Vintage Full Page Dog Ads

What was so great about the dogs, services and supplies being sold around the turn of the century that a full page ad was warranted? Take a look:

Ad in the book:
James, G.B., Jr. (1894). The dog and how to breed, train and keep him. Boston, Massachusetts: Walnut Publishing Co
Ad in the book:
James, G.B., Jr. (1894). The dog and how to breed, train and keep him. Boston, Massachusetts: Walnut Publishing Co
An ad in the back pages of the book: Huntington, H.W. (1897). My dog and I. New York, NY: Caxton Press
An ad in the back pages of the book: Huntington, H.W. (1897). My dog and I. New York, NY: Caxton Press
From the back pages of the book:
Huntington, H.W. (1901). The show dog. Providence, RI: Remington Printing Co
From the back pages of the book:
Huntington, H.W. (1901). The show dog. Providence, RI: Remington Printing Co
Dogdom, December 1911
Source: Skinner, F. J. (1911-1912). C.S.R. Blue book of dogdom, volumes 3-4. New York: The Bulletin Company
Dogdom, June 1913
Dogdom, January 1914
House and Garden, January 1918
House and Garden, February 1919

Honorable mention:

House and Garden, June 1920

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