Thursday, February 20, 2025

"Of Our English Dogs and Their Qualities" from "A Description of Elizabethan England" by William Harrison (1577)

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"Of Our English Dogs and Their Qualities"

Summary: They sure like all the different kind of dogs in England.

Commentary: I read an excerpt of this for 15MAD and wanted to go back to it. I did a little poking at Adler today, but I wanted to pick up a quick stand alone for tonight. I know nothing about dogs, so this was somewhat enlightening (though I doubt I'll remember much.) People who treat their dogs better than their kids were still a thing back then.

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