History of Guardian & Working Breeds

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Old 19 Collection Of Seven Leather And Metal Dog Collars On Support c.1800

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Flemish milkmaid and mobile dairy.
Belgian Photographer.

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Bull Dogs and Bulldog Men" 1905 Cooper, H. St. John.
Old Bulldogs Request.

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Walton Hardy, "The Cotswold Shepherd" who lived in Ilmington, Warwickshire taken in 1930.
In the 10th century, the village was known as Ylmandunes in Old English, later evolving into Elmington due to its abundance of elm trees.
However, with the arrival of Dutch Elm Disease in England, the trees were wiped out, and none remain in the village today. The Elizabethan poet Sir Thomas Overbury was born at Compton Scorpion Manor, just south of the village.
In 1934, Ilmington Manor, home of the Flower family, played a historic role in broadcasting King George V’s Royal Christmas Message worldwide. The broadcast was introduced by Walton Hardy, a 65-year-old local shepherd. RURALHISTORIA

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Early Boxers

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The Bullenbeisser (also known as the German Bulldog) was a breed of dog known for its physical strength and agility. The breed was closely related to the Bärenbeisser (some believe that the two breeds were the same (the names mean "Bull-baiting" and "Bear-baiting"), and the Boxer. It was in all its aspects similar to the present Spanish Bulldog and very alike to the Dogo Argentino, not only in aspect, but also in usage. There were two regional varieties, the Brabanter Bullenbeisser and the Danziger Bullenbeisser. The breed is now extinct.

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A VIZSLA - PARFORCE - IDOMITSA 1894

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The image is a painting titled Rostovs on the hunt at Otradnoye by Russian artist Alexey Kivshenko.
The painting depicts a hunting scene with several Borzoi dogs and two men on horseback.

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Beauceron. France 1910 & 1922