tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post7320425332124726359..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: Before They Were Called Dog CratesPBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-86478168684567419222018-01-07T13:34:42.462-05:002018-01-07T13:34:42.462-05:00The plywood crate didn't die. When I flew my ...The plywood crate didn't die. When I flew my dogs from Australia to the US in 2009, the transporter (JetPets) used plywood crates. Heavy, but they did the job.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389321571689128858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-31533520131602315252018-01-05T20:32:34.057-05:002018-01-05T20:32:34.057-05:00really love that photo--
those dogs on the top loo...really love that photo--<br />those dogs on the top look like the original bull and terrier crosses, now called staffies and pitties. they were a good deal smaller than what is bred now; 30-35 pounds was average. <br />the ones on the bottom look more bully to me if i am perceiving correctly, having that defective brachycephalic face that wasn't common in bull&terrier crosses back then. tuffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113985064101042445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-3532301614246335982011-11-30T12:38:14.562-05:002011-11-30T12:38:14.562-05:00Oh, cool - found out it is part of the Bains Colle...Oh, cool - found out it is part of the Bains Collection in the Library of Congress, and they have a high-quality I can download and print myself. <br /><br />Unfortunately, there is no date nor are their notes, but could have been taken anywhere from 1900-1925. <br /><br />http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/ggbain/item/ggb2004000038/HurricaneDeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02872007172340493656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-13637816512411345322011-11-29T14:39:22.196-05:002011-11-29T14:39:22.196-05:00If you google "Isaacsen's rat dogs" ...If you google "Isaacsen's rat dogs" you will find the picture is all over, but a print can be ordered from here >> http://prints.encore-editions.com/0/500/isaacsen-s-rat-dogs-in-cage.jpg<br /><br />The term "feist" was first used by George Washington, I am told. Not sure that's true, but ratting dogs are older the Jesus. The dogs on the bottom seem to be pure old-school staffies, while the ones on top I would rate as staffie-jack russell crosses. Dogs used in the ratting pits were matched by size, so you competed with dogs of equal weight against a clock with 10 or 20 or more rats in a pit. The crappy pits were square and wood, the better ones round and cement or metal. There were variations with rats under flower pots, etc. <br /><br />PPBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-52773660327308837982011-11-29T12:52:21.059-05:002011-11-29T12:52:21.059-05:00Where did you come across the first photo? Obviou...Where did you come across the first photo? Obviously the "Isaacsen's Rat Dogs" written on top perked my interest. The two in the top kennel do look like fiests - a pre-curser to the Rat Terrier.HurricaneDeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02872007172340493656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-37466840503368431082011-11-27T15:08:12.030-05:002011-11-27T15:08:12.030-05:00Oh look! the first ergonomic dog brush!
I used t...Oh look! the first ergonomic dog brush! <br /><br />I used to have a Doberman-sized plywood crate just like the lower one in the picture. It was light and my dog loved to hang out in it. But I had to partially dismantle it to get the grate off. Then tapped it back together.<br /><br />Have you seen the fancy-schmancy wire crates woven with plastic pseudo-rattan? Or the hardwood designer crates that sell for hundreds of dollars?<br /><br />Pity the trains won't take dogs in baggage anymore. I'd much rather my dog traveled by rail than by air. Then I could go along and visit her at stops. Days gone by...geonni bannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13698766164965033468noreply@blogger.com