Daguerreotype Dogs

As long as people have been able to photograph, they have wanted to photograph their pets! 

Note: These aren't all daguerreotypes-- actually very few of them are-- but I needed a snappy title, and 'daguerreotype' evokes the kind of 19th century photos these are. :)

Portrait of a dog, c. 1860 (ambrotype). Source

Portrait of a dog, 1846 (daguerreotype). Source

Man with a dog, 1900. Source

Dog on a chair, 1865. Source

Two portraits of a boy and dog, c. 1860 (ambrotype). Source

Black man with white child and dog, c. 1890. Source

A boy and his dog, c. 1850. Source

Man holding dog, c. 1867 (tintype). Source

Man with his dogs, c. 1860. Source

Woman with a dog, c. 1875. Source

A novelty studio photo, c. 1885. Source

Dog on a love seat, c. 1855 (daguerreotype). Source