posted on September 20, 2010 08:30:20 PM new
Can someone help me id this dog breed? It kind of looks like a Brittany Spaniel but the fur is too short. The postcard is circa 1910 so the breed may have changed a bit over the years. Thanks!
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posted on September 21, 2010 07:08:26 PM new
He's definitely not a Brittany. He might be a pointer or foxhound but he's awfully heavily built and the ears aren't quite right to be either; could be the 1910 version of that which became today's Pit Bull or "Game" Bulldog (aka hog dog). I suspect, though, he's just someone's beloved pet of no particular breeding but which they wanted to immortalize in a photo. I love the adoring expression in his eyes.
posted on September 22, 2010 04:25:44 AM new
Thanks for the help ... I guess, in the immortal words of Elvis: "it ain't nothing but a hound dog"
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