From 8-year old Hilda’s diary:

I now have a darling puppy and he is all my own. He’s a little Cocker Spaniel, and I call him Brownie just because he is all brown. He is a present from my Uncle Milton. Uncle Milton is my favorite Uncle. He loves all kinds of animals, birds, and bugs and I do too.

I didn’t have a date for Hilda’s photo. It appears to have been taken in 1912, at the same time that she was writing her diary - we met Brownie before knowing who he was!