Balto and Togo, Two Great Sled Dogs
Balto and Togo became famous lead sled dogs for their parts in the Alaskan “Race of Mercy” in 1925. This was the successful effort to deliver badly needed antitoxin serum …
American Dogs
During the “Dog Days of Summer,” we examined America’ stories through its dogs. You’ll be amazed by stories about the dogs of 9-11, the first seeing eye dog in the U.S., and how the K-9 corps of World War II was made up of people’s pets.
Unalaska, Lead Dog on Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Unalaska, a lead sled dog with the Admiral Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1928-30, showed bravery and intelligence at every turn. Despite icy barriers, gaping crevasses, massive swirling snowstorms, and sub-zero …
Lux, First Guide Dog Placed by Master Eye
Lux, a German shepherd, was a former police dog that was trained as part of a German program to guide the blind. The dog was brought to the United States …
Polaris, Peary Sledge Dog Descendant
Polaris was a puppy when Ernest Harold Baynes, an American naturalist and writer, visited Admiral Robert Peary at Eagle Island in Casco Bay near Portland, Maine in 1914. When Peary …
The Biden Dogs in the White House
President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden moved into the White House in 2021 with two German shepherds. Thirteen-year-old Champ and two-year-old Major. After a presidential term with …
Abraham Lincoln’s Dog, Fido
In the 1850s, the Lincoln family acquired a yellow mixed-breed dog they named Fido. Fido often accompanied Lincoln to his Springfield law office or around town on errands. Fido also …
