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SUMMARY:The dog fancy at war: breeds\, breeding and Britishness\, 1914-191
 8 - Dr. P MR Howell
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CONTACT:Dr. David Nally
DESCRIPTION:This paper looks at the impact of the First World War upon the
  institutions of dog breeding and showing in Britain. Some have suggested 
 that dogs had a 'good war'\, but it is demonstrable not only that particul
 ar breeds suffered - the dachshund\, inevitably - but also the business an
 d culture of pedigree dogs. Such suspicion was heaped upon dog owners\, br
 eeders and showers\, particularly under the food shortages of 1916-1918\, 
 that their patriotism and Britishness was called into question. The leader
 ship of the Kennel Club was challenged\, as was the survival of the busine
 ss of pedigree breeding. Whilst dog breeding has been understood principal
 ly in terms of class relations\, this study thus concentrates on questions
  of politics and even biopolitics. It extends the study of the cultural 'd
 omestication' of the pet dog by looking at the exclusion and abjection of 
 animals and their owners from the national community. 
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, Department of Geography\, Downing Site
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