Famous Dogs in History

258 articles
CATEGORIZED LIST OF ALL ARTICLES

Featured Article: A Tribute to the Dog

7/28/25

Charlie: Played a Part in Preventing a Nuclear War

›
Charlie helped calm John F. Kennedy during a difficult time when the country feared a nuclear war. JFK and Charlie Cuba's preside...
12/7/24

Ashley Whippet: First Notable Disc Dog

›
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

›
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

›
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

›
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...
›
Home
View web version




Popular Posts

  • Kublai Khan's 5000 Dogs
    Some 5000 dogs became famous in history in Marco Polo's writing, the most dogs ever owned by one person - Kublai Khan. When Mar...
  • Old Drum: Man's Best Friend
    It was the closing argument, A Tribute to the Dog, at Old Drum's trial that coined the phrase "man's best friend". Mo...
  • Daisy: Blondie and Dagwood's Dog
    When the popular comic strip Blondie started its long-running film series (1938-1950), Spooks played the part of the family dog Daisy. ...
  • Petey: The Little Rascals Dog
    Petey became famous as one of the most lovable and recognized dogs in film history. Pete with some of the little rascals The Littl...
  • Fido: Waits at Bus Stop for Master's Return
    Fido was one of the lesser known dogs in history that was famous for mourning his master's death. For 14 years he waited at a bus stop ...
  • Strider: Robert Plant's Blue-Eyed Merle Dog
    Strider, Robert Plant's collie with blue eyes and a mottled merle coat, was the inspiration to Led Zeppelin's song Bron-Y-Aur Stomp...
  • Flyer and Scipio: The Wright Brothers' Dogs
    Orville and Wilbur Wright, the famous American aviation pioneers who made the world's first powered flight in 1903, loved dogs. F...
CATEGORIZED LIST OF ALL ARTICLES

Famous Dogs in History COPYRIGHT 2016-2026 Diana C Cooper
Powered by Blogger.