Whether it’s due to grooming, length of coat, or basic structure, these fine dogs from the past would be hard pressed to replicate their wins today.
Anon. (1897, May 22). Some notable dogs. Country Life Illustrated, pp. 544-546.Vanity Fair, January 1917Vanity Fair, May 1917Vanity Fair, October 1917House Beautiful, August 1934House Beautiful, October 1934Ch. Amanullah of Kandahar, a cream colored Afghan hound, owned by Mrs. Amelia E. White. Source: Country Life and the Sportsman, February 1939Ch. Biene von Elbe Bogen se Sumbula, a boxer. Source: Country Life and the Sportsman, February 1939Country Life and the Sportsman, February 1939
This piece on barbering dogs for the show ring appeared in the July 27, 1901 issue of The Breeder and Sportsman:
An ad in the Catalogue of dog, cat and pet stock show: Panama-Pacific International Exposition, November 29, 30, December 1, 1915. Note the differences between this airedale and the one in the first photo, both from the UK, almost 20 years apart.Vanity Fair, September 1916Country Life & the Sportsman, May 1938
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