Vintage Trash Talk in the Kennel Papers

This dog club won’t have Mr. James Watson to kick around anymore:

In September 1886, the American Fox Terrier Club held the first specialty dog show in the U. S. in Newport, Rhode Island. Forest and Stream reported on the entries. First, a snippet on the dogs:

They liked the bitches better, though it might be hard to tell:

Next, dog puppies:

The wirehairs didn’t fare too well either:

In an article about the New York show, The Hartford Courant takes a swing at pugs, for the heck of it:

Lastly, a controversial letterhead: