Two photos of the Devon and Somerset staghounds in Country Life Illustrated, January 23, 1897 English setters and pointers on a railway platform with a dog box in Country Life Illustrated, January 30, 1897 Sussex spaniels from the kennel of Campbell Newington in Suffolk, pictured hunting in Country Life, October 15, 1904 Fox terriers, a … Continue reading Vintage Dogs with Jobs

Source: Megargee, E. (1954). The dog dictionary. [1st ed.]. Cleveland, Ohio: World Pub. Co. We don't harr much about harriers, vintage or otherwise, so harr's a post to fix that. (I know the second one was too much. I know it but I did it anyway.) In The Kennel Club Calendar and Stud Book, Vol. III - … Continue reading Vintage Harriers

The Devon and Somerset staghounds in Country Life Illustrated, January 8, 1897 Two photos of the Essex hounds in Country Life Illustrated, February 6, 1897 Two images of the Warwickshire hounds from Country Life, January 23, 1904 Anon. (1904, July 30). Draghound races. Country Life, pp. 178-179 The Warwickshire hounds (sixty-two and a half couples) … Continue reading Vintage Foxhounds

Source: Stables, G. (c. 1890s). Our friend the dog. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company The Country-Side, April 10, 1909 Vanity Fair, July 1916 Vanity Fair, July 1916 Vanity Fair, July 1916 Vanity Fair, July 1916 Two terriers, trimmed rather differently from today's show champions, pictured in House Beautiful, September 1934 House Beautiful, October 1934 … Continue reading Vintage Show Dogs

Source: Biggle, J. (1900). Biggle pet book. Philadelphia: W. Atkinson Hunting with westies in Country Life, July 9, 1904 Country Life, September 17, 1904 Sussex spaniels at the kennel of Campbell Newington in Suffolk, pictured in Country Life, October 15, 1904 Pheasant hunting in Wales, Country Life, December 3, 1904 Opera soprano and silent movie … Continue reading Vintage Dogs and People

For the season... Source: Pearce, T. (1889). The Dog: With Simple Directions for His Treatment, and Notices of the Best Dogs of the Day and Their Breeders Or Exhibitors. United Kingdom: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company. Source for images of Nansen and Perlene: Animal life and the world of nature: a magazine of natural history throughout the world, Volume II, … Continue reading Vintage White Dogs (and Cat)

If you were the Prince of Wales's kennelman during the Victorian era, your name would be Brunsdon, of course. This would be your uniform, at least when the prince was around: This would be how you would pose in front of the kennels for a picture: Sick diss on the quality of the Prince's dogs … Continue reading Brunsdon’s Dogs

Source: Mills, W. (1895). The dog in health and in disease. New York: D. Appleton Two images from the book: Stables, G. (c. 1890s). Our friend the dog. New York, NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company A Skye terrier dressed up for a photo. Source: Townesend, Stephen. (1901). A thorough-bred mongrel; the tale of a dog, … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Smols

"Douglas" Source: James, G.B., Jr. (1894). The dog and how to breed, train and keep him. Boston, Massachusetts: Walnut Publishing Co Source: Biggle, J. (1900). Biggle pet book. Philadelphia: W. Atkinson Liver, white and tan field spaniels pictured in Country Life, October 19, 1901. Imagine walking this group of great Danes when: squirrel! From Country … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Group Shots V