Country Life Illustrated, January 23, 1897 The Breeder and Sportsman, December 13, 1902 Country-side, May 1913 Why not? Vanity Fair, August 1916 Vanity Fair, January 1917 Vanity Fair, February 1917 Vanity Fair, February 1917 Vanity Fair, March 1917 Vanity Fair, March 1917 Vanity Fair, May 1917 Vanity Fair, May 1917 Source: Williams, L. (1919). A … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Smols
Month: April 2025
Vintage Dog Ads
The inspiration for the Beastie Boys song, presumably. The Breeder and Sportsman, October 25, 1902 Improved mollycoddles! This Spratt's ad includes an illustration depicting the St. Bernard stalls at a dog show. Spratt's was contracted to feed and otherwise look after the dogs at many shows around the turn of the century. Image source: Eberhart, … Continue reading Vintage Dog Ads
Vintage Dogs: Oddball III
Country Life July 13, 1901 Lady Warwick holding a baby anteater and a collie who doesn't look too happy about the arrangement. From Country Life, September 21, 1901. I assume "found at birth" is a euphemism for the Count killing the cub's mother. From Country Life, October 12, 1901. Country Life, December 28, 1901 Country … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Oddball III
Born on This Day: Bette Davis
Actress, icon and dog lover Bette Davis was born on April 5, 1908, in Lowell, Massachusetts. As lifetime president of the Tailwaggers Society, a canine care and advocacy organization in southern California, she hosted a fundraising event in 1938. Numerous Hollywood stars attended and the fundraiser was well covered by the press. This puppy was raffled, … Continue reading Born on This Day: Bette Davis
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