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The Hundred and One Dalmatians is a 1956 children's novel by Dodie Smith about the kidnapping of a family of Dalmatian puppies. It was originally serialized in Woman's Day as The Great Dog Robbery, [1] and details the adventures of two dalmatians named Pongo and Missis as they rescue their puppies from a fur farm.
First edition The Great Cat and Dog Massacre is a history book by Hilda Kean. It recounts the story of the British pet massacre during September 1939, at the onset of World War II, when hundreds of thousands of British family pets were preemptively euthanised in anticipation of air raids and resource shortages. Kean also uses the episode to discuss people's feelings about their pets and the ...
Only songs with dog characters are included in this section. Not metaphorical dogs or songs with "dog" in the title. Apollo, from various Coheed & Cambria songs, whose name appears in the titles of their third and fourth albums; Arrow, from Harry Nilsson's single "Me and My Arrow", also featured in The Point! "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
What type of dog the mythical Peritas was, is hard to ascertain and remains unknown. Peritas is sometimes referred to as a Molossus, [4] or a Bulldog, [2] perhaps from the fierce nature of a few stories. Peritas may also have been a Laconian, a classic ancient Greek hunting dog, [5] as depicted in the mosaic.
Set to hit shelves next summer, 'This Dog Will Change Your Life' will tell the story of all the dogs in the creator's life — and ours
It was the first Canadian book in history to sell over a million copies, and by the late 1930s had sold over 7 million copies worldwide. In 1902, a sequel, Beautiful Joe's Paradise , was published. In 1934, Saunders was granted Canada's highest civilian award at the time, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire or C.B.E.
Old skulls from the collection of the Natural History Museum of Bern show that at least two types of dog lived at the hospice. [4] By 1800, the year that Barry was born, it was known that a special kind of dog was being used for rescue work in the pass. [3] This general variety of dog was known as a Küherhund, or cowherd's dog. [5]
Sylvia, a matchbox-size Yorkshire Terrier owned by Arthur Marples of Blackburn, England, was the smallest dog in recorded history. The dog died in 1945 when she was almost two years old, at which point she stood 6 centimetres (2.4 in) tall at the shoulder, measured 9 centimetres (3.5 in) from nose tip to tail, and weighed 0.11 kilograms (3.9 oz).