Comments on: Admiral Richard Byrd’s Dog, Igloo https://americacomesalive.com/admiral-richard-byrds-dog-igloo/ Quick Takes and Popular Postings about America's Past Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:46:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kate Kelly https://americacomesalive.com/admiral-richard-byrds-dog-igloo/#comment-454497 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:31:55 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=9596#comment-454497 In reply to Karen Furnweger.

Thank you for your wonderful post. I agree. Igloo’s story is truly something special. He was a brave, sassy terrier who thrived in the Antarctic climate! The fact that Walden documented his life by talking to men who knew him made the story additionally amazing.

]]> By: Karen Furnweger https://americacomesalive.com/admiral-richard-byrds-dog-igloo/#comment-454476 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 01:32:10 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=9596#comment-454476 I don’t know what made me think of Jane Brevoort Walden, but I googled her tonight and found this page about beloved Igloo. Now I’m in tears. I read Jane Brevoort Walden’s book when I was 10–1961–and a short-haired fox terrier was still part of our family. I devoured dog books, and I loved this one so much that I took it out of my grade school’s library as much as possible just to have it until I discovered a local antiquarian book dealer who found a copy for me. Didn’t realize then that Diana Thorne did the fabulous ink drawings. When I was in high school, my grade school’s library was severely damaged by a fire set by vandals. I was happy to present copies of my two favorite books, including “Igloo,” to the sweet librarian who’d let me monopolize those books years earlier. I hope kids still read “Igloo” nearly a century after the book came out. This dog story is not only timeless but true.

]]> By: Kate Kelly https://americacomesalive.com/admiral-richard-byrds-dog-igloo/#comment-452022 Mon, 24 Jul 2023 00:17:55 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=9596#comment-452022 In reply to Andreas M Morgen.

I so agree….and Igloo was fearless and a total character. He’s very lucky the men stepped in to rescue him when the sled dogs got hold of him.

I have a terrier with Igloo’s personality. He’s always getting into things that are way above what a terrier should be doing!

Kate

]]> By: Andreas M Morgen https://americacomesalive.com/admiral-richard-byrds-dog-igloo/#comment-452019 Sun, 23 Jul 2023 23:56:42 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=9596#comment-452019 I loved the story of “Igloo”! He appeared to be much loved by Admiral Byrd and his crew.

]]> By: Kate Kelly https://americacomesalive.com/admiral-richard-byrds-dog-igloo/#comment-436959 Sun, 17 Oct 2021 22:41:47 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=9596#comment-436959 In reply to Jeffrey Nolan.

Thank you! And I have to confess that Igloo is one of my favorite stories! I was lucky a book was written about the dog within 5 years of his death.

Thanks for posting.

]]> By: Jeffrey Nolan https://americacomesalive.com/admiral-richard-byrds-dog-igloo/#comment-436927 Sat, 16 Oct 2021 21:05:19 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=9596#comment-436927 What a heartwarming , amazing , extremely interesting story. Glad I stumbled onto your website !!

]]> By: Quick Fact: A terrier named Igloo traveled to both the North and... - Quick Facts https://americacomesalive.com/admiral-richard-byrds-dog-igloo/#comment-349758 Fri, 24 Aug 2018 11:54:23 +0000 http://americacomesalive.com/?p=9596#comment-349758 […] A terrier named Igloo traveled to both the North and South Poles in the 1920s as a companion to his human, explorer Admiral Richard Bird. He chased penguins, picked fights with the sled dogs, and had a camel-hair suit made for him to keep him warm. His headstone is shaped like an iceberg.. Ref: americacomesalive.com/2017/08/24/admiral-richard-byrds-dog-igloo/ […]

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