Killbuck Kennels

Killbuck Kennels

Type	Dog Production; Fur-bearing Animal & Rabbit Production
Industry	Agriculture
Fate	Dissolved
Founded	Wooster, Ohio (1897 (1897))
Founder(s)	John Bolus
Headquarters	Wooster, Ohio, United States
Number of locations	0000 N. Grant St., Wooster, Ohio
Key people	John Bolus

Locations

• 0000 N. Grant St., Wooster, Ohio 44691

Comprehensive History

John Bolus owned and operated the Killbuck Kennels at the back of his house property on N. Grant street where he bred and raised dogs. His specialty were English and Irish Setter dogs. His kennel had a national reputation and he often traveled to dog shows across the country in the 1880s where his dogs usually took top honors. He was also a well-known judge at many dog shows. Many of his stud dogs' names still appear in setter pedigrees today.

Gallery

Portrait of John Bolus's dog, Mack, painted by Charles Gasche in 1878 can be seen hanging in the renovated lobby of Hotel Wooster (previously known as the Archer House hotel.)

Newspaper articles

Newspaper full-text articles

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  Charles Gasche paints a John Bolus dog.

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  Report on Bolus's Kennel, from Wooster Weekly Republican, 1878-FEB-07 p.3

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  Charles Gasche painted, Mack, John Bolus' well-known Irish Setter dog whose portrait hung in the Archer House hotel for many years.

What Links Here

• Business Abstracts from the 1884-1885 Directory (D-L) ‎ (← links)