we had neighbours who had a timid red setter that slept in their large bed between them, had its own (satin) pillow, I kid you not
I’m of the age when indoor dogs slept in the kitchen in a basket, taken out, run of the garden, or
outside, in a wooden cosy kennel, especially in rural or semi rural areas, often on a long lightweight chain, often Alsations, a prowler warning, didn’t enter the house,
fed on home cooked offal and scraps, brushed daily, happy dogs not neglected,
or if more than one dog, in kennels, often rudimentary but clean and swept/hosed daily, only little poodles followed mistress all over the house.
Fashions in dogs change as everything else - there were town dogs and country dogs,
wire haired fox terriers usually called Trixie
Alsations/German Shepherds usually called Sheba or Rex
retrievers, flat coated and curly, usually called ‘away’
corgis usually called ‘get down!’
poodles usually called Mitzi
heinz 57 usually called Rack, Bonnie, or the dog
the ubiquitous Labrador came later, now as mentioned ^^ we have designer dogs,
Pets at Home, dried food, flashing collars, tartan jackets, photos of dog wearing hapless expression, killer dogs, muzzles, little dogs on long leads across the pavement, the humanization of an animal, man’s best friend.