Miriam Breed

Mrs. Breed played an important part in the development and acceptance of the Boxer in the United States. In 1934, she bought and campaigned ICh. Sigurd v Dom. To her the best was never too good and so with Sigurd, whom Frank Bigler pictured in verses as "An athlete modeled in bronze and brawn and every inch a king."

So likewise with her very popular husband, Bill Breed, although their love affair, carried on partly in his column for Dog News, was cut short by his fatal illness. Mrs. Breed had been married before, hence the references to Miriam Hostetter Young. She was later married to Mr. Galligan whom she divorced, resuming the name of Breed.

Mrs. Breed owned and bred over fifty champions at her famous Barmere Kennels. She was successful in the East and later moved to California, where she continued in Boxers and later became well-known for her Brussels Griffons.

She served many times on committees for the ABC, including trophies, and was always generous with advertising and trophy donations as well as sponsoring annual awards.