Vintage Dogs: Weights

Weights of various dog breeds were emphasized more often around the turn of the century than they are now. Classes offered at dog shows were designated by breed and sometimes further divided by weight such as light and heavy pointers and bull terriers.

Turf, Field and Farm, July 7, 1899

Tiny dogs were valued for their weight.

Dogdom, April 1916
Dogdom, December 1918
Dogdom, December 1918

The public was fascinated by the biggest and smallest dogs at a show being pictured together:

Fuertes, L.A. (1919). The book of dogs. Washington, D.C.: The National Geographic Society

Weights were often included in ads for individual dogs.

Dogdom, April 1916
Dogdom, April 1916
Dogdom, April 1916
Dogdom, April 1916
Classified ad in The Calgary Herald (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) · 6 Oct 1917, Sat · Page 19
Dogdom, January 1919
Dogdom, January 1919
Dogdom, January 1919
Dogdom, January 1919
Dogdom, February 1919

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