Cocker spaniel dam and pups pictured in the book Dog Owners Guide by Kasco Mills, Inc, 1950 From the book The Dogs of the British Islands by Stonehenge, 1872 From the book British dogs their varieties, history, characteristics, breeding, management and exhibition by Hugh Dalziel, 1879 Breeder and Sportsman, May 8, 1886 From the book … Continue reading Various Vintage Snippets on Dog Feeding
Vintage Scotch Terriers
From the cover of The Fanciers' Journal, August 30, 1890 The Fanciers' Journal, August 30, 1890 Three from Forest and Stream, February 23, 1893 San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California) · February 23, 1896 From the book British Dogs (Third Edition) by W. D. Drury, 1903 Three photos and descriptions from the book The Twentieth … Continue reading Vintage Scotch Terriers
More Vintage English Setters
From the cover of The Fanciers' Journal, August 16, 1890 From the cover of The Fanciers' Journal, September 13, 1890 The Fanciers' Journal, October 4, 1890 Forest and Stream, March 2, 1893 Forest and Stream, March 9, 1893 Forest and Stream, March 23, 1893 Forest and Stream, March 30, 1893 Forest and Stream, April 20, … Continue reading More Vintage English Setters
Vintage Dog Ads VI
666 biscuits! From The Dog Fancier, May 1904 Two ads from the backpages of the book The Dogs of the British Islands by Stonehenge, 1872 Breeder and Sportsman, February 6, 1886 Breeder and Sportsman, September 25, 1886 Forest and Stream, August 5, 1886 The Dog Fancier, March 1904 The Dog Fancier, January 1907 The Dog … Continue reading Vintage Dog Ads VI
Vintage Dogs: Wild card
Matthew Hopkins, Witch Finder Generall is a show I would watch. From the book The Varieties of Dogs, as They are Found in Old Sculptures, Pictures, Engravings and Books by Ph. Charles Berjeau, 1865 Illustration and description of a truffle-dog from the book The Dogs of the British Islands by Stonehenge, 1872 Buffalo Weekly Express … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: Wild card
Vintage Irish Setters
Pickens pictured on the cover of The Fanciers' Journal, March 14, 1891 The Breeder and Sportsman, July 3, 1886 The Fanciers' Journal, September 21, 1889 Forest and Stream, January 12, 1893 Forest and Stream, January 19, 1893 Two from Forest and Stream, March 2, 1893 Two from the book Dogs (Melbourne's Sporting Library) G.A. Melbourne, … Continue reading Vintage Irish Setters
Vintage Trash Talk in the Kennel Papers
This dog club won't have Mr. James Watson to kick around anymore: The Breeder and Sportsman, August 21, 1886 In September 1886, the American Fox Terrier Club held the first specialty dog show in the U. S. in Newport, Rhode Island. Forest and Stream reported on the entries. First, a snippet on the dogs: Forest … Continue reading Vintage Trash Talk in the Kennel Papers
Vintage Show Dogs: Ladies’ Pets
A pretty Japanese spaniel in the book Dogs(Melbourne's Sporting Library)G.A. Melbourne, editor, 1907 Toy dogs and other small breeds, also called "ladies' pets" around the turn of the century, were always popular at bench shows. Their stalls would often be adorned with fancy beds, curtains and other items indicative of a pampered home life. Here … Continue reading Vintage Show Dogs: Ladies’ Pets
Vintage Wirehaired Fox Terriers
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · February 19, 1899 The Dog Fancier, February 1907 Hey, not all the names can be winners. From The Dog Fancier, May 1908 The Field Illustrated, September 1915 The Dog Fancier, December 1920 The Dog Fancier, July 1921 Two from The Dog Fancier, October 1921 The Dog Fancier, … Continue reading Vintage Wirehaired Fox Terriers
Vintage Russian Wolfhounds
The Fanciers' Journal, January 4, 1890 Mr. Wade, author of the above breed description, was generous in offering his many strong opinions on dogs to the kennel papers of the day. Below, he writes more about Russian wolfhounds, a breed still in their infancy in the west. His letter was reprinted in The Fanciers' Journal, … Continue reading Vintage Russian Wolfhounds
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