Three images above from: Smith, A. C. (1909). Everyman's book of the dog. London, England: Hodder and Stoughton Ch. Felcourt Flapper Source: Ash, E. C. (1927). Dogs: their history and development, volume I. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company Cimla Dash Source: Ash, E. C. (1927). Dogs: their history and development, volume I. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton … Continue reading Vintage Welsh Springer Spaniels

Source: Shaw, V. K. (1879). The illustrated book of the dog. London, England: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. Source: Shaw, V. K. (1879). The illustrated book of the dog. London, England: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. Sketch from the book: Shields, G.O. (1891). The American book of the dog. Chicago, Illinois: Rand, McNally & Company … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Big and Little

Dogdom, May 1913 Dogdom, January 1914 Source: Baynes, E. H. (1922). Polaris, the story of an Eskimo dog. New York, NY: The MacMillan Co. House and Garden, May 1920

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