History of Guardian & Working Breeds

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14/10/2026

Blaaholm Nanette was born on November 20, 1931. According to the Danish breed standards of the 1930s, she was classified as a black-colored Danish dog, showing a pattern today recognized as the "Mantle" variation,

13/10/2026

Rufus Ingalls takes the reins; dalmatian along side carriage.
It is reported that General Ingalls’s dog was the most photographed dog of the Civil War. While that’s difficult to document after all this time, it certainly makes sense. The coach dog was not a breed that was often seen in the United States in the 1860s. America comes alive.

11/10/2026

Dog show featuring Rottweiler dogs being judged and handled outdoors in Germany around 1950

11/10/2026

I wonder what he’s thinking?

10/10/2026

Vintage photos- Fall Welsh Terrier 1931, Welsh Terrier Chamberlain 1905, Welsh Terrier 1897.
The Welsh Terrier Z is believed to have originated in the 1700s in Wales and was originally bred for hunting fox, rodents and badger. in the remote mountains of northern Wales, but during the last century, it has mainly been bred for showing. Despite this, it has retained its terrier strength of character. The Welsh Terrier has been claimed to be the oldest existing dog breed in the UK.

10/10/2026

Old Cockie, a famous foundational sire of the modern Collie breed, born in 1868 and living until 1882.
Owned by Mr. James Bissell

10/10/2026

Request - A cast of a dog removed from Pompeii.
The dog was trapped in the ash flows of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Breed Typei at all. Type?
Reasearch states this Dog was as well, some dispute due to the way its preserved? If thats the word......

10/10/2026

Old photo Australian Kelpie backing sheep(think thats it?)
Remember. This is just the writing below the picture.
"KELPIES. The Australian Sheepdog is of Alsatian type and is said to contain Dingo as well as Greyhound blood, plus a strain of various types of Setter dogs. Here we see one of these dogs at work in New South Wales."