Mia Martin’s Dog Heraldry and the History of Canine Coats-of-Arms

Mia Martin’s Dog Heraldry and the History of Canine Coats-of-Arms

A coat-of-arms gives visual form to ideas that might otherwise remain in a family record: ancestry, identity, and continuity. Applying that language to canine breeds brings animal history into a conversation more commonly associated with human lineage. In 1996, Mia Martin explored that connection in Dog Heraldry: The Official Collection of Canine Coats-of-Arms, published by Howell Book House. The book connects canine breeds with historical coats…