I love to look at and read about vintage foxhounds so much I could probably start another blog just for that. But until that happens (it won't), I'll be indulging myself here, hopefully to your delight, possibly to your indifference or even to your despair. Six images from: Anon. (1903, December 12). The Heythrop hounds. … Continue reading Vintage Foxhounds
Month: July 2024
Vintage Article on “Rabies Rackets”
Vinton P. Breese (1879 - 1940) was a dog show judge, writer, editor and artist in New Jersey. In the April 1939 issue of Country Life & the Sportsman, he penned this anti-vaccine/pro-killing diatribe regarding a proposed rabies bill. I post it in its entirety not just out of historical interest but to note the … Continue reading Vintage Article on “Rabies Rackets”
Vintage Dogs: Giants
Starting with a bit about the deerhound around the turn of the century in England and Miss Doxford's kennel, and continuing with other giant breeds, I hope you enjoy this post. Source: Smith, A. C. (1920, October 30). The deerhound of yesterday and to-day. Country Life, pp. 576-578 Source: Animal life and the world of … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Giants
Vintage Dog Ads
A full page ad at the back of the book: Plageman, R. B. (1899). House dogs, their care and treatment. New York: S. C. Hodge The C. S. R. Blue Book of Dogdom, Volume I, 1909 The Country-Side Monthly, June 1912 Country Life and the Sportsman, December 1938 While not dog ads, strictly speaking, these … Continue reading Vintage Dog Ads
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