Illustrations from Lad: a Dog by Albert Payson Terhune. The illustrations are by Robert L Dickey, and the book was published in April of 1941.
Written in 1941 the stories are a tribute to the dogs of “the Place”, and emphasize just how much has changed in the way we treat our beloved animals now. I loved these books even as I was horrified by some of the ways the animals were “disciplined”. My first Collies were as wonderful as the Collies of the Place, as beautiful and as smart and as brave.
I like to think I was a much more informed trainer, but in actuality I was the one in training. I learned a lot from my Collies, just as I continue to learn from the dogs I have now. The illustrations in the books are wonderful, just look at that Saint Bernard from the early 1900s! I love old books.