Cover of Dogdom, December 1909 Vintage rockabilly women and their bull terriers. From Dogdom, December 1909 Cover of Dogdom, January 1910 Dogdom, February 1910 I love this photo of visual artist Gertrude Horsford Fiske (1879–1961) with her pets (Wikimedia Commons)

The following is snipped from a 1909 article titled "Additions to the Natural History Museum" by R. Lyddekker: The Country-Side, February 20, 1909 An image used to represent the breed in: United States Department of Agriculture. (1926). Farmers' bulletin no. 1491. Washington, D. C.: U. S. Dept. of Agriculture; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U. … Continue reading More Vintage Samoyeds

Source: Anon. (1902, April 12). Famous kennels: Mr. R. Hood Wright's. Country Life, pp. 470-472 Country Life, May 17, 1902 The one page article which accompanied these photos may be read here. Source: Animal life and the world of nature: a magazine of natural history throughout the world, Volume I, July 1902 - June 1903 … Continue reading Random Vintage Dogs

The one on the right wants a hug. Source: Plageman, R. B. (1899). House dogs, their care and treatment. New York: S. C. Hodge At this point, Pekingese still looked like palace dogs. Country Life, November 1, 1902 A bit about pomeranian size and color, including a reference to the large pomeranian: A male pomeranian … Continue reading Vintage Smols

In January 1909, The Country-Side ran a series on the three varieties of Collie: the rough-coat, the smooth and the blue merle. Below are each of those articles in full. The Country-Side, January 16, 1909 The Country-Side, January 23, 1909 The Country-Side, January 30, 1909

This series of articles, entitled "Dogs Worth Keeping" appeared in The Country-Side in 1908-1909 and, though lacking a byline, was presumably the work of the magazine's editor, E. Kay Robinson. Following are excerpts from articles on the fox terrier, the Irish terrier, the St. Bernard and the great Dane. "[T]o the ordinary suburban or town … Continue reading Meet the Vintage Breeds II

The following article ran in the September 11, 1909 issue of The Country-Side.

From a report on animals at the London Zoo in Animal life and the world of nature: a magazine of natural history throughout the world, Volume I, July 1902 - June 1903: