Literary dogs

"Hang off, thou cat, thou burr, thou vile thing"
William Shakespeare
The bassist of The Who, John Entwistle, poses with his Irish wolfhound.

The bassist of The Who, John Entwistle, poses with his Irish wolfhound.

Witold Gombrowicz and his wife Rita with Psina.

Witold Gombrowicz and his wife Rita with Psina.

Julius LeBlanc Stewart, Les Dames Goldsmith au bois de Boulogne en 1897 sur une voiturette (1901)

Julius LeBlanc Stewart, Les Dames Goldsmith au bois de Boulogne en 1897 sur une voiturette (1901)

Fox terrier on a space journey

Fox terrier on a space journey

(Source: retrogasm, via lacalaveracatrina)

Charles Spencelayh (1865-1958)  Daily Graphic

Charles Spencelayh (1865-1958)  Daily Graphic

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Arthur Wardle - Two Fox Terriers.

Arthur Wardle - Two Fox Terriers.

(Source: lacalaveracatrina, via fuckyeahfoxterrier)

Gertrude Stein
“I am I because my little dog knows me. The figure wanders on alone.
The little dog does not appear because if it did then there would be nothing to fear.It is not known that anybody who is anybody is not alone and if alone then how can the dog be there and if the little dog is not there is it alone. The little dog is not alone because no little dog could be alone. If it were alone it would not be there. So then the play has to be like this.The person and the dog are there and the dog is there and the person is there and where oh where is their identity, is the identity there anywhere.I say two dogs but say a dog and a dog. ”

Gertrude Stein


I am I because my little dog knows me. The figure wanders on alone.


The little dog does not appear because if it did then there would be nothing to fear.
It is not known that anybody who is anybody is not alone and if alone then how can the dog be there and if the little dog is not there is it alone. 
The little dog is not alone because no little dog could be alone. If it were alone it would not be there. 
So then the play has to be like this.
The person and the dog are there and the dog is there and the person is there and where oh where is their identity, is the identity there anywhere.
I say two dogs but say a dog and a dog. ”

Poet Alexander Pope and his dog bounce, circa 1718 by Jonathan Richardson.

Epigram Engraved on the Collar of a Dog Which I Gave to His Royal Highness by Alexander Pope
I am his Highness’ dog at Kew;Pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you?

Poet Alexander Pope and his dog bounce, circa 1718 by Jonathan Richardson.


Epigram Engraved on the Collar of a Dog Which I Gave to His Royal Highness by Alexander Pope
I am his Highness’ dog at Kew;
Pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you?
Crickhowell c.1900.
A gentleman and Man’s Best Friend.

Crickhowell c.1900.

A gentleman and Man’s Best Friend.

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“LOS ANGELES, Jan, 23th. ACTOR DEFENDS DOG. Actor Vincent Price thinks his dog, with which he’s pictured, is “the world’s best dog. I love him so much, I’m here to defend his honor against this charge”. The dog is charged with running into the street and upsetting a bicycle ridden by Charles F. Benjamin, 60. Benjamin is suing Price for $13,193…”
His dog was Joe and Vincent wrote a book about him “The Book of Joe: About a Dog and His Man” (1961).

“LOS ANGELES, Jan, 23th. ACTOR DEFENDS DOG. Actor Vincent Price thinks his dog, with which he’s pictured, is “the world’s best dog. I love him so much, I’m here to defend his honor against this charge”. The dog is charged with running into the street and upsetting a bicycle ridden by Charles F. Benjamin, 60. Benjamin is suing Price for $13,193…”

His dog was Joe and Vincent wrote a book about him “The Book of Joe: About a Dog and His Man” (1961).

The french writer Madeleine Chapsal.

The french writer Madeleine Chapsal.

Sir Paul McCartney with a little pooch.

Sir Paul McCartney with a little pooch.

Johnny Cash… <3
and we can see June Carter reflected in the mirror!

Johnny Cash… <3

and we can see June Carter reflected in the mirror!

Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne, daughter Quintana Roo, and dog.

Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne, daughter Quintana Roo, and dog.

A portrait of woman with dogs by Jean-Gabriel Domergue.

A portrait of woman with dogs by Jean-Gabriel Domergue.