Dogs

Yesterday, I took a picture of a miniature dog statue. It made me think about famous dogs in history.

 

Old Yeller is a yellow lab from the book ‘Old Yeller’. The dog found his way to a family farm but had trouble fitting in. After saving the family several times, he became part of the family. However, Old Yeller got rabies when defending the family from a wolf.

Pluto is a well-known Disney dog belong to Goofy. Pluto got his name because he invented shortly after the planet was discovered. Pluto has become one of the main characters in the Mickey Mouse story. 

 

Balto led a sled team to Nome from Anchorage to bring medicine to people in who caught an outbreak disease. Balto is now in a museum in Cleveland, Ohio. 

 

Checkers is a dog that belonged to Richard Nixon. He became famous when the then Vice-President mentioned the dog in a speech. That speech helped him eventually become President in 1968.

 

As I did my research, I realized dogs have been important throughout history. From book heroes to real heroes or everyday house dogs, dogs will always be man’s best friend.