Country Life, April 26, 1902 Country Life, May 31, 1902 Country Life, June 21, 1902 Country Life, September 6, 1902 Mr. H. Turton Norton's dog, pictured in Country Life, October 11, 1902. Country Life, October 25, 1902 Country Life, November 1, 1902 Country Life, November 8, 1902 A pet pig named The Old Woman and … Continue reading Vintage Pets in the U. K.
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Vintage Show Dogs in England III
A prize winning male greyhound, measuring 29 inches at the shoulder, owned by Maud May. Source: Country Life, August 10, 1901 A great Dane pictured in Country Life, November 16, 1901. A curlycoated retriever in Country Life, February 15, 1902 Bulldogs from: Anon. (1902, March 22). Famous kennels: Mr. W. F. Pegg's. Country Life, pp. … Continue reading Vintage Show Dogs in England III
Vintage Dogs with Jobs III
Two images of liver, white and tan field spaniels from Country Life, October 19, 1901. Foxhounds at a crossroads in Country Life, February 8, 1902. The king's pack of dogs used for otter hunting was made up of otterhounds, foxhounds and five terriers. Source: Anon. (1902, June 21). The king's otter-hounds in county Wicklow. Country … Continue reading Vintage Dogs with Jobs III
Vintage Labrador Retrievers
The following photos and text are from a 1902 article in an English magazine: Sentry Source for above images: Anon. (1902, August 23). The Labrador dog. Country Life, pp. 238-239 The breed entry below, from a 1909 book, indicates just one color for the Labrador: black. Source: Smith, A. C. (1909). Everyman's book of the … Continue reading Vintage Labrador Retrievers
Just a Princess Sending Photos of her Dogs to a Magazine
Source: Country Life, June 7, 1902
Vintage Dogs: Brace IV
Young Russian wolfhounds in Country Life, August 10, 1901. A brace of pointers in Country Life, August 24, 1901 Hic Celer was killed in a kennel fight, Handy Cat was a winner of the Barbican Cup. Both dogs belonged to Harding Cox. From Country Life, October 12, 1901. Source: Teasdale-Buckell, G. T. (1902, March 1). … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Brace IV
Video Discussion about my Book, The Columbus Dog Show Fire
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Extinct Breed: The English Water Spaniel
Brown and White Norfolk or Water Spaniel (1778) painting by George Stubbs (1724 - 1806). Original from The Yale University Art Gallery. In an 1851 book, the water spaniel is described as "headstrong and unruly," "surly and ill-tempered, with children even" and "scarcely worth the notice of the sportsman." The author provides this introduction: Source: … Continue reading Extinct Breed: The English Water Spaniel
A Turn of the Century Flatcoated Retriever Family
Painting by Maud Earl of Champion Darenth (male) by Hopeful out of Donna. Source: Slaughter, F. E. (1898). The sportswoman's library, volume I. Westminster, England: Archibald Constable & Co. The following excerpts are from a 1902 article: Amongst the numerous owners of high-class flat-coated retrievers, Mr. L. Allen Shuter of Kirby Hall, Horton Kirby, Kent, … Continue reading A Turn of the Century Flatcoated Retriever Family
Vintage Dogs on Point
(1) English setter Rapid Ranger of Bromfield, a field trial winner in England (2) (3) (4) Why are sound elbows and proper range of motion important? Imagine holding this pose for any length of time on malformed joints. (5) The male pointer Horton Roy (Champion Heather James X Horton Violet) pointing partridges. (6) (7) (8) … Continue reading Vintage Dogs on Point
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