Quoted by T. Quick, 'Puppy Love: Domestic Science, “Women's Work,” and Canine Care,' Journal of British Studies 58 (2) (2019), pp. 289-314.
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'Collins’s vision went beyond the consumer-as-individual-centered imperative underlying beauty parlors. The [Canine Nurses'] institute heralded the emergence of new occupational opportunities for women: How to Save Our Dogs included contributions from J. MacRae Frost, a veterinary surgeon and reputed “canine specialist” who proclaimed canine nursing as [a] “new and honourable profession” for ladies. [note: 'Collins and Campbell, How to Save Our Dogs, 67 and 76; see also “Outside the Gates:Women’s Work at Olympia,” British Journal of Nursing 40 (11 September 1909): 224–25; “Nurses for Dogs,” Daily Mail, 27 August 1909, 5; Frank Townend Barton, Our Dogs and All about Them: A Practical Guide for Everyone Who Keeps a Dog (London, ca. 1910), 3–6.']' (301)

'In the interwar years, becominga kennelmaid was portrayed as the first rung on a career ladder for young women interested in dogs... For many commercial breeders this was a welcome development. In the 1910 edition of his guide to dog-keeping, Frank Townend Barton noted that “kennel maids often prove themselves equal to kennel men,” suggesting that “the reason for this … is found in the infinite pains that they so willingly bestow upon dogs,” as well as “the patience inherent to womanhood.”' [note: 'Barton, Our Dogs and All about Them, 2.']' (305)

'Kennelmaids embodied many of the contradictory forces experienced by young women entering domestic employment at this time... There was a disjunct between the profession of kennelmaid as portrayed in popular press and the day-to-day experiences described by kennelmaids themselves. They were employed to take care of the “drudge” work for kennels - cleaning kennels daily, ensuring that dogs were exercised and fed, attending to any minor ailments, and keeping the animals well groomed. [note: 'Barton, Our Dogs and All about Them, 2–3.']' (305)