A History of Dogs
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📚🐕 Telling the stories of good dogs throughout history.
Paris, 1955.
Photo by Pierre Boulat
Photo by Pierre Boulat
March 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Paris, 1955.
Photo by Pierre Boulat
Photo by Pierre Boulat
Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American Oscar winner (“Gone With the Wind,” 1939) in 1951. She was the special guest presenter of graduation certificates for dogs and owners at International Guide Dogs, Inc., today’s Guide Dogs of America, in Southern California.
Photo courtesy of the AKC.
Photo courtesy of the AKC.
March 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American Oscar winner (“Gone With the Wind,” 1939) in 1951. She was the special guest presenter of graduation certificates for dogs and owners at International Guide Dogs, Inc., today’s Guide Dogs of America, in Southern California.
Photo courtesy of the AKC.
Photo courtesy of the AKC.
Who’s watching the Westminster Dog Show??
February 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Who’s watching the Westminster Dog Show??
The winning answer that Tatiana Castro gave to the final question during the 1994 Miss Colombia competition. Minutes later she was crowned Miss Colombia.
February 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The winning answer that Tatiana Castro gave to the final question during the 1994 Miss Colombia competition. Minutes later she was crowned Miss Colombia.
When Molloy realized the record for tennis balls held at one time was only five, she decided to submit Finley to Guinness World Records. Finley beat out Augie (a Golden Retriever who set the previous record in 2003), was awarded the title, and hosted a garden party to celebrate.
February 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
When Molloy realized the record for tennis balls held at one time was only five, she decided to submit Finley to Guinness World Records. Finley beat out Augie (a Golden Retriever who set the previous record in 2003), was awarded the title, and hosted a garden party to celebrate.
“My dad would throw him a tennis ball, he’d catch it, drop it, then wait for my dad to throw another,” said his owner, Erin Molloy. “Rather than bringing just one ball back to my dad, he brought back all six! He’s been a ball hoarder for quite some time now!”
February 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“My dad would throw him a tennis ball, he’d catch it, drop it, then wait for my dad to throw another,” said his owner, Erin Molloy. “Rather than bringing just one ball back to my dad, he brought back all six! He’s been a ball hoarder for quite some time now!”
In 2021, Finley set the Guinness World Record for “most tennis balls held in the mouth by a dog.”
Finley, a Golden Retriever from Canandaigua, NY, has loved tennis balls since he was a puppy.
Finley, a Golden Retriever from Canandaigua, NY, has loved tennis balls since he was a puppy.
February 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
In 2021, Finley set the Guinness World Record for “most tennis balls held in the mouth by a dog.”
Finley, a Golden Retriever from Canandaigua, NY, has loved tennis balls since he was a puppy.
Finley, a Golden Retriever from Canandaigua, NY, has loved tennis balls since he was a puppy.
A stele depicting a fight between a dog and a cat. 510 BCE, relief from the Kerameikos necropolis in Athens, Greece. Now on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
February 7, 2025 at 1:25 AM
A stele depicting a fight between a dog and a cat. 510 BCE, relief from the Kerameikos necropolis in Athens, Greece. Now on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
Dog eating snow in the West Village, 1988.
📸: Andy Levin
📸: Andy Levin
February 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Dog eating snow in the West Village, 1988.
📸: Andy Levin
📸: Andy Levin
BBC News, February 11, 1983.
February 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
BBC News, February 11, 1983.
Lena was a supporter of the Pug Dog Club of America and a guest presenter at their dog shows.
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February 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Nellie was a gift to Lena from her second husband Lennie Hayton.
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February 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Nellie was a gift to Lena from her second husband Lennie Hayton.
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American singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist Lena Horne with her pug Nellie. Horne was the first African-American star to sign a long-term contract with a major Hollywood studio (MGM).
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February 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
American singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist Lena Horne with her pug Nellie. Horne was the first African-American star to sign a long-term contract with a major Hollywood studio (MGM).
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In Fontana’s portrait, she appears with six of her children, likely the only six still living at the time: five sons and a daughter.
The portrait remained in private hands for over 400 years, but was acquired by The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in 2024 and put on public display.
The portrait remained in private hands for over 400 years, but was acquired by The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in 2024 and put on public display.
January 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
In Fontana’s portrait, she appears with six of her children, likely the only six still living at the time: five sons and a daughter.
The portrait remained in private hands for over 400 years, but was acquired by The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in 2024 and put on public display.
The portrait remained in private hands for over 400 years, but was acquired by The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in 2024 and put on public display.
Portrait of Bianca degli Utili Maselli and Her Children, ca. 1604-5. Oil on canvas, 39 x 53 1/4 in. Portrait by Lavinia Fontana (Italian, 1552-1614).
Bianca degli Utili Maselli (1568-1605) was a Roman noblewoman who bore 19 children before dying from complications of childbirth at the age of 37.
Bianca degli Utili Maselli (1568-1605) was a Roman noblewoman who bore 19 children before dying from complications of childbirth at the age of 37.
January 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Portrait of Bianca degli Utili Maselli and Her Children, ca. 1604-5. Oil on canvas, 39 x 53 1/4 in. Portrait by Lavinia Fontana (Italian, 1552-1614).
Bianca degli Utili Maselli (1568-1605) was a Roman noblewoman who bore 19 children before dying from complications of childbirth at the age of 37.
Bianca degli Utili Maselli (1568-1605) was a Roman noblewoman who bore 19 children before dying from complications of childbirth at the age of 37.
“A Very Small Dog”, Jamie Wyeth, 1980, Oil on Canvas.
January 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
“A Very Small Dog”, Jamie Wyeth, 1980, Oil on Canvas.
Dog of Randall the Jeweler, ca. 1875.
January 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Dog of Randall the Jeweler, ca. 1875.