Bertram W. Mills' Circus 1926-27 #3

"THE LOYALS are Spaniards who make America their home. For years their dogs have been a stellar attraction with the Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey's "Greatest Show on Earth", from which concern they have come direct to Olympia". This was always my dad's favorite dog act, he said they ran down a ramp and vaulted into a pad below. This is the only picture I have ever seen of the act, this dog appears to actually be doing a twisting somersalt in flight. The bizarre thing tho, for publicity picures for the prestigious Olympia in London, Mr. Loyal took his props out behind the Ringling big top and posed in his shirt sleeves and even solicited members of the canvas crew to join in.