Episode 43: The Goodest Boy

This episode is dedicated to my dog Milo. To celebrate his life, we are going into the history of the state's most courageous canines, with stories of Lewis and Clark's dog "Seaman", Two-Bits the Terrier, and Bobbie The Wonder Dog.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%27s_best_friend#:~:text=%22Man's%20best%20friend%22%20is%20a,since%20become%20a%20common%20colloquialism.&text=Before%20the%2019th%20century%2C%20breeds,towards%20dogs%20began%20to%20shift.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogden_Nash

https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/introduction-dogs

https://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/article/evolution-of-dogs#:~:text=Recently%20published%20research%20in%20Cell,Reports%20study%20found%20something%20unexpected.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_the_wolf#:~:text=The%20earliest%20specimens%20of%20the,from%20earlier%20Siberian%20wolf%20populations.

https://www.oregonlive.com/native-american-news/2023/12/this-pacific-nw-dog-was-once-kept-for-its-wool-yes-wool.html

https://www.burkemuseum.org/news/rare-woolly-dog-hair-found-coast-salish-blanket

https://www.nps.gov/people/seaman.htm

https://www.nps.gov/jeff/learn/historyculture/seaman.htm#:~:text=Seaman%2C%20Meriwether%20Lewis'%20dog%2C,the%20trip%20but%20returned%20later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaman_(dog)#Seaman_after_the_expedition

https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/two_bits_the_world_war_ii_lookout_dog/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbie_the_Wonder_Dog#Death_and_legacy

https://newsregister.com/article?articleId=49202#:~:text=It%20was%20the%20story%20of,lost%20during%20a%20family%20vacation