A Dog's Hero

Dear Diary,

Mom says that today is Washington’s birthday.  I guess it used to be a holiday all on its own, but now gets combined with others. Anyway, she says that George Washington was a really great man.  I talked last year about his contribution to the American Foxhound breed.  Also I talked about the fact that he had a  dog named Sweetlips. (He also had dogs named Mopsey and Truelove.)

Well, Mom heard something about Washington that she had never heard before.  She even bought a children’s book about it -  George  Washington and the General’s Dog. (Mom said that she bought it for Granddaughter Evelyn to read. Evelyn will like it – it  has really cute drawings. But I think that Mom really bought it for herself. That’s ok.)  Mom  read some more to make sure the story was true.

It seems that during the American Revolution a lot of soldiers took dogs with them, to help hunt, track, guard, and just be companions.  There was a big  battle at Germantown, in Pennsylvania.

(I’ve been to Pennsylvania.  That’s where Dad grew up and we went to visit friends of his.  But I couldn’t stay at the friends house because the German Shepherd didn’t like company. So, I had to stay at a kennel.  At first I was scared.  But the people were all nice to me and they raised Standard Poodles.  I LOVE Standard Poodles, like Gracie who was in a class with me and the one I play with at day school. People talk about whether or not dogs can recognize their own breed.  I, of course, say “YES!”   I also can recognize other dog breeds that I have met.)

Anyway, back to George Washington.  After the battle ended, there was a dog alone on the field.  He followed Washington back to his camp.  There Washington discovered by a tag on the dog’s collar that he belonged to General Howe – the enemy general.  Some men thought that they should keep the dog, but Washington made arrangements to get the dog back to his owner where he belonged.  Many people – even the British – were impressed by this act of  kindness.  Many people think that George Washington was a hero.

People don’t have to be important or famous to be kind to animals.  Any person who helps even one animal is a HERO is my eyes.

Signed, Tucker (owner of this Dog Diary)
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PS This is a picture of me meeting a little white dog.  I’m sort of afraid of little white  dogs – like Maltese – because Blizzard has been mean to me.

Me and a Little White Dog

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