Famous Dogs in History

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12/7/24

Ashley Whippet: First Notable Disc Dog

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Ashley Whippet was not the first dog to catch a flying disc (frisbee), but he did help popularize the sport. Alex Stein and Ashley Whip...
7/11/24

Mr. Barbo: Mount Equinox's Beloved Dog

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Thousands visit Mr. Barbo's gravesite every year atop Mount Equinox in beautiful Vermont. Joseph George Davidson was a chemist a...
5/14/24

Flush: Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Dog

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning, an English poet of the Victorian era, loved dogs and was inspired to write a 20-stanza poem about her beloved c...
4/22/24

Hatch: Found Over 400 Years After the Mary Rose Sunk

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The skeleton of a sea dog was found during the excavation of the Mary Rose, a warship of King Henry VIII's fleet that sank during the B...
3/25/24

Clothing Naked Animals

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A bogus organization in the mid 1900's campaigned to clothe naked dogs and other animals for the sake of decency. A Dog in Boxer Sh...
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