Vintage Dog & Canine Films

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Vintage Dog & Canine Films

This is a collection of dog and canine related movies that have been digitized and preserved for history!

Included Films:

Police Dogs in Action

Produced: 1950s

Length: 11 Minutes

Mans best friend is not only a gentle companion but, a friendly ever present creature to lift you up when you are feeling blue and protect your home from outside threats. Mans best friend is also a worker, a soldier on the front lines of crime and missing children. A tireless guardian of our homes, our cities, our lives. In Police Dogs in Action, Hiro, the German Shepard, is seen in action as he tracks down a missing child, scouts out a building for squatters and thieves, and attacks a man wearing a body suit during training. We see the dedicated nature of the animal and how they thrive to help. When off the job, like any other police officer, Hiro enjoys being at home – his home is with his trainer and partner on the police force. Together at all times, the film shows the close bond between canine and man. A remarkable film about a still useful partnership, Police Dogs in Action, is an excellent example of the bond between dog and human as well as a look at how cops are looking to outside help to do their job and do it well.

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Chinook’s Children

Produced: 1940s

Length: 12 Minutes

This vintage 1940s silent film documents the training of champion sled dog Chinooks litter of puppies. Chinook was the lead sled dog for Admiral Richard Byrd; and the viewer watches as the adorable puppies are trained, without cruelty, to pull in dog sled races. There is footage of the dogs training in New Hampshire, actual races, trophy presentations, and more. Chinooks Children is a marvelous historical film for anyone interested in Chinook dogs and dog sled racing.

All in One

Produced: 1938

Length: 11 Minutes

Dog is nature made to be mans best friend and has served humankind for untold years to bring us protection, companionship and love. In a strange stretch, All In One, takes the faithfulness and hardworking nature of these friendly companions and compares them to the ever dependable Chevrolet. Including wonderful shots of a collie herding sheep and a Shepard helping his blind master, the comparison feels less like a stretch when you understand how, like a reliable car, the dog is a steadfast, dependent animal, who is there as best friend and sturdy companion throughout lifes toughest obstacles and jobs.

Bird Dogs

Produced: 1940s

Length: 11 Minutes

Dog, mans best friend, has helped people play and work for centuries. Just look to their irreplaceable role in hunting or helping the blind. This vintage silent film explores how to train bird dogs to work with their hunter masters. Different stages of the training are shown, such as learning to point, retrieving, and training on the leash. This includes lots of informational footage on different breeds of dog and dogs at work.

Mother Mack Trains Her Seven Puppies

Produced: 1952

Length: 11 Minutes

Mother Mack, the Scottish Terrier, is a brand new mother of seven puppies. In Mother Mack Trains Her Seven Puppies, we are shown puppies from only a couple of days old and how the young boys who own the dog take care of them and train them. Aimed at teaching children responsibility, family values and care of animals the tone remains playful as it shows the boys grooming the dogs and taking them to a beach where they run into a seal.

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Mother Mack’s Puppies Find Happy Homes

Produced: 1953

Length: 11 Minutes

There comes a time when a child must grow up and leave the home. In, Mother Macks Puppies Find Happy Homes, this is no less true despite the children, in this case, being cute Scottish Terriers. With a clear subtext of racial tolerance the puppies are given to families of all different race and ethnicity, a rarity in the 1950s. Aimed at children, this educational step back into time will warm your insides as all the puppies are given happy homes.