Jock at bedtime to his four children. Rudyard Kipling, and intimate friend, took part in these story-telling evenings and persuaded FitzPatrick to collect the stories in book form. When he had done this the author searched for a suitable artist to illustrate the book, came across Edmund Caldwell, and brought him to South Africa to see the Bushveld and make the drawings on the spot.

The book appeared in 1907 and had an enthusiastic reception, being reprinted four times in that year; it has remained a special favourite in South Africa and has been widely read abroad. It has appeared in several forms and languages, among them Afrikaans, Dutch, French, Xhosa and Zulu, and between 1907 and 1962 ran through almost 100 impressions.(Niven, C. Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa. 1971)

This was an excellent entry. However I can't help but question the last statement given the difference in size between Staffies and Boerboels. Where is the reference backing up that last claim?