Yes I'm sort of shoehorning this fella in, hopefully no one minds. Picture portion from an ad in the back pages of the book: Turpin, B.S. (1900). The beagle and the field trials. Baltimore, Maryland: F.J. Skinner The full ad referenced in previous image. Above five images from: Lytton, J. (1911). Toy dogs and their … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Smols III

I love history, as some readers may have picked up on at this point. And today's offering is just a quick bit of the kind of thing that makes me say, "How about that?" when I come across it during my research. I might make this a regular thing, if there are no objections. Dogdom, … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: A Lick of History

Source: Webb, H. (1872). Dogs: their points, whims, instincts, and peculiarities. London, England: Dean & Son Source: Anon. (1886, April 8). The New Haven dog show. Forest and Stream, p. 210 Shields, G.O. (1891). The American book of the dog. Chicago, Illinois: Rand, McNally & Company Source for three images of Bunthorne:Lytton, J. (1911). Toy … Continue reading Vintage Toy Spaniels

Dogdom cover, April 1911 Dogdom cover, May 1911 Dogdom cover, July 1911 Dogdom cover, August 1911 Dogdom cover, September 1911 Dogdom cover, November 1911 Dogdom, November 1911 Dogdom, November 1911 Dogdom, December 1911 Dogdom, December 1911 Dogdom, January 1912 Dogdom, April 1913

A breeding announcement in Forest and Stream, January 7, 1886. To decipher for those in need, two pugs named Punch and Judy were bred and produced a female whose owner, presumably after careful consideration, decided upon the name Pug for her. Pug the pug. In the interest of completeness, I include this announcement in the … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Names of Distinction II

Huntington, H.W. (1897). My dog and I. New York, NY: Caxton Press Three images used to represent the breed in the book: Huntington, H.W. (1901). The show dog. Providence, RI: Remington Printing Co Dogdom, June 1911 Dogdom, August 1911 A Boston terrier kennel pictured in Dogdom, September 1911 Dogdom, September 1911 I like this cobby … Continue reading Vintage Boston Terriers

Turf, Field and Farm, December 22, 1899 Otterhounds in the book: Huntington, H.W. (1901). The show dog. Providence, RI: Remington Printing Co Mackie, P.J. (1910). The keeper's book. London, England: T.N. Foulis Lytton, J. (1911). Toy dogs and their ancestors. New York, New York: D. Appleton and Company Lytton, J. (1911). Toy dogs and their … Continue reading Vintage Dogs and People VI

Italian greyhounds. Source: Huntington, H.W. (1901). The show dog. Providence, RI: Remington Printing Co Leighton, R. (1907). The new book of the dog. London, England: Cassell Sewell, A.J. (1907). The dog's medical dictionary. London, England: George Routledge & Sons, Limited Sewell, A.J. (1907). The dog's medical dictionary. London, England: George Routledge & Sons, Limited Dogdom, April … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Group Shots III

Shields, G.O. (1891). The American book of the dog. Chicago, Illinois: Rand, McNally & Company Dogdom, September 1911 Dogdom, September 1911 Boston terrier pups in Dogdom, September 1911 Dogdom, October 1911 Haynes, W. (May 1915). A good dog with a bad name. House and Garden, pp. 334-335 Photo by H.V. Furness from the article:Haynes, W. … Continue reading Vintage Dogs and Kids III