This week I'm going to put up shorter posts every day instead of the usual length posts on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Let me know if you have a preference one way or the other. Image from The Country-Side, February 20, 1909
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Random Vintage Dogs
Source: Anon. (1902, April 12). Famous kennels: Mr. R. Hood Wright's. Country Life, pp. 470-472 Country Life, May 17, 1902 The one page article which accompanied these photos may be read here. Source: Animal life and the world of nature: a magazine of natural history throughout the world, Volume I, July 1902 - June 1903 … Continue reading Random Vintage Dogs
Dog Stories Three
I'm glad the dog figured this out because honestly, I can't. Source: Animal life and the world of nature: a magazine of natural history throughout the world, Volume I, July 1902 - June 1903 Source: Animal life and the world of nature: a magazine of natural history throughout the world, Volume I, July 1902 - … Continue reading Dog Stories Three
Vintage Smols
The one on the right wants a hug. Source: Plageman, R. B. (1899). House dogs, their care and treatment. New York: S. C. Hodge At this point, Pekingese still looked like palace dogs. Country Life, November 1, 1902 A bit about pomeranian size and color, including a reference to the large pomeranian: A male pomeranian … Continue reading Vintage Smols
The Three Collies of 1909
In January 1909, The Country-Side ran a series on the three varieties of Collie: the rough-coat, the smooth and the blue merle. Below are each of those articles in full. The Country-Side, January 16, 1909 The Country-Side, January 23, 1909 The Country-Side, January 30, 1909
Meet the Vintage Breeds II
This series of articles, entitled "Dogs Worth Keeping" appeared in The Country-Side in 1908-1909 and, though lacking a byline, was presumably the work of the magazine's editor, E. Kay Robinson. Following are excerpts from articles on the fox terrier, the Irish terrier, the St. Bernard and the great Dane. "[T]o the ordinary suburban or town … Continue reading Meet the Vintage Breeds II
Spratt’s in Late 19th and Early 20th Century Dog Literature
Mr. Spratt and his mystery meat from the book Dog Shows and Doggy People by Charles Henry Lane, 1902 James Spratt was an American entrepreneur living in England who manufactured the first processed dry food for dogs around 1860. By the 1870s, the company was selling its biscuits in America, eventually opening a factory in … Continue reading Spratt’s in Late 19th and Early 20th Century Dog Literature
Meet the Large Pomeranian
The following article ran in the September 11, 1909 issue of The Country-Side.
Happy Thanksgiving
And before you lapse into your food coma, here are a few turn of the century tips on how to feed your cat: Source: Animal life and the world of nature: a magazine of natural history throughout the world, Volume I, July 1902 - June 1903
Vintage Puppies
Country Life, August 3, 1901 Liver, white and tan field spaniels pictured in Country Life, October 19, 1901. A terrier, a foxhound and an ox skull pictured in Country Life, February 8, 1902 Source: Anon. (1902, May 31). A noted kennel of St. Bernards. Country Life, pp. 696-698 Source: Anon. (1902, November 8). Mrs. Hughes' … Continue reading Vintage Puppies
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