From the cover of Turf, Field and Farm, October 20, 1899 Pointer and setter on the cover of Western Field, February 1906. Dogdom, December 1912 Dogdom, December 1912 Dogdom, April 1916 Dogdom, April 1916 Dogdom, April 1916 Dogdom, June 1916 Prince Charles spaniel Dogdom, August 1916 Poodle The dog for the car. (1916, August). House … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Random
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Vintage Field Trial Dogs II
A beautiful pointer. The Field Dog Stud Book (Vol. I). (1901). Chicago, IL: The American Field Publishing Co. Influential English setter. The Field Dog Stud Book (Vol. I). (1901). Chicago, IL: The American Field Publishing Co. One of the few field trial Irish setters of the era. The Field Dog Stud Book (Vol. I). (1901). … Continue reading Vintage Field Trial Dogs II
Vintage Dogs: Smols
House dogs. (1908, January). House and Garden, pp. 35-38 Dogdom, March 1912 Dogdom, May 1912 Dogdom, September 1912 Dogdom, June 1912 Dogdom, November 1912 Dogdom, February 1913 Anon. (1916, August). The dog for the car. House and Garden, p. 29 Dogdom, February 1917 Dogdom, May 1921 Dogdom, May 1921 Dogdom, March 1912 Dogdom, November 1912 … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Smols
Vintage Dogs of Royalty
From the book British dogs their varieties, history, characteristics, breeding, management and exhibition by Hugh Dalziel, 1879 Plumpie the chow who was bred to a white pomeranian, from an article in The Westminster Budget (London, England) · March 15, 1895 Two illustrations from The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · July 11, 1897 Dogdom … Continue reading Vintage Dogs of Royalty
Vintage Challenges in the Dog Fancy
Around the turn of the century, dog men liked to brag and bluster and wave around their money. The kennel papers obliged by printing occasional challenges issued by Some Rich Guy to Other Rich Guys or sometimes to A Particular Rich Guy, as is the case here. This challenge is specific and complicated, which is … Continue reading Vintage Challenges in the Dog Fancy
The Dog Fancy: World War I
Life goes on, even in wartime, and so it was with purebred dogs during World War I. Here are various snippets from the era, illustrating some of the effects of the war on the dog fancy. A view of World War I from prominent dog fancier James Watson in Country Life in America, November 1914 … Continue reading The Dog Fancy: World War I
Vintage Black and Tan Terriers
Glasse, J.A. (1908, April). Scotch terriers. House and Garden, pp. 13-14. Leighton, R. (1907). The new book of the dog. London, England: Cassell The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Washington) · May 29, 1910 Dogdom, September 1912 Dogdom, February 1913 Dogdom, March 1916 Article from Dogdom, December 1916 Fuertes, L.A. (1919). The book of dogs. Washington, D.C.: The National … Continue reading Vintage Black and Tan Terriers
Vintage Dogs and People III
Dogdom, March 1912 Dogdom, May 1912 Dogdom, July 1912 Dogdom, July 1912 Dogdom, July 1912 Dogdom, October 1912 Dogdom, December 1912 Dogdom, June 1916 Dogdom, June 1916 Dogdom, October 1916 Dogdom, October 1916 Dogdom, December 1916 The Philadelphia Inquirer,(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 17 Aug 1919, Sun • Page 23 Fuertes, L.A. (1919). The book of dogs. Washington, D.C.: The National … Continue reading Vintage Dogs and People III
Vintage Bulldogs
I hate to say it but bulldog breeders have apparently never been right. Structurally unsound doesn't even begin to cover the bulldog. Exhibit A, two photos of this unfortunate animal: The Dog Fancier, July 1916 The Dog Fancier, August 1916 Looking back at earlier photographs of the breed, it wasn't good then either: Leighton, R. … Continue reading Vintage Bulldogs
More Vintage White Collies
House dogs. (1908, January). House and Garden, pp. 35-38 Dogdom, October 1912 The Field, December 1914 Article in Dogdom, December 1916 The Dog Fancier, March 1918 7 month old white collie in The Dog Fancier, April 1918 Another 7 month old in The Dog Fancier, July 1918 The Dog Fancier, July 1918 The Dog Fancier, … Continue reading More Vintage White Collies