Dog carts were originally two-wheel carriages, of course, but a four-wheel version appeared in Britain during the first half of the 18th century and was called a “dog-cart phaeton.” An example of the early type can be seen in Charles Cooper Henderson’s print “Going to the Moors.” Most of these carriages had louvers in the sides, and gun dogs could be carried under the rear seat. They were made in a variety of shapes and sizes. Many were made on a perch carriage, presumably so that they could be used when posting. An alternative name is “four-wheel dog cart,” and a few firms used special names of their own.
A light vehicle, either with or without a top, generally with but one seat, and drawn by one or two horses. A name given to phaeton, or chaise but always for one person.
In England, a light one-horse, two wheeled vehicle without a hood. (Used in Regency times, see Vanity Fair, entered the vernacular in Victorian period)
A high seat two wheeler with a small box body for the carrying of fighting cocks. This style, and that of the dog cart, became the basis for many of the commercial carts used from Georgian thru Victorian Britain.

Sometimes described as having curved or concave panels, this stylish little carriage was very popular in the closing years of the 19th century and the early 20th century. It is equipped with shafts and a pole, making it usable with a single or a pair of good-sized ponies. The dog cart and its many variations were among the carriages covered by the generic term “trap,” hence one reads in Edwardian novels of a “pony and trap.”
In the stables of wealthy European countries, the head coachman held a position of authority, controlling a staff of underlings ranging from under coachman to stable boy, each with clearly defined duties and distinctive clothing. Even families without claim to a coat-of-arms would provide livery for their coachmen and grooms. The coachmen's garb included a greatcoat with one or more shoulder capes to lead rain off the shoulders.
A Dalmatian dog raised in the stable with the coach team so that the dog is attached to the horses and protective of the team and carriage. The dog is trained to run under the back axles of a coach and to protect the carriage on outings and the team in the stable. Dalmatian coach dogs were considered living ornamental accessories to a carriage and were the first "car alarms."