Country Life Illustrated, January 23, 1897 Source: Biggle, J. (1900). Biggle pet book. Philadelphia: W. Atkinson The Rural New-Yorker, August 2, 1913 Honorary: The Rural New-Yorker, June 29, 1912 Country Life & the Sportsman, May 1938 Country Life & the Sportsman, May 1938 Country Life & the Sportsman, February 1939
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Happy Mother’s Day
The beginning of the first sentence, which was unable to be included below, is: "Ainsty Sylvia, the subject of our illustration, is one of" Anon. (1897, May 22). Some notable dogs. Country Life Illustrated, pp. 544-546. Source: A.S.R. (1897, June 26). Mrs. H.L. Horsfall and her great Danes. Country Life Illustrated, pp. 699-702. Skye terrier … Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day
Happy New Year
2026, you are on warning. Here are a few random vintage dogs because, what else am I gonna do with this holiday? Two fox terriers, each encountering a cat in Country Life Illustrated, March 13, 1897 Country Life Illustrated, April 17, 1897 I mean, there may have been a Sussex spaniel involved in the creation … Continue reading Happy New Year
Merry Christmas
Raise your paw if you think dad will be the primary person taking care of the training, exercising, feeding and grooming of his gifts. Vanity Fair, January 1917 This lady looks ill prepared to have a kitten and a puppy for Christmas.Vanity Fair, January 1917 A few white dogs, in keeping with the snowy season: … Continue reading Merry Christmas
Happy Mother’s Day
Country Life Illustrated, January 23, 1897 It looks like mom glued the babies' feet to the floor for the picture. Source: Animal life and the world of nature: a magazine of natural history throughout the world, Volume I, July 1902 - June 1903 Source: Animal life and the world of nature: a magazine of natural … Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Holidays
Simpson, F. (1903). The book of the cat. London, Paris, New York, Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Limited Illustration appearing within the fifteen pages of dog ads in Vanity Fair, December 1916 Vanity Fair, December 1916 Vanity Fair, December 1916 Vanity Fair, December 1916 Vanity Fair, December 1916 Vanity Fair, December 1916 Vanity Fair, December 1916 … Continue reading Happy Holidays
Happy Halloween
Two images from Country Life & the Sportsman, July 1938
Happy Father’s Day
Dads of the world, it's your day on Sunday. May you receive the novelty mug of your dreams or at least find something worth rolling in. English setter Lohmann (Sir John Scott X Queen of Rosebery), who never ran in a field trial but was a bench winner, behind one of his daughters. Source: Teasdale-Buckell, … Continue reading Happy Father’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day
Sunday May 12th is Mother's Day in the U. S. Go ahead and take the whole weekend, moms. The look on her face explains why a Mother's Day is needed. From a painting by Reinagle. Source: Scott, J. (1845). The sportsman's repository. London, England: Henry G. Bohn Liver, white and tan field spaniels pictured in … Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day
White/Christmas
Country Life, December 21, 1901 Barnett, F. M. (1903, January 10). Toy pomeranians. Country Life, pp. 41-43 Dogdom, December 1913 Dogdom, January 1914 Painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Source: Nelson, E. W. (1918, May). Smaller mammals of North America. The National Geographic Magazine, pp. 391-493 Painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Source: Fuertes, L. A. and … Continue reading White/Christmas
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