Haile Selassie’s dog was named Lulu.
Sun dogs or “parhelia” are the bright rainbows that occasionally occur on either side of the sun. They are formed when ice crystals form in the upper atmosphere and reflect the sunlight.
Labradoodles may molt as much as Labradors. Depends on whether they inherit the Labrador molting gene during cross breeding.
The most decorated dog in military history was a pitbull named Stubby that lived 1917-1926. He accompanied Private J. Robert Conroy. Stubby learned to respond to the bugle call, and would put his right paw to his right eyebrow when another soldier would salute him. After the war, he became the mascot for Georgetown’s football team.
Eddie (born May 15, 1990) is Martin’s large Jack Russell Terrier on the TV show Frasier. Eddie was originally played by Moose and later by Moose’s son Enzo.
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