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Pride of Pet: 1915
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 05/22/2011 - 9:06pm.
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Washington, D.C., 1915. "Dog show." The happy couple, looking bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
Ruff on rodents
Submitted by s.w.a.c. on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 12:16am.
Cairn terriers were bred to go after rats, I bet this one was a keen killer of vermin. A friend of mine had a cairn, sweet little dog, nice disposition, until one day I saw it go after a rat in the woodpile, and its natural instincts kicked in. Brutal.
You can also lift them up by the tail (I guess they got used to being lowered into cairns to ferret out rodents.)
Face netting in D.C.
Submitted by Glocke380 on Sun, 05/29/2011 - 12:51am.
Washington was built on a swamp. The netting is to stop the mosquito attacks.
Fastenating
Submitted by Michael L on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 4:52pm.
Her quasi-pyramidal coat buttons are nifty.
She may look ditzy
Submitted by Chris Albertson on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 3:23pm.
but she's got that dog over a barrel.
The netting??
Submitted by Godzilla on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 11:58am.
Did the netting (I'm guessing it's part of the hat) serve any purpose or was that just the fashion at the time??
The Dog
Submitted by Lynsie on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 10:08am.
Looks to be a Cairn Terrier, I wonder if his name is Toto.
Elmira
Submitted by Big Mike on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 9:36am.
Miss Gulch: If you don't hand over that dog, I'll bring a damage suit that'll take your whole farm! There's a law protecting folks against dogs that bite!
What disease is that?
Submitted by Rip Tragle on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 12:49am.
That poor woman has spots all over her face.
Haute Couture
Submitted by Mr Mel on Sun, 05/22/2011 - 10:40pm.
Another veil that makes the wearer appear to be suffering from or enjoying some dreaded skin disease.
Extreme dog show
Submitted by Bink on Sun, 05/22/2011 - 9:59pm.
Are those bullet holes in the bricks?
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