Do I need a haircut? Country Life, February 28, 1903 (That's not an actual question, just a little ice breaker.) At this point, I think it's fair to say I've developed a passion for researching and writing about dog related topics from the decades before and after the turn of the century. And based upon … Continue reading Tell me, honestly
Month: December 2023
Vintage Breed: British Toy Bulldog
Below is a short but nonetheless interesting article on bulldog and French bulldog history from The Country-Side, February 27, 1909. I noticed the caption for the dog pictured reads "toy British bulldog" while the title describes the breed as "British toy bulldogs" and the opening sentence mentions the breed was also called "miniature" bulldogs. I … Continue reading Vintage Breed: British Toy Bulldog
White/Christmas
Country Life, December 21, 1901 Barnett, F. M. (1903, January 10). Toy pomeranians. Country Life, pp. 41-43 Dogdom, December 1913 Dogdom, January 1914 Painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Source: Nelson, E. W. (1918, May). Smaller mammals of North America. The National Geographic Magazine, pp. 391-493 Painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Source: Fuertes, L. A. and … Continue reading White/Christmas
Vintage Dogs: Names of Distinction III
He has a cunning plan! Source: Anon. (1901, December 14). Mr. Blagg's Dandie Dinmonts. Country Life, pp. 782-784 I wonder which one got bullied. Source: Y. (1903, January 17). Mr. Fernie's kennel & the hounds. Country Life, pp. 89-92 Wait - if this is the guy naming the foxhounds, it's starting to make sense. Source: … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Names of Distinction III
It Wasn’t Broke, but They Fixed It Anyway
Why can't these dogs win at a dog show today? Ch. Heworth Rascal in the book: Compton, H. (1904). The twentieth century dog, sporting. London: Grant Richards. Below: text from the same book. Source: Smith, A. C. (1909). Everyman's book of the dog. London: Hodder and Stoughton Thankfully Mr. Lane, who wrote the above for the October … Continue reading It Wasn’t Broke, but They Fixed It Anyway
Animals in Art: Sleep
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Kerry Darlington Sketch from Forest and Stream, October 18, 1888 March Moon by Julia Jeffrey English Setters napping at lunchtime on a hunt. Source: Teasdale-Buckell, G. T. (1902, March 15). Animal expression-II. Country Life, pp. 332-335 Country Life, November 15, 1902
Vintage Welsh Springer Spaniels
Three images above from: Smith, A. C. (1909). Everyman's book of the dog. London, England: Hodder and Stoughton Ch. Felcourt Flapper Source: Ash, E. C. (1927). Dogs: their history and development, volume I. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company Cimla Dash Source: Ash, E. C. (1927). Dogs: their history and development, volume I. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton … Continue reading Vintage Welsh Springer Spaniels
Vintage Dogs: Big and Little
Source: Shaw, V. K. (1879). The illustrated book of the dog. London, England: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. Source: Shaw, V. K. (1879). The illustrated book of the dog. London, England: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. Sketch from the book: Shields, G.O. (1891). The American book of the dog. Chicago, Illinois: Rand, McNally & Company … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Big and Little
Vintage Dogs in/on Cars
Dogdom, May 1913 Dogdom, January 1914 Source: Baynes, E. H. (1922). Polaris, the story of an Eskimo dog. New York, NY: The MacMillan Co. House and Garden, May 1920
Vintage Women and Their Bull Terriers
Cover of Dogdom, December 1909 Vintage rockabilly women and their bull terriers. From Dogdom, December 1909 Cover of Dogdom, January 1910 Dogdom, February 1910 I love this photo of visual artist Gertrude Horsford Fiske (1879–1961) with her pets (Wikimedia Commons)