Note: Photos in this post depict a dog retrieving a dead pheasant. The following series of pictures was included in an article in the November 1938 issue of Country Life and the Sportsman.
Category: hunting
More Foxhounds in Country Life
I do enjoy looking at these giant beagles. Five images above from: Y. (1903, January 17). Mr. Fernie's kennel & the hounds. Country Life, pp. 89-92 Source: Y. (1903, January 24). The Pytchley. Country Life, pp. 109-111 Country Life, January 31, 1903 Five images from: Y. (1903, February 21). The Quorn hounds. Country Life, pp. … Continue reading More Foxhounds in Country Life
English Hunting Dogs at Work in 1902
Female pointer Female pointer Male English setter Male English setter Male pointer Source for images above: Teasdale-Buckell, G. T. (1902, March 15). Animal expression-II. Country Life, pp. 332-335 An otter hunt. Source: Anon. (1902, June 21). The king's otter-hounds in county Wicklow. Country Life, pp. 821-822 Foxhounds from the Warwickshire Hunt pictured in Country Life, … Continue reading English Hunting Dogs at Work in 1902
Extinct Breed: The English Water Spaniel
Brown and White Norfolk or Water Spaniel (1778) painting by George Stubbs (1724 - 1806). Original from The Yale University Art Gallery. In an 1851 book, the water spaniel is described as "headstrong and unruly," "surly and ill-tempered, with children even" and "scarcely worth the notice of the sportsman." The author provides this introduction: Source: … Continue reading Extinct Breed: The English Water Spaniel
Vintage Dogs on Point
(1) English setter Rapid Ranger of Bromfield, a field trial winner in England (2) (3) (4) Why are sound elbows and proper range of motion important? Imagine holding this pose for any length of time on malformed joints. (5) The male pointer Horton Roy (Champion Heather James X Horton Violet) pointing partridges. (6) (7) (8) … Continue reading Vintage Dogs on Point
Foxhounds in Country Life
Country Life magazine profiled several packs of foxhounds, the equivalent of royalty in England's canine world, in 1910. Last week, I posted images of the Belvoir hounds. Here are a number of photos from the articles on other packs: (1) (2) (3, 4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9, 10) (11) (12, 13) (14) (15) (16) … Continue reading Foxhounds in Country Life
The Belvoir Foxhounds in Country Life
In October 1910, Country Life ran articles in two consecutive issues on the Belvoir hounds. Here are several photos by W.A. Rouch from those pieces. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7, 8) (9, 10) (11) (12) Images 1-5: Anon. (1910, October 8). Summer exercise with the Belvoir. Country Life, pp. 481-484 Images 6-12: Anon. … Continue reading The Belvoir Foxhounds in Country Life
Vintage Hunting Dogs
Turf, Field and Farm, November 10, 1899. Buck, S. (September 1906). Spray from Spokane. Western Field, pp. 577-580 Clapham, R. (December 1906). A Christmas hunt. Western Field, pp. 782-785 Johnson, J.A. (January 1907). An experience with a New Mexico grizzly. Western Field, pp. 850-852 Haynes, W. (December 1914). The merry little cocker. House and Garden, … Continue reading Vintage Hunting Dogs
Memorial for a Pointer
This touching tribute to a hunting dog gave me pause in an otherwise too fast world. I hope it will do some good for you too. Taken from Forest and Stream, May 23, 1889:
Henry Bergh and Audubon Society In Late 19th Century Trade Papers
I thought readers might enjoy looking back at the early days of organized animal advocacy in New York City. The controversial practice of using hounds to hunt deer was condemned by the dog fancy trade papers of ASPCA founder Henry Bergh's day but that didn't stop proponents from trying to advance their case: Forest and … Continue reading Henry Bergh and Audubon Society In Late 19th Century Trade Papers
YesBiscuit! 