Doggy people

<p>We know that there were dogs in Victorian Britain but who were the 'Doggy People' who kept them bred them showed them worked with them and cared for them?<br><br>Chapter by chapter this book reveals the varied and often eccentric lives of the Victorians who helped define dogs as we know them today. The cast runs from the very pinnacle of society Queen Victoria to near the bottom with Jemmy Shaw a publican boxer promoter of dog-fights and rat-killing. The others include an artist aristocrats authors a clergyman doctors a dog-dealer a feminist journalists landowners millionaires philanthropists politicians scientists a stockbroker veterinarians and a showman - none other their Charles Cruft.<br><br>Looking at the invention and meaning of new breeds such as poodles collies Jack Russells and borzois amongst others we see how the Victorians thought about pets sports dog shows and animal rights.</p>