Carrie Fisher’s French bulldog is named Gary Fisher.
He is a therapy dog that helps Fisher deal with her bi-polar disorder.
Taking your dog to a dog park as the only way of fulfilling his or her emotional needs may backfire. Two hours at a dog park doesn’t negate your dog from needing other stimulation when away from the park. If this is the only thing you do, your dog may become detached from you or have behavior problems.
Elephants are reported to have a sense of smell 14 times better than a good dog and a good dog is reputed to be about 2,000 times better than you and I.
Many may recall the travels of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (Lewis and Clark), but did you know Lewis brought along a Newfoundland he named Seaman that he bought for $20 outside Pittsburgh while on his way to meet Clark in 1803. Seaman was mentioned in Lewis’s journals until July 1806.
The Australian Dingo may have gotten its name from the word “tingo,” which was used as a name for the dogs by the Aboriginal people of Port Jackson.
The above is information that Mr. Smarty Pants read in a book, magazine, newspaper, or website; heard on the radio; saw on television; or overheard at a party. Got any facts? Email them to Mr. Smarty Pants for possible inclusion in the column at mrpants@austinchronicle.com. “Mr. Smarty Pants Knows” and the logo, copyright 2015, R.U. Steinberg.
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