Two images of fox terriers Jack, Spot and Vic, after a rabbit which got away. Country Life Illustrated, February 13, 1897 Two images from an otter hunt. This pack of hounds was used with terriers, including a Dandie Dinmont/Bedlington terrier cross named Charlie, who would be put down holes where the hounds picked up scent … Continue reading Vintage Dogs with Jobs

Country Life Illustrated, April 10, 1897 Country Life Illustrated, April 17, 1897 The "flat back" mentioned in the description of Sapolio appears to be evident in the dog Save Monarch. At first I wondered if the pictures had been captioned incorrectly but as Sapolio is described as brindle and white, they do seem to be … Continue reading More Vintage Bulldogs

Difficult to photograph since they suck the light out of every picture, black dogs deserve their own post. Country Life Illustrated, January 23, 1897 A champion Newfoundland in Country Life Illustrated, April 10, 1897 Flatcoated retriever with a rabbit in Country Life Illustrated, May 15, 1897 Source: Ives, L. (1911). Show Pomeranians. Manchester: Our Dogs … Continue reading Vintage Black Dogs

Pointers and a brace of English setters in the background in Country Life Illustrated, January 30, 1897 Three photos taken at the Waterloo Cup in Country Life Illustrated, March 6, 1897 Birkdale. (1897, April 24). The Borzoi show at Southport. Country Life Illustrated, pp. 438-439 Vanity Fair, November 1916 Prince John, son of King George … Continue reading Vintage Dogs and People

Country Life Illustrated, March 13, 1897 Great Danes in Country Life Illustrated, March 13, 1897 Country Life Illustrated, March 20, 1897 A champion fox terrier in England Country Life Illustrated, April 3, 1897 The winning team at a Borzoi show, consisting of Windle Courtier, Windle Earl and Windle Flo. Source: Birkdale. (1897, April 24). The … Continue reading Vintage Show Dogs

Scribner's Monthly, April 1877 Country Life Illustrated, January 30, 1897 Country Life Illustrated, April 10, 1897 Vanity Fair, October 1916 Vanity Fair, January 1917 A pair of greyhounds at a coursing meet in England from Vanity Fair, June 1917 Two images from Vanity Fair, July 1917 Source: Williams, L. (1919). A manual of toy dogs … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Brace

The year 1897 marked Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, celebrating sixty years as England's monarch. In the February 20 issue of Country Life Illustrated, the queen's dogs received their own tribute, snippets of which follow. Included are collies, Pomeranians, a Skye terrier and Italian mountaineer dogs - a type of sheepdog.

Country Life Illustrated, January 23, 1897 The Breeder and Sportsman, December 13, 1902 Country-side, May 1913 Why not? Vanity Fair, August 1916 Vanity Fair, January 1917 Vanity Fair, February 1917 Vanity Fair, February 1917 Vanity Fair, March 1917 Vanity Fair, March 1917 Vanity Fair, May 1917 Vanity Fair, May 1917 Source: Williams, L. (1919). A … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Smols