Vintage Dogs on Point

(1) English setter Rapid Ranger of Bromfield, a field trial winner in England
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(4) Why are sound elbows and proper range of motion important? Imagine holding this pose for any length of time on malformed joints.
(5) The male pointer Horton Roy (Champion Heather James X Horton Violet) pointing partridges.
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(8) Another look at the female in image 3
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(10) Photo taken by dog owner Robert C. Cornell of New York in December 1901 while quail hunting in North Carolina.
(11) Winners of the brace stake at the 1902 field trials at Shrewsbury, England.
(12) Another look at one of the dogs in image 11

Image sources:

(1 – 7) Teasdale-Buckell, G. T. (1901, December 21). Mr. Herbert Mitchell’s kennel. Country Life, pp. 797-799

(8 – 9) Teasdale-Buckell, G. T. (1902, March 1). Animal expression-I. Country Life, pp. 267-269

(10) Cornell, R. C. (1902, April 19). Quail shooting in North Carolina. Country Life, p. 512

(11 – 12) Anon. (1902, May 10). Pointer and setter trials. Country Life, pp. 581-583

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