Famous Dogs in History

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7/28/25

Charlie: Played a Part in Preventing a Nuclear War

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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

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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...
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