A group of clumbers, dropped to shot. Source: Hutchinson, W. N. (1865). Dog breaking. London: John Murray Source: Hutchinson, W. N. (1865). Dog breaking. London: John Murray Cocker spaniel sketched by Alfred W. Cooper, engraved by Edmund Evans Source: Francis, F. (1878). Sporting sketches with pen and pencil. London: "The Field" Office Terrier on a … Continue reading Vintage Dog Sketches IV
A Labrador Demonstrating a Retrieve in Photos (1938)
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.
Vintage Beagles IX
The beagles were judged by Sir Marteine Lloyd, Bart., and Mr. E. H. Humphreys, but the entry was a small one, and there was a perceptible disposition on the part of most of the competitors to approach the hound type and character. The most conspicuous entries were the Hulton GAMESTER, who won the dog hound … Continue reading Vintage Beagles IX
Vintage Dogs: At the Dog Show III
An 1886 painting by Charles Trevor Garland. Source: Anon. (1900, July 7). Peterborough horse and hound show. Country Life Illustrated, pp. 29-30 Country Life, July 20, 1901 Two illustrations by J. A. Shepherd showing a Skye terrier at a dog show in England (note the Spratts logo emblazoned on the bowls). Source: Townesend, Stephen. (1901). … Continue reading Vintage Dogs: At the Dog Show III
Vintage Weird Things: Assorted
Our grab bag of weird animal stories from the turn of the century begins with an account of the feats of an alleged mind reading dog. Forest and Stream, April 27, 1893 A skeptical description of the abilities of a performing horse, published in The Country-Side, March 6, 1909. An apparently benevolent editor dubbed the … Continue reading Vintage Weird Things: Assorted
More Vintage Cats
This story of a wild cat brought to the first Crystal Palace cat show (which would become a most prestigious show) in England in 1871 caught my eye: Source: Weir, Harrison. (1889). Our cats and all about them. Tunbridge Wells: R. Clements and Co. Two images from: Animal life and the world of nature: a … Continue reading More Vintage Cats
Vintage Dog Images I Just Like V
Barbou, A. (1883). Le chien; son histoire, ses exploits, ses aventures. Paris: Jouvet et cie Liver, white and tan field spaniels pictured in Country Life, October 19, 1901. They look like trouble but surely are innocent. A Skye terrier with a shampoo horn having a bath in a bowl. Source: Townesend, Stephen. (1901). A thorough-bred … Continue reading Vintage Dog Images I Just Like V
Dogs playing ball
Vintage Women and Their Dogs
Artist Maud Earl with a terrier, 1898 One of the most popular successes of the season beyond doubt has been the novel published by Mr. Heinemann entitled Tangled Trinities. It bears on its title-page the name of “Daniel Woodroffe,” but as with so many cases of the kind the author is a woman, a Mrs. … Continue reading Vintage Women and Their Dogs
Vintage Weird Things: Rabies Edition
Around the turn of the century, there was some doubt in the public's mind as to whether rabies actually existed. In the cartoon below, a boy invites a bite from a dog in order to visit Louis Pasteur, who was working on discovering the method of transmission and developing a vaccine in France: Forest and … Continue reading Vintage Weird Things: Rabies Edition