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
The Silver Medal Squabble of 1899
For your reading pleasure, I have another dramatic saga which played out in the pages of The Breeder and Sportsman in March and April 1899. It began when the paper published a list of special prizes for an upcoming dog show. Such a list was, and I can not stress this enough, a routine item … Continue reading The Silver Medal Squabble of 1899
Late 19th Century Show Dogs and a Little about Each, Vol. III
From The Breeder and Sportsman, December 10, 1898 From The Fanciers' Journal, May 13, 1893 A short addition printed the following week. Forest and Stream, May 1, 1890 The Fanciers' Journal, March 8, 1890 Forest and Stream, May 8, 1890
March 12, 1888: Henry Bergh Dies
From Forest and Stream, March 22, 1888 edition The following is snipped from Our Dumb Animals, the publication of The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, April 1888:
Is a Dog Protection Society Needed?
Stock image via Pexels The American Field ran an article (below) in its June 15, 1895 issue on the need for a national organization dedicated to the protection of dogs. Such a society, the piece argues, could prosecute cases of dog killing and advocate for laws which regard the dog as having intrinsic value. In … Continue reading Is a Dog Protection Society Needed?
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