I wouldn’t have thought so, with the cramped conditions, but from what I’ve read, there were dogs and some other livestock on the Mayflower. There are no reports that the Pilgrims brought any large livestock animals with them on the Mayflower.  But at least two dogs are known to have participated in the settling of Plymouth. [...]

SCOTTISH DEERHOUND: HICKORY WINS BEST IN SHOW! Last week like many dog lovers, I was glued to the tv last week watching the 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. I was shocked but excited to see the Scottish Deerhound win. They are such an unusual breed, resembling a larger, coated Greyhound, the Scottish Deerhound is [...]