It’s no secret that it’s dogs that hold the title of man’s best friend, and they have for quite some time now. But before they became the lazy, unbearably cute and seemingly always snackish creatures we now share our sofas with, they were animals confidently roaming the wild. (Yes, that’s probably difficult to imagine looking at your dog trying to break free of yet another weird position or place it found itself stuck in.)

Nowadays, every dog owner’s camera roll is brimming with proof of said critter being a human’s loyal companion. But if you’d like to see some images dating tens if not hundreds of years back, scroll down to find some of the best posts shared by ‘A History Of Dogs’ Instagram account, and enjoy.

#1 A Caribou Inuit Girl Holds Her Canadian Eskimo Puppy

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#2 The TV Reporter Gerd Ruge Interviews Bastian, The English Basset Belonging To West German Chancellor Willy Brandt, In Front Of The West German Parliament In Bonn, Germany, On June 4, 1972

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#3 Dog Of Randall The Jeweler, Ca. 1875

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#4 In 1942, Pepito Von Zalez Became The First Chihuahua To Climb Mount Everest

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#5 “Kitten And Foster Mother”⁣ Photo Postcard C. 1915

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#6 The Concierge’s Dog. Paris, 1929.⁣⁣ Photo By André Kertész

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#7 An Award Winning Photographer, Piccoli Is A Master At Capturing Dogs In Motion

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#8 Writer Kurt Vonnegut And His Dog Pumpkin

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#9 As Ashley Grew, Stein Realized The Precocious Pup’s Talents For Catching Flying Discs

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#10 Portrait Of Harold Lloyd Sitting And Holding His Dog Specks In His Lap. The Dog And Harold Are Wearing Matching Eyeglasses. Date Unknown

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#11 The Year Was 1962, The Mets Played Terribly, And Their Original Official Mascot Was A Floppy-Eared Beagle Named Homer

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#12 Manchester Terrier With Cape, 1905

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#13 Fully-Packed Londoners Leave Town, Carrying Golf Clubs And A Happy Dog, For An Easter Holiday Break In 1930

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#14 On March 16, 1938, Hyde Park’s Own Shepherd LED His Sheep Along The Serpentine Pathway To New Grazing Grounds Elsewhere In The London Park. His Dog Has Taken To The Water To Prevent The Sheep From Swimming Away

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#15 Gary Mead, Age 5, Rides His Pyrenean Mountain Dog The Half Mile To School Each Morning In Plumstead, London. 1960s

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#16 “All Ears.” NYC, 1980

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#17 Family Portrait

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#18 Woman Hailing A Cab In New York City, 1956

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#19 Dog School, California, Ca. 1929

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#20 “Poodle On A Writing Desk” By Jacques-Barthélemy Delamarreby. Oil On Canvas.⁣ Late 18th Century

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#21 Knife Grinders In France In The Early 1900s.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The Workers Laid Face Down To Save Their Backs From Being Hunched Over All Day. They Brought Their Dogs To Lay On Their Legs For Warmth

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#22 In 1968, The Beatles Released The White Album, And With It, A Song Called “Martha My Dear.”⁣⁣ It Was Inspired By And Written About Martha, Mccartney’s Dog

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#23 Kato, Nicole Brown Simpson’s Akita In Laguna Beach. February 18, 1995

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#24 Cabinet Card Terrier C. 1890.⁣ Photo By W. Humphries

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#25 In 1966, Life Magazine Featured A Photo Essay About Bellybutton, A 3-Year-Old Shorthaired Pointer With Amazing Underwater Abilities. He Could Go As Deep As 20 Feet And Would Remain Submerged For Up To 15 Seconds

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#26 Konrad The Dachshund Sits On Some Of His Winnings From The Gaines Dog Food “Lucky Dog” Contest, 1949

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#27 On June 19, 1944, W.n. Ely`s American Foxhound, Lena, Of Ambler, Pa., Gave Birth To 23 Healthy Puppies. It Was Her First Litter, And It Gave Her The World Record For The Largest Litter Of Puppies To Survive

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#28 Henri Matisse, His Dog, And His Monstera

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#29 A Young Lady And Her Baby, Spring Fair, Long Beach, 1951

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#30 18-Year-Old Alice Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt’s Eldest Daughter, In 1902 With Her Dog, Leo, A Long-Haired Chihuahua

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#31 Tatler Magazine, London, May 16, 1928

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#32 At The Dawn Of Sound In Motion Pictures, A New Genre Of Short Films With Synchronized Sound Called “Talkies” Became Popular.“ In Response, Mgm Studios Came Up With “Barkies.”

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#33 Dog Eating Ice Cream Cone Hidden Behind Boy’s Back. New York, 1949

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#34 Dog On The Cover Of Life Magazine

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#35 Jackie Robinson, His Dog, And His Wife Rachel At Their Home In Stamford, Connecticut, Shortly After He Was Voted Into The Baseball Hall Of Fame In 1962

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#36 Countess Phyllis Della Faille De Leverghem, Photographed In 1950 By Jack Bims, Is Shown In The Bedroom Of Her Villa In Morocco, Reclining Amidst Her Numerous Chihuahuas, An Afghan Dog, And Her Parrots

Image credits: Jack Bims for Life Magazine

#37 Johnny Lunchbucket And Friend – “A” Train To Brooklyn, New York, 1940s

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#38 A Woman And Her Dog In Harlem, NY. 1943

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#39 The Greyhound Bus Company Might Have Been Founded In 1914, But It Didn’t Adopt The Greyhound Name Until 1929

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#40 The Final Exam For German Police Service Dogs To Remain Calm In Front Of A Cat, 1987

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#41 This Is The Official Nasa Portrait For Now Retired Astronaut Leland Melvin

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#42 A Dalmatian With A Disney Artist At The Walt Disney Studio In Burbank

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#43 Betty White At Home With Her Dog, 1957

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#44 Wally Atkenson, 6 Years Old Of Palos Park, Ill. Sits Between Dogs Members Of The Chicagoland Dalmatian Club, Watching The Movie “One Hundred And One Dalmatians” In The 7th Fl. Screening Room Of The Chicago Theater. Feb. 7, 1961

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#45 Humphrey Bogart And His Third Wife, Mayo Methot, With Their Dog, 1944

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#46 Steven Tyler, His Mother, And His Dog

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#47 One Stray Dog Was A Constant During Protests In Chile, And Spotted Joining Protestors Against The Police. His Name Is El Vaquita, Meaning “Little Cow”

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#48 The Coronation Of Pope Pius III, 1509

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#49 Photos Of Chilean Riot Dog Rucio Capucha. Rucio, A Stray Dog, Frequently Joined Protests, And Became A Target Of Deliberate Police Violence. After Being Injured By A Police Water Cannon During A Protest In Santiago, He Was Adopted By A Family

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#50 Irish Wolfhounds Were Documented In Rome As Early As 391 A.d

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#51 Madonna Photographed By Steven Meisel For Versace, 1995

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#52 A Grave At The Pet Memorial Park In Wantagh, New York

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#53 Ju Ju And Her Dog Coppelia. Oil On Canvas Board. Painting By Philip Evergood, 1958

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#54 Anyone Who’s Ever Stayed With Their Dog At The Plaza Hotel Has A Little Dog Named Pinky Panky Poo To Thank

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#55 An Afghan Hound In A Saab, 1960s

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#56 David Hasselhoff And Dogs

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#57 “A Very Small Dog”, Jamie Wyeth, 1980, Oil On Canvas

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#58 Charging Thunder, A Sioux Native American From Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show

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#59 Burt Reynolds Polishing His Star After It Was Unveiled On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame In Los Angeles, 1978

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#60 A “Dog’s Bar” In Paris, Maintained At Claridge’s Hotel In The Champs Élysées

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#61 The Colisée Café On The Champs-Elysees, 1951. After Watching A Saturday Afternoon Hollywood Movie, Seven American Girls Stop For Some Cokes

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#62 Marlene Linteau, 17, With Pancho, 6, Showing Off Dog Trailer, La Crescenta, California, 1951

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#63 Rin Tin Tin Celebrating Christmas In 1927

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#64 Rembrandt’s Baroque-Style Self-Portrait With A Poodle, Circa 1631

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#65 The Mummy Of A Hunting Dog, Displayed In The Egyptian Museum In Tahrir

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#66 Liberace Poses Alongside His Beloved Dogs At His Palm Springs Estate In September 1980

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#67 Bluey Was A Female Australian Cattle Dog Born On June 7, 1910. She Herded Cattle And Sheep For 20 Years

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#68 A Dog Named Messi Took Home His Own Unofficial Prize — The Palm Dog At The Cannes Film Festival

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#69 In The Summer Of 1939, The British Government Began Preparing For The Outbreak Of World War II. Part Of That Preparation Involved The Formation Of The National Air Raid Precautions Animals Committee

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#70 During The Victorian Era, A Style Of Photo Called “Hidden Mother” Photography Became Popular. In The Images, Mothers Hide Themselves Under A Piece Of Fabric Strategically Draped Over Their Bodies While Holding Up Their Baby

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#71 15 Years Old Stevie Wonder, 1965

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#72 In 1963, Lady Greyhound Attended The New York World’s Fair Where She Had Her Own Fashion Show And Handed Out Paw-Tographs

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#73 This Photograph Was Probably Taken By Either William E. Baker Or James Larry Johnson, Photographers Who Operated A Photographic Studio At 116 1/2 Dexter Avenue In Montgomery, Alabama, From The 1910s To The 1930s

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#74 A Bronze Statue Of A Dog Named Rex, Lying On A Stone Platform Engraved With His Name. Rex Was The Faithful Companion Of John E. Stow, One Of The City’s Longest Practicing Fruit Merchants, Who Died In 1884

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#75 4th Century Bce Greek Mug. Located At The National Etruscan Museum Of Villa Giulia

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#76 Children Pose On The Front Lawn Of The White House For A Picture With Laddie Boy, The Harding Family Pet Airedale Terrier

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#77 Portrait Of Ivan Drašković Found In Trakošća Castle, Located In Northern Croatia

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#78 Femme Au Chien, 1962. By Pablo Picasso.⁣ ⁣ The Painting Features Picasso’s Afghan Hound Kaboul, Named After The Afghan Capital, And Jacqueline Roque, His Second Wife

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#79 A Dog At The Funeral Of Martin Luther King Jr, Wearing A Sign That Reads “I Had A Dream, Amen, Amen.” April 9, 1968

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#80 Happy Easter

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#81 Joan Bradshaw Photographed By Earl Leaf Walking Down Hollywood And Vine, 1957

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#82 People And Their Dog In Nebraska

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#83 Brittany Murphy For New York Times Magazine. September 1, 2002

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#84 C.1880s Cabinet Card Of A White Poodle

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#85 Elvis Presley And Duke The Poodle, December 20, 1957

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#86 Mamie Van Doren And Dog, 1955

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#87 The Salish Wool Dog Is A Prehistoric North American Dog Breed That Lived With Indigenous Peoples In What Is Now Washington State And British Columbia. They Were Valued For Their Thick Coats, Which Were Used To Make Textiles And Blankets

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#88 Happy Halloween

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#89 College Football Dog Mascot Uga, University Of Georgia⁣

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#90 A Dog Featured In “La Visitación” By The Maestro Of Miraflores, 1490

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