The Colonel, A Very Smart Dog
A dog named Colonel made news in 1876. The story appeared in The New York Times on May 1 of that year. Because Colonel’s breed is not specified the […]
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Family Pets
William Randolph Hearst’s Dachshund
When most pets die, their passing is noted by the family with great pain and feelings of loss, particularly at those odd daily moments when you expect to see his
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Dachshund Saves Family From Fire
This story about a dachshund comes to America Comes Alive via Joan Wester Anderson, a bestselling author who read that I was writing a series about American dogs. Anderson has
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Rockwell’s Dogs
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) captured the American spirit by depicting real-life scenes that told a compelling story or conveyed a clear emotion. Both the people he painted and the animals he
Shep, Faithful Dog of Montana
If you have ever visited Fort Benton, Montana, then you have seen the monument to “Faithful Shep” that sits above the river alongside the train tracks.
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The Irish Setter and the Maine Environmentalist
Though two Irish setters lived in the White House (one briefly with the Truman family, and another later with the Nixons), the most loved Irish setter who belonged to an
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