Oldest photograph of a dog.

Damn you guys, showing my wimpiness again now.

This was Linny, She joined her brother, Grizzly (my avatar) last week at 13.5 years old. One morning she didnt wanna go for a walk. Two days later my son had the dream of her and her father (pure Siberian) running in the woods happy as heck and he couldnt catch them. Said he took it as a sign that she had found her friends.

Of all the dogs I ever owned she ripped my heart like 10X worse when she went on ahead. The smartest dog ever by far. She definetly knew Enlish as good as a 5th graeder. Half Shepherd and Siberian

I know animals go to heaven because the bible tells us we will return with our Lord on white horses (maybe 7 years from this week?). Horses make it, dogs will be there! So why cant I get a grip? OMG I miss her. My lil buddy Bear misses her too, also (1/2 shepherd/husky) I think thats the best hybred mix available myself.

Anyways guys and girls. I wana encourage you to get pet Insurance on your best friend. It could truly be the difference between another many years or a hard goodbye. Our dogs all insured. Linny cost us the decutible and Trupanion paid 90% of the rest. SOOOO much better to say "save my dog" than "I cant aford it let her go". Deductibles are lifetime. PM me for nfo but I will never have another dog uninsured again. Every day our dogs live they are ready to die for us. I respect that and will never let em go a minute too early, or let them suffer a min too long.

like I said before, in my first bunch of questions when I get there will be "Lord? why did dogs only get 12 years and politians got 80?"

Love you linny!

Eutycus said:

That's where alot the more aggressive dogs belong, rural and "out on the farm".They are not what you'd call community minded.

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Eutycus I am 76 years old and have been around dogs my entire life. I have owned or been well acquainted with Alsatians, German shepherds, collies, Labradors, Dobermans, American Bull Dogs, Irish Wolfhounds, Bernese Mountain dogs, various breeds of scent hounds, Pit bulls, and Lord only knows how many mutts.
I have only ever encountered one aggressive dog that was not the result of maltreatment or training. It was a tiny Jack Russell which I honestly believe was cross threaded between his ears when whelped.

Ever hear the term "mean as a junk yard dog"? You've been most fortunate in your life but not all dogs are fuzzy little balls of fur that'll lick you to death. There are some dogs by the nature of their training or breeding that are down right mean and aggressive. That is what I meant in an earlier post when I said "there are no stupid dogs but the same can't be said of some owners".

Art Caputo said:

Not my oldest photo, but my most meaningful.
Rusty’s Last Hunt….At near 15 years old. Even with failing eyesight and hearing, he was a champ that loved the hunt……Right till the end.
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beautiful picture. BTW, is that a Parker?

Eutycus said:

by the nature of their training

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That's the key right there.
And many an aggressive dog has been moderated and retrained. Maybe still not the best choice for a family with small impulsive kids, but not a menace to society anymore either....

This goes for the kids and the people too though. Too many people don't teach their kids how to behave when around animals that are strangers to them, amd far too many people dint respect it when the dog owner tells them "no, don't pet the dog," or warns them that the dog is nervous and won't tolerate certain actions and behaviors.

Eutycus said:

Ever hear the term "mean as a junk yard dog"? You've been most fortunate in your life but not all dogs are fuzzy little balls of fur that'll lick you to death. There are some dogs by the nature of their training or breeding that are down right mean and aggressive. That is what I meant in an earlier post when I said "there are no stupid dogs but the same can't be said of some owners".

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I absolutely buy "by the nature of their training". And a dog learns from almost everything. If you kick a dog you have taught him something. Very likely something that will not benefit the world in general.
Natural born "mean as a junk yard dog"? Sorry. I don't buy it. How many vicious 10 week old puppies have you encountered? Can't say the same about people however.

She's not a hunter, just a shelter rescue. Took lots of work to correct behavioral issues. Now she is like a shadow and loved to sleep with her head on a pillow.

We always had retrievers while I was growing up but I wanted something smaller. I’m a fan of field bred English cockers. Piper and Cricket and Izzy

Still miss omy Lab, BOO every single day. A more loving big hearted fur ball you would never find!

Rest in peace Hannah.
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This was Tink, our previous ECS, she had a blockage and went into cardiac arrest while being prepped for surgery 4 years ago. Sweetest dog ever and it still breaks my heart.

azmntman said:

I know animals go to heaven because the bible tells us we will return with our Lord on white horses (maybe 7 years from this week?). Horses make it, dogs will be there! So why cant I get a grip? OMG I miss her. My lil buddy Bear misses her too, also (1/2 shepherd/husky) I think thats the best hybred mix available myself.

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There is a bridge connecting Heaven and Earth. It is called the Rainbow Bridge because of its many colors. Just this side of the Rainbow Bridge there is a land of meadows, hills and valleys with lush green grass.
When a beloved pet dies, the pet goes to this place. There is always food and water and warm spring weather. All the animals who have been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.

The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. Her bright eyes are intent; her eager body begins to quiver. Suddenly she begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, her legs carrying her faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together, never again to be separated.'

I was going to add a few opinions about aggressive dogs and their owners but this seems to be a thread about people and their loving pets so let's just leave it "warm + fuzzy".It started out that way so let's just leave it that.Oh, I have always been a dog lover too but that usually pertained to my dogs. It's the neighbors dogs that bug me.

Rató:rats said:

Possibly the oldest photo of a dog. Albus, photographed in September 1842 by David Collins.
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I dont know about this pic being from 1842 being the molding around that window is not from 1842

This is the current love of my life. Just a little lap lab at 85 lbs loves to sit on my lap. I love a dog that can look out the kitchen window to see who is in the driveway. We have never had a dog this good. We can leave food on the counter and she won't touch it. Last pair of labs once licked a potato chip bag inside out and my male helped himself to a can of tuna fish, crushed it down to get it out every drop out.

Dogs are not our whole lives but they make our live whole.

David's photograph was originally a Daguerreotype... no pun intended. It is an excellent composition and the technological limits of the time make it even more impressive. Cameras of that era were large, heavy and not for the faint of heart to learn how to operate. The exposure for that photograph was likely more than a minute, so the camera was on a heavy tripod and the dog had to have been asleep. I say asleep because you can see a bit of movement blur on the dog's shoulder probably from breathing. Processing was by exposure of the plate to mercury vapor, so if you weren't crazy as a Dauguerrotypist when you started your career, you probably were by the time you finished up.

Thanks for sharing!

SPQR70AD said:

I dont know about this pic being from 1842 being the molding around that window is not from 1842

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So when is it from?

hawkeye2 said:

So when is it from?

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The Smithsonian has a number of photographs taken by David Collins, who worked with his brother as photographers in the 1840’s and early 1850’s.

The International Center of Photography credits him with the earliest known photograph of a dog taken in 1842. If this is indeed his photo, as indicated, that would put it in the 1840’s-1850’s and would likely be the first photo of a dog.

https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/david-c-collins?all/all/all/all/0

Mrg5 said:

The Smithsonian has a number of photographs taken by David Collins, who worked with his brother as photographers in the 1840’s and early 1850’s.

The International Center of Photography credits him with the earliest known photograph of a dog taken in 1842. If this is indeed his photo, as indicated, that would put it in the 1840’s-1550’s and would likely be the first photo of a dog.

https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/david-c-collins?all/all/all/all/0

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David had a good run despite of the mercury vapors.....

The gun the photo must have been state of the art at the time of the photo as 1842 would be early in the use of percussion caps.