He has a cunning plan! Source: Anon. (1901, December 14). Mr. Blagg's Dandie Dinmonts. Country Life, pp. 782-784 I wonder which one got bullied. Source: Y. (1903, January 17). Mr. Fernie's kennel & the hounds. Country Life, pp. 89-92 Wait - if this is the guy naming the foxhounds, it's starting to make sense. Source: … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Names of Distinction III
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It Wasn’t Broke, but They Fixed It Anyway
Why can't these dogs win at a dog show today? Ch. Heworth Rascal in the book: Compton, H. (1904). The twentieth century dog, sporting. London: Grant Richards. Below: text from the same book. Source: Smith, A. C. (1909). Everyman's book of the dog. London: Hodder and Stoughton Thankfully Mr. Lane, who wrote the above for the October … Continue reading It Wasn’t Broke, but They Fixed It Anyway
Animals in Art: Sleep
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Kerry Darlington Sketch from Forest and Stream, October 18, 1888 March Moon by Julia Jeffrey English Setters napping at lunchtime on a hunt. Source: Teasdale-Buckell, G. T. (1902, March 15). Animal expression-II. Country Life, pp. 332-335 Country Life, November 15, 1902
Vintage Welsh Springer Spaniels
Three images above from: Smith, A. C. (1909). Everyman's book of the dog. London, England: Hodder and Stoughton Ch. Felcourt Flapper Source: Ash, E. C. (1927). Dogs: their history and development, volume I. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company Cimla Dash Source: Ash, E. C. (1927). Dogs: their history and development, volume I. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton … Continue reading Vintage Welsh Springer Spaniels
Vintage Dogs: Big and Little
Source: Shaw, V. K. (1879). The illustrated book of the dog. London, England: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. Source: Shaw, V. K. (1879). The illustrated book of the dog. London, England: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. Sketch from the book: Shields, G.O. (1891). The American book of the dog. Chicago, Illinois: Rand, McNally & Company … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Big and Little
Vintage Dogs in/on Cars
Dogdom, May 1913 Dogdom, January 1914 Source: Baynes, E. H. (1922). Polaris, the story of an Eskimo dog. New York, NY: The MacMillan Co. House and Garden, May 1920
Vintage Women and Their Bull Terriers
Cover of Dogdom, December 1909 Vintage rockabilly women and their bull terriers. From Dogdom, December 1909 Cover of Dogdom, January 1910 Dogdom, February 1910 I love this photo of visual artist Gertrude Horsford Fiske (1879–1961) with her pets (Wikimedia Commons)
More Vintage Samoyeds
The following is snipped from a 1909 article titled "Additions to the Natural History Museum" by R. Lyddekker: The Country-Side, February 20, 1909 An image used to represent the breed in: United States Department of Agriculture. (1926). Farmers' bulletin no. 1491. Washington, D. C.: U. S. Dept. of Agriculture; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U. … Continue reading More Vintage Samoyeds
A Slight Deviation
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
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
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