The text above was edited to omit a racial slur used in the registered names of two dogs, a practice tragically not uncommon at the time. Source: A.S.R. (1897, August 28). Some ladies' dogs. Country Life Illustrated, pp. 207-209 A winning Skye terrier with her owner Source: A.S.R. (1897, September 11). Some ladies' dogs. Country … Continue reading Vintage Women and Their Dogs
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Vintage Ads With Dogs
The Rural New-Yorker, March 10, 1917 Half of a two page ad in The Rural New-Yorker, September 8, 1917 The Rural New-Yorker, October 13, 1917 Nothing says Eat More Puffed Grains like an illustration of a kid with a cereal bowl, a borzoi and a disinterested dad. Vanity Fair, March 1918 A full page ad … Continue reading Vintage Ads With Dogs
Vintage Dogs: Smols
A toy bull-terrier A.S.R. (1897, July 17). Some ladies' dogs. Country Life Illustrated, p. 44. Her Grace sounds like a stinker. Country Life Illustrated, July 17, 1897 Weighing less than six pounds, this dog was sold at the age of two for a record price at a show in England with the stipulation that he … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Smols
Vintage Show Dogs
Anon. (1897, August 7). Sir Humphrey De Trafford 's kennels - III. Country Life Illustrated, pp. 128-130. Source for the images and text on the two dogs above: Birkdale. (1897, August 21). Kennel notes. Country Life Illustrated, pp. 185-187. A smooth collie shown in England Source: Birkdale. (1897, September 4). The Sedgemere kennels. Country Life … Continue reading Vintage Show Dogs
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