Albert Payson Terhune

ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE d1942. American author, dog breeder and journalist. The public knows him best for his novels relating to the adventures of his beloved collies and as a breeder of collies at his famous Sunnybank Kennels, the lines of which still exist in today's Rough Collies. The Sunnybank Estate in Wayne New Jersey is nowadays maintained as the Terhune Memorial Park. It is open to the public and visitors can visit the graves of many of the dogs mentioned in his works and view a collection of Terhune's book and dog awards. Her died in New Jersey aged 69 on February 18th 1942.