This episode is dedicated to my dog Milo. To celebrate his life, we are going into the history of the state's most courageous canines, with stories of Lewis and Clark's dog "Seaman", Two-Bits the Terrier, and Bobbie The Wonder Dog.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%27s_best_friend#:~:text=%22Man's%20best%20friend%22%20is%20a,since%20become%20a%20common%20colloquialism.&text=Before%20the%2019th%20century%2C%20breeds,towards%20dogs%20began%20to%20shift.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogden_Nash
https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/introduction-dogs
https://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/article/evolution-of-dogs#:~:text=Recently%20published%20research%20in%20Cell,Reports%20study%20found%20something%20unexpected.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_the_wolf#:~:text=The%20earliest%20specimens%20of%20the,from%20earlier%20Siberian%20wolf%20populations.
https://www.oregonlive.com/native-american-news/2023/12/this-pacific-nw-dog-was-once-kept-for-its-wool-yes-wool.html
https://www.burkemuseum.org/news/rare-woolly-dog-hair-found-coast-salish-blanket
https://www.nps.gov/people/seaman.htm
https://www.nps.gov/jeff/learn/historyculture/seaman.htm#:~:text=Seaman%2C%20Meriwether%20Lewis'%20dog%2C,the%20trip%20but%20returned%20later.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaman_(dog)#Seaman_after_the_expedition
https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/two_bits_the_world_war_ii_lookout_dog/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbie_the_Wonder_Dog#Death_and_legacy
https://newsregister.com/article?articleId=49202#:~:text=It%20was%20the%20story%20of,lost%20during%20a%20family%20vacation
