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Happy Presidents Day!

It’s actually closer to Washington’s birthday (Wednesday) than Lincoln’s (Feb. 12). What happened to each of them having their own holiday? But on the subject of Washington, in addition to being father of his country, he was something of a dog breeder, credited with the development of the American foxhound. He bred the Virginia hounds with French hounds he got from the Marquis de Lafayette and voila.

And in the end, when he could have been king, he walked away. What a lucky land, to have someone like him turn up when the need was greatest! And then lightning struck twice and we got Lincoln! Now we seem to be in a rather long interim between lightning strikes. But enough with the bloviating. Here’s GW on the hunt, and Fido, Lincoln’s loyal pal.

Happy Presidents Day!

Although it’s actually Washington’s birthday (tomorrow). What happened to Lincoln’s birthday? It used to get its own holiday. But on the subject of Washington, in addition to being father of his country, he was something of a dog breeder, credited with the development of the American foxhound. He bred the Virginia hounds with French hounds he got from the Marquis de Lafayette and voila.

And in the end, when he could have been king, he walked away. What a lucky land, to have someone like him turn up when the need was greatest! And then lightning struck twice and we got Lincoln! Now we seem to be in a rather long interim between lightning strikes. But enough with the bloviating.

 

 

Happy Presidents Day

Although not the actual birthday of either Washington or Lincoln, who used to have their own days. But since we wrote about Lincoln and Fido (the family dog) on Lincoln’s birthday, how about today we touch on Washington and the nation within? He was busy building this wonderful new human nation but he found time to do some dog breeding. GW bred his Virginia hounds with French hounds he got from the Marquis de Lafayette, creating the American foxhound. He led a rather full life.

Happy Presidents Day!

We wrote about Lincoln and Fido (the family dog) on Lincoln’s birthday, so how about today we touch on Washington and the nation within? He was busy building this wonderful new human nation but he found time to do some dog breeding. GW bred his Virginia hounds with French hounds he got from the Marquis de Lafayette, creating the American foxhound. He led a rather full life.