In the May 1953 issue of American Legion Magazine, an article about show type extremes vs. working types in dogs asked a simple question: Graphics from the page above, enlarged: Related: An Old Debate in Dogdom
Dog Stories Three, Vol. III
From The American Field, May 18, 1895 From The Breeder and Sportsman, January 21, 1899 From Sports Afield, April 15, 1891
Dog Show Sketches from Late 19th Century Chicago Newspapers
The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois) · 10 Mar 1899, Fri · Page 5 The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois) · 2 Feb 1896, Sun · Page 11 The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois) · 14 Mar 1894, Wed · Page 8 Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · 9 Apr 1891, Thu · Page 3 Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) … Continue reading Dog Show Sketches from Late 19th Century Chicago Newspapers
Beagles and Hounds – Vintage Feeding Recommendations
From the book The Hunting Directory by Thomas Burgeland Johnson, 1830 From the book The Beagle in America and England by Henry Wilson Prentice, 1920 (although this section on feeding was written by Edward H. Carle) from the book Horse and Hound by Roger D. Williams, 1908 From the book The Hunting Directory by Thomas … Continue reading Beagles and Hounds – Vintage Feeding Recommendations
Dick Swiveler, Part Two
We pick up where we left off in Part One with Mr. Washington having purchased the five year old champion Irish setter Dick Swiveler. The dog was entered in Chicago in February 1892 but not shown: Comments on the Chicago show in The Fanciers' Journal, February 20, 1892 Dick was shown the following week but … Continue reading Dick Swiveler, Part Two
Dick Swiveler, Part One
The Irish setter Dick Swiveler has possibly the most captivating and tragic life story of any show dog in America. Although his name is given a mention in passing in a number of books, there is to my knowledge no biography of the dog anywhere. I was so engaged by Dick's story, I felt compelled … Continue reading Dick Swiveler, Part One
Vintage Dog Ads
Four from The American Field, 1895: If only they had a deck of cards. From the classifieds of The Breeder and Sportsman The Illustrated London News, July 14, 1888 Forest and Stream, 1890 From The Dog Fancier, January 1903 From The Dog Fancier, October 1903 From Dogdom magazine, July 1907
Animals in Art: Fish
Illustration by Sarah Stone from the book Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales by John White, 1790 Two plates from the book The Sea Fishes of Southern Africa by James Leonard Brierly Smith, 1949 From Old Fourlegs: a living fossil by Don E. McAllister, 1971 From Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, … Continue reading Animals in Art: Fish
A Humane Society Dog Show
In the spring of 1895, the Ohio Humane Society held a large public event which included a dog show. It was a financial success and the profits were earmarked for a "dog farm" where stray dogs could live instead of being killed. The American Field wrote about the show and here is the relevant portion: … Continue reading A Humane Society Dog Show
Vintage Dog Book Images: Beagles III
Snipped from The Dog Fancier magazine, August 1903 Another beagle from the same page, noted as a 15 inch, and dam of the dog below. Also from the same page, this dog is described as a 12 inch beagle with 16 inch earage. Excerpt from Brehm's Life of Animals: Volume I - Mammalia by Alfred … Continue reading Vintage Dog Book Images: Beagles III
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