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"Epitaph to a Dog" (also sometimes referred to as "Inscription on the Monument to a Newfoundland Dog") is a poem by the British poet Lord Byron. It was written in 1808 in honour of his Landseer dog , Boatswain, who had just died of rabies .
The first mention of the "Rainbow Bridge" story online is a post on the newsgroup rec.pets.dogs, dated 7 January 1993, quoting the poem from a 1992 (or earlier) issue of Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League Newsletter, which in turn is stated to have quoted it from the Akita Rescue Society of America. [6]
Chuck's dog, seen only as a chalk outline on the ground until the final scene. Mouse: The Dresden Files: Jim Butcher: Harry's dog. Mr. Bones [6] [13] Timbuktu: Paul Auster: Stray dog and narrator of the story. Later renamed Sparky/Sparkatus Mutt Unknown The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Farley Mowat: Farley Mowat's dog in the book. Nana: Newfoundland ...
The Romantic Dogs (Los perros románticos in Spanish) is a collection of poems by the Chilean author Roberto Bolaño.It was first published in 1994, then expanded in 2000. The bilingual edition, with English translations by Laura Healy, was published by New Directions in 200
Doggerel, or doggrel, is poetry that is irregular in rhythm and in rhyme, often deliberately for burlesque or comic effect. Alternatively, it can mean verse which has a monotonous rhythm, easy rhyme, and cheap or trivial meaning. The word is derived from the Middle English dogerel, probably a derivative of dog. [1]
Origin unknown, sung by minstrels and sailors as early as 1898. As I was going by Charing Cross 'As I was going to Charing Cross' United Kingdom c. 1845 [120] Origin unknown, the rhyme is thought to refer to the equestrian statue of Charles I. As I was going to St Ives: Great Britain: c. 1730 [121] Exact origin unknown. Cock-a-Doodle Doo: Great ...
"Beau", also known as "I’ll Never Forget a Dog Named Beau", [1] is a poem written by American film and stage actor James Stewart. A tribute to Stewart's deceased pet dog, the poem was first recited on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1981, and later published in the 1989 collection Jimmy Stewart and his Poems.
The poem "Good Dog Nigel" tells the story of a happy dog that is put down. Riley suggests it was inspired by Mimi putting down Lennon's dog, Sally, and that the dog in the poem shares its name with Lennon's childhood friend Nigel Walley, a witness to Julia's death. [170]