Mister: Billie Holiday's Canine Soul-Mate

Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan and nicknamed Lady Day) loved dogs and had many during her life, including a poodle,......

Marilyn Monroe and Her Dog Maf

Marilyn Monroe loved dogs and had many throughout her life. Maf was one who outlived her.Maf, a Maltese terrier, was sometimes......

Old Drum: Man's Best Friend

It was the closing argument, A Tribute to the Dog, at Old Drum's trial that coined the phrase "man's best friend".Monument......

Martha: Inspired Paul McCartney

Martha My Dear, a song on the English rock band's only double album The Beatles (aka the White Album), was named after......

Dormie: A Rich Man's Dog Tried for Cat Murder

Dormie made history in 1921 when he was tried for the murder of 14 cats in San Francisco, California.Dormie being paw printed......

Strider: Robert Plant's Blue-Eyed Merle Dog

Strider, Robert Plant's collie with blue eyes and a mottled merle coat, was the inspiration to Led Zeppelin's song Bron-Y-Aur......

Peps: Richard Wagner's Favorite Music Critic

Wilhelm Richard Wagner, a 19th century German composer and animal lover, would take advice from his dog Peps when composing......

Michelangelo's Pomeranian

It is said that the great Italian sculptor and painter Michelangelo (1475-1564) owned a Pomeranian, and the dog would sit......

Dog Comforts Mary, Queen of Scots at Execution

Mary, Queen of Scots had always been fond of little dogs, and even managed to have one by her side at the time of her brutal......

Fox Terrier: Typhoid Mary's Companion

Mary Mallon, aka Typhoid Mary, was a cook who was found to be a healthy carrier of the bacteria that caused typhoid fever......

Pablo Picasso and Lump the Dog

Pablo Picasso loved dogs, almost as much as women. He owned many breeds during his life, but Lump, a borrowed dachshund,......

Sir Edward Elgar and His Much Wanted Dogs

Sir Edward Elgar, the famous English composer, loved dogs and had a spaniel named Marco before getting married. It would......

Flyer and Scipio: The Wright Brothers' Dogs

Orville and Wilbur Wright, the famous American aviation pioneers who made the world's first powered flight in 1903, loved......

Napoleon's Love/Hate Relationship with Dogs

Napoleon was not fond of dogs, until later in his life.There is no record of Napoleon having a dog as a child or during......

Old Photos of Dressed Up Dogs Ready to Go Trick or Treating

In the history of Halloween it appears American dogs began dressing up and going trick or treating about the same time......

Lord Byron's Famous Epitaph to His Beloved Dog Boatswain

The 19th century romantic poet Lord Byron had a great love of animals, especially for his Newfoundland dog named Boatswain.......

A Royal Palace with Many Pampered Dogs

The maharaja (prince) of Junagadh, India owned 800 dogs and pampered every one of them.Each dog had their own room in the......

Nero: A Rich Dog During the Klondike Gold Rush

Nero became famous in history because of his owner Belinda Mulrooney, the richest woman in the Klondike - thanks to the......

Sigmund Freud's Helpful Dogs

Three chows made history by helping the famous Sigmund Freud, in both his personal and professional life.Jofi & Sigmund......

Rufus: Winston Churchill's Beloved Poodle

Rufus became famous as the little poodle who followed Churchill around while the Prime Minister successfully led Britain......