Dog breeding is big business. But when did it start?
In Making History, presenters Tom Holland and Iszi Lawrence are joined by Ciara Farrell and Caroline Kisco from the Kennel Club Library to discuss the origins of dog fancying – the breeding and showing of pedigreed dogs – along with the beginnings of the breeds we know and love today.
Why does the Jack Russell owe its existence to a milkman and a vicar?
Who ‘invented’ the Doberman? And what was the sad fate of the Turnspit dog?