…the more they stay the same. In perusing the 1891 issues of a dog and fowl breeder trade paper, I was struck by how many issues plaguing the fancy back then persist today. For example, we regularly hear anecdotes of a new disease or a new form of an existing disease in dogs:



In the December 19, 1891 issue of the same paper, a lengthy letter in response to the above article ends thusly:


Dogs being unintentionally killed by negligence:

Politics within the AKC alienating member clubs:


The dangers of hound packs running into transport vehicles:

Allegations of rigged dog show judging:

Fears of prize winners being poisoned out of malice and in this case, an actual threat:

This one is a positive: an unnamed rescuer of street dogs:
