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==Dogs famous in their own right== |
==Dogs famous in their own right== |
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* Balto, lead dog of [[sled dog|sled-dog]] team that delivered medicine from [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]] to [[Nome, Alaska]] to save Nome from a [[diphtheria]] epidemic |
* Balto, final lead dog of [[sled dog|sled-dog]] team that delivered medicine from [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]] to [[Nome, Alaska]] to save Nome from a [[diphtheria]] epidemic. The lead dog for most of the trip was Togo. |
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* Belka, dog aboard [[Sputnik 5]]. |
* Belka, dog aboard [[Sputnik 5]]. |
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* [[Hachiko]] [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%81%E5%85%AC], a symbol of loyalty in [[Japan]], now honored by a statue in [[Tokyo]] |
* [[Hachiko]] [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%81%E5%85%AC], a symbol of loyalty in [[Japan]], now honored by a statue in [[Tokyo]] |
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* Strelka, dog aboard [[Sputnik 5]]. |
* Strelka, dog aboard [[Sputnik 5]]. |
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* Stubby, an [[American Pit Bull Terrier]], the most decorated American war dog in [[World War II]]. |
* Stubby, an [[American Pit Bull Terrier]], the most decorated American war dog in [[World War II]]. |
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* Togo, lead dog for most of the journey of [[sled dog|sled-dog]] team that delivered medicine from [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]] to [[Nome, Alaska]] to save Nome from a [[diphtheria]] epidemic. |
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==Pets of famous people== |
==Pets of famous people== |
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Revision as of 18:15, 17 November 2004
Dogs famous in their own right
- Balto, final lead dog of sled-dog team that delivered medicine from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska to save Nome from a diphtheria epidemic. The lead dog for most of the trip was Togo.
- Belka, dog aboard Sputnik 5.
- Hachiko [1], a symbol of loyalty in Japan, now honored by a statue in Tokyo
- Greyfriars Bobby, with a story very similar to Hachiko's [2]
- Laika, the dog aboard Sputnik 2.
- Nipper, the HMV (His Master's Voice) dog.
- Old Shep, after seeing the coffin of his master loaded onto a train in Fort Benton, Montana, Old Shep maintained a vigil at the station for over five years.
- Pavlov's dog, who drools saliva involuntarily when hearing the sound of a bell (a signal of "dinner's ready!")
- Petra, the first Blue Peter dog
- Pickles, discovered the Jules Rimet trophy (the Football World Cup) after it had been stolen in England in 1966.
- Rico, a dog with a huge vocabulary
- Robot, dog who discovered the cave paintings at Lascaux
- Strelka, dog aboard Sputnik 5.
- Stubby, an American Pit Bull Terrier, the most decorated American war dog in World War II.
- Togo, lead dog for most of the journey of sled-dog team that delivered medicine from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska to save Nome from a diphtheria epidemic.
Pets of famous people
Famous pets of Presidents and their wives
- Barney, U.S. President George W. Bush's Scottish Terrier.
- Buddy, U.S. President Clinton's chocolate Labrador Retriever
- Checkers, U.S. President Nixon's Cocker Spaniel, made famous in the Checkers speech
- Jack, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's terrier.
- Murray of Fala Hill (or Fala), U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Scottish Terrier, given by his cousin, Margaret Suckley, and depicted in the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.
- Manchu, Alice Roosevelt's small black Pekingese which she received as a gift from the last empress of China.
- Millie, U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush's Springer Spaniel.
- Pete, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's Bull Terrier, who bit so many people he was exiled from the White House.
- Sailor Boy, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's Chesapeake Bay Retriever.
- Skip, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's mongrel.
- Spot "Spotty" Fetcher, U.S. President George W. Bush's English Springer Spaniel , named after Scott Fletcher, a former Texas Rangers baseball player.
- See also the complete List of U.S. Presidential pets, famous and not so
Famous pets of other famous people
- Boatswain, favorite pet of Lord Byron. See the Byron article for the poet's famous "Epitaph to a dog".
- Boy, Prince Rupert of the Rhine's dog who went into battle with him
- Centaur Pendragon, Rudolph Valentino's Irish Wolfhound
- Diamond, Sir Isaac Newton's favorite dog.
- Nigger, a black Labrador Retriever who gave his name as the codename for the Dam Busters mission in World War II. (He was given the name solely because he was black, but it is usually edited out of modern versions of the film about the mission.)
- Pompe, Charles XII of Sweden's dog.
- Seaman, Meriwether Lewis's Newfoundland during the expedition.
Related Topics
External link
- The Presidential Pet Museum (includes comprehensive list of White House pets, including dogs)
- Famous people's dogs