by Anna Cooke
“Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends and family.”
– Alexander Pope, 18th-century English poet.
THE RELATIONSHIP HUMANS HAVE HAD with “man’s best friend” is timeless. Our love of dogs is not a recent phenomenon. We just discovered a book in our home library that we inherited from my husband’s mother, Doris several years ago. The book, Pet Book, was written by A. Barton, DVM in 1958, with illustrations by Lillian Obligado. It has everything from “Choosing Your Dog” to “Hairdo for Fido.” The following is an excerpt from the chapter, “A Permanent Bed for your Dog.” “The bed doesn’t have to be fancy. All you need is a carton
box that is big enough for your dog to move around in. Tear off one side of the box so that your dog can go in and out of as he pleases. If your dog likes the bed, he will not sit on the furniture.” Among our many dog books is a gift from a friend,
simply titled Dogs. It features hundreds of vintage photo- graphs of dogs, collected by photographer Catherine Johnson. In the book’s Afterword,William Wegman writes, “What is it about dogs and the camera? For amateurs and professionals alike, picture-taking begins with a special occasion. Dogs in the car, on top of a table or on the front porch with the family. Dogs like to perform.” The legendary British photographer Norman
Parkinson once said, “If you’re shooting a difficult family portrait, pray the family has a dog and feature that animal front and center.” He is absolutely right. Dogs do infuse photographs with energy and humor. So, we asked our readers to send in photographs of
their own family dogs through the years. Here is just a sampling of the photographs we received. U
Suzie Q - 1967
Lucky - 1947
Karen “Keko” Ekonomou, of Vero Beach, “The white English Bulldog (above) is Lucky. She was my dad’s dog. My best pal ever was Suzie Q (left). She shared everything with me, including ice cream cones. She would sit with me all the way through the TV shows I watched.
Judy - 1956 24 THE NEW BARKER
Melinda Rose of Orlando sent in these photos of her family dogs. “My mother with her dog Judy (left). And that’s me with my uncle’s dog Emmie in 1997 (above).
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