Description
Who can forget Lassie or Rin Tin Tin or Old Yeller? Dogs have been Man’s (and Woman’s) Best Friends Forever. They became pets over 15,000 years ago, long before cows, horses, pigs, and sheep were domesticated. Dogs are the descendants of grey wolves, and some 300 to 400 breeds now exist. Famous dogs feature in fiction (Lassie), television (Rin Tin Tin), movies (Old Yeller), TV cartoons (Scooby Doo), animated features (Pongo), comic strips (Snoopy), history (Balto), adventure (Stickeen), science (Polly), medicine (Marjorie), exploration (Seaman), and as Presidential companions (Fala). Dogs are the most popular pets in the United States, with close to 90,000,000 dogs living with their human companions. About 2/3 of households have at least one dog. Explore the world of the many famous dogs with San Diego animal expert, Dr. Fred Bercovitch.
