[Doggies4Evers]

This site contains photos of dogs from the 1800’s that are on display in the museum of England called: Rothschild Zoological Museum. Where photo has’s of dog breeds that are now 100% no longer with us. Even the breeds we have today however what some used to look like is very different indeed to what those breeds are today. Some breeds haven’t changed to much which is a good history lesson in dogs. Really interesting, just feel bad people killed off some of the breeds off. Some breeds we have now where almost killed of from not wanting our enimies from getting the breed. Ie: china with pekinese I believe it was. There's a hamster sized dog!?! That would be smaller then a chi! Crazyness. Wonder if the stars would have the hamster sized dog instead of the chi around in there purses.


http://www.messybeast.com/history/1800dogs.htm

[squirt1968]

that was interesting thanks for posting it. that lap dog is hard to imagine isn't it?

[Jen D]

Thanks, that was very interesting to see!

[Tess&Coco]

Wow, thanks. I've heard of the museum (rather shamingly it's really close to where we live, about 30 miles) but never visited. It's got a huge collection of stuffed animals. I'm assuming these photos are of actual dogs that have been preserved in that way. Now I'm inspired to go and have a look!

[Doggies4Evers]

Glad I could have helped and etc. I feel bad for those poor exstinked animals.

[Tess&Coco]

I guess a lot of the extinct breeds have been used to evolve into something else (like the spaniel that influenced the Cavalier King Charles). For example the Doberman was a breed that was created for a specific purpose using many other breeds which are by now far less common (affenpinscher??).

Glad my dogs are bigger than hamsters though