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SPECIAL DOGGY FACTS - George Washington had 36 foxhounds, and one was named Sweetlips. - Davy Crockett's dog was named Sport. - Zorba, an English Mastiff, is the heaviest dog on record, weighing 343 lbs at the age of 8 in 1989. - The longest lived dog, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, was an Australian Cattle Dog, named Bluey, who lived to be 29. - The most successful mountain rescue dog ever was a St Bernard, named Barry, who lived during the early 1800's and saved 40 lives. - A German Shepherd guide dog, named Orient, led her blind hiker the entire 2100 mile Appalachian Trail. - The name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box is Bingo. - The Beatles song "Martha My Dear" was written by Paul McCartney about his sheepdog Martha. |