Henry VIII loved his pets, and he had many

 

 Henry VIII loved his pets, and he had many.....

Henry kept nightingales and canaries in ornamental birdcages, hanging in the windows of Hampton Court.

He also kept ferrets - although it was strictly a king thing, he forbade his courtiers to do so.

 Henry had his hunting hounds, but his favourite pets were his domestic dogs.

He had a fondness for beagles, spaniels and greyhounds.

Greyhounds were considered a particular noble breed, and were among Henry's most favoured.

 Henry's own dogs were quite pampered.
They wore decorative collars of velvet - permitted only to royal dogs.

Some collars were made of the softest kid leather, with or without spikes of silver and gold.

Some collars were adorned with pearls, or the King's arms and his portcullis and rose badges.

 Henry's dogs wore coats of white silk, and the they had their fur regularly rubbed down with a 'hair cloth'.

When Henry died, sixty-five dog leashes were found in Henry's closet.

Two of Henry's favourite dogs, Cut and Ball, were prone to getting lost.
Henry paid out the huge sum of nearly 15 shillings (about £225) in rewards to those who brought them back!

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 Source - Alison Weir's Henry VIII: the King and his Court