Lassie Come Home: The Book That Became a Great Dog Movie
The character of Lassie first appeared in a short story in the Saturday Evening Post in 1938.
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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
The Bush Family and Their Dogs
There is no doubt that the Bush family members who lived in the White House are “dog people.”
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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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American Dogs in the Military
The news that a dog had been an important member of the team that brought down Osama Bin Laden in the spring of 2011 highlighted the vital role dogs have
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Jean, Dog Star of Silent Films
Before Lassie and Rin Tin Tin, there was another canine screen star, one who starred in silent films. She was a Border collie, known as Jean, the Vitagraph dog. No
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