Although sled-dogs are well known, dogs have long been used to pull wheeled carts. This was banned in Britain around the beginning of the 20th Century as being cruel, but dogs were still traditionally used to pull milk carts in continental Europe. Dog-carts have been used in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland, not only for milk, but also for selling bread, vegetables and other produce. Dog-carts were also used in Quebec, Canada around the same period, the wares including newspapers and water dispensed from a large keg.
In order to improve the often sad fate of these dogs, the 'Trekhondenwet 1910' in Holland came into force on September 1th 1911.
Pictured: A 'Trekhondenwet Holland' License 1921, from the city Wierden.
Inspection at the municipal cleaning on the Landingstraat, Vlissingen, Holland.
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Durk Jan togeteher with his sister Ietje Jaarsma.
Pictute taken at the Vijver te Harlingen. Behind the car his manservant.
Group portrait of a number of people at a dog cart of the bread merchant in Blija, circa 1917.
Deliver the bread with the dog cart in Cornjum.
On the cart dealer H. at the Leij from Stiens.
A resident of Ameland, on a dog cart. Image probably dates from 1925.
Antwerp, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898).
The countries of Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg were in earlier years one country. In 1830 Belgium separated and became the independent country Belgium. In the book W/E/Mason "Dogs of all Nations" (1915) these 'Draught Dogs' are called the Netherlands breeds. It is possible that this breed also had the name - the Belgian Mastiff (Matin Belge).
Volemdam, Holland.
With an advertisement of the French compagny of coffe 'Au Planteur de Caiffa'.
Swiss mountain dog
Belgium 1906. Postcard.
Belgium,Vlaanderen 1915. Postcard.
Together with a government inspector, Belgium 1890.
Holland, Roosendaal 1905.
Brussel.
Belgium
Belgium.
Galamadammen, Holland.
Holland 1904.
Brussel, Belgium. Vintage photo
Belgium.
Holland, c.1890. Painted by Ferdinand Lintzs a Dutch painter.(March 2th 1883 - Januari 31th 1909).
Holland, langerak.
Belgium, Antwerpen, 1902.
A dog pulls a cart with a child during the San Antón parade. Madrid, 1955. Photo Campúa.
Tame animals of Mr Wingfield Ampthill, a child before a harnessed dog
From the wealthiest to the humblest families, the Pit Bull was a guaranteed presence in homes with children.
Powassan and Trout Creek, Ontario, Canada, 1940's.
Powassan and Trout Creek, Ontario, Canada, 1940's.
German Sheperds.
Belgium.
Zaandam, Netherlands 1913. Cart pulled by two Greyhound types.
1901.
The man on the picture is Willem Langra a milkman. Holland, Langerak.
Great Dane Dogs Pulling a Covered Wagon, Circa 1923.
Restored Vintage Photograph of Great Dane Dogs Pulling a Covered Wagon, Circa 1923.