Dog Idiom

A really companionable and indispensable dog is an accident of nature.  You can't get it by breeding it, and you can't buy it with money.  It just happens along.  - E. B. White 

Dog Idiom

Dogs are our link to paradise.  They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent.  To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace.  - Milan Kundera 

Dog Idiom

My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet. - Edith Wharton 

Dog Trivia

Did you know that dogs have helped in advancing the technology involved with robotics?  They have studied the adaptions of three-legged dogs in hopes to develop technology that would allow a disabled robotic device to maintain their functionality.

Dog Trivia

Winston Churchill was very fond of his poodle, Rufus.  Before guests would eat in Churchill's home, the butler had to feed Rufus first.

Dog Trivia

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a soft spot for his Scottish terrier, Fala.  Fala was accidently left behind on a family visit to the Aleutian islands.  President Roosevelt sent back ships in 1944 to rescue Fala, taxpayers were not happy about that expense.

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Dog Trivia

Dog grooming is nothing new it actually dates back to the 17th century.  There is a German sketch of a poodle in a very similar style popular to this day.

Dog Trivia

The Egyptians, Greeks, Persians and the Romans used dogs in battle.  The Romans formed entire battalions consisting of mastiffs with spiked collars and armor. 

Dog Trivia

Did you ever wonder where the phrase "dog days of summer," came from.  It actually refers to the placement of Sirius in the night sky.  In July and August Sirius rises and sets in coordination with the sun.  Sirius is the largest star in the Canis Major constellation.