The brindle and white winner of the premier coursing event in England in 1902, the Waterloo Cup: Mr. G. F. Fawcett's Farndon Ferry, by Fiery Furnace out of Fair Florence, who lost the cup in 1901 to his kennel mate, Fearless Footsteps. Source: Anon. (1902, March 8). The Waterloo Cup. Country Life, pp. 293-294
Category: animal history
Vintage Foxhounds
Four illustrations by John Sturgess and/or John Charlton.Source: Beaufort, H.C.F.S., 8th Duke of and Morris, M.W. (1885). Hunting. Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown, and Co The sole portrait of a foxhound contained within the book: Ball, R.F. and Gilbey, T. (1896). The Essex foxhounds. London, England: Vinton & Co From the book Hunting Reminiscences by Sir … Continue reading Vintage Foxhounds
Vintage Dogs: Group Shots IV
Fox terriers. Citation: Live stock society of America. (1895). Official catalogue of the first annual stock and farm show. New York, New York: F. M. Crossett Greyhounds belonging to Harding Cox in Country Life, October 12, 1901. Dogdom, August 1908 Dogdom, November 1909 Dogdom, November 1909 Dogdom, November 1909 Dogdom, April 1913 Dogdom, May 1913 … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Group Shots IV
Vintage Flatcoated Retrievers
Hatcoated? I'll accept it. Source: Webb, H. (1872). Dogs: their points, whims, instincts, and peculiarities. London, England: Dean & Son Two images used to represent the breed in the book: Huntington, H.W. (1901). The show dog. Providence, RI: Remington Printing Co Another look at Black Drake from the book:Compton, H. (1904). The twentieth century dog, sporting. London: … Continue reading Vintage Flatcoated Retrievers
Vintage Show Dogs XIV
Ch. Ted Obo pictured in the book: Compton, H. (1904). The twentieth century dog, sporting. London: Grant Richards. Dogdom, June 1908 Dogdom, October 1908 It only occurs to me now that I should have been naming my dogs Tad Pole all this time.Dogdom, November 1908 Dogdom, February 1909 Source: Smith, A. C. (1909). Everyman's book of the … Continue reading Vintage Show Dogs XIV
Vintage Duos
Barbou, A. (1883). Le chien; son histoire, ses exploits, ses aventures. Paris: Jouvet et cie Country Life, July 27, 1901 Country Life, September 14, 1901 Source: Voogt, G. D. (1907). Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness. Boston, Massachusetts: Ginn & Co. Source: Voogt, G. D. (1907). Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and … Continue reading Vintage Duos
Vintage Draught Dogs
Source: Barbou, A. (1883). Le chien; son histoire, ses exploits, ses aventures. Paris: Jouvet et cie Two images of draught dogs, one at work, the other at rest, from the article: Dennis, A. P. (1899, November). Life on a Yukon Trail. The National Geographic Magazine, pp. 457-466 Four images of draught dogs in the Flemish … Continue reading Vintage Draught Dogs
Vintage Norwegian Elkhounds
The image and text above, as well as the text below, are taken from: Compton, H. (1904). The twentieth century dog, sporting. London: Grant Richards. Another look at Jager: Image from:Leighton, R. (1907). The new book of the dog. London, England: Cassell Image from: Leighton, R. (1907). The new book of the dog. London, England: Cassell Another … Continue reading Vintage Norwegian Elkhounds
Vintage Sled Dogs
Art by Morgan Stinemetz in the guide leaflet: Colbert, E. H. (1953). The origin of the dog. New York, NY: The American Museum of Natural History Photo by Captain George S. Gibbs, Signal Corps, U. S. Army A dog team made up of six mastiffs. Photo by Captain George S. Gibbs, Signal Corps, U. S. … Continue reading Vintage Sled Dogs
More Vintage Cocker Spaniels
Huntington, H. W. (1901). The show dog: being a book devoted to describing the cardinal virtues and objectionable features of all breeds of dogs from the show ring standpoint with mode of treatment of the dog both in health and sickness. Providence, R.I.: For the author, by the Remington Print. Co. Dogdom, June 1908 Dogdom, November 1908 … Continue reading More Vintage Cocker Spaniels
