Ädlare stam och renare blod: Skapandet av den svenska rashunden 1887–1914
Noble breed and pure blood: The making of the Swedish purebred dog 1887–1914 The concept of the purebred dog is fairly new: the modern notion of breed and practices of organized dog breeding was introduced in Sweden at the end of the 19th century. This thesis explores how the notion of pure breed is introduced when The Swedish kennel club (Svenska Kennelklubben, SKK) was founded in 1889. The thes