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They say dogs are a man’s best friend – but did you know they’ve also changed the course of history?

To celebrate #InternationalDogDay, here are 9 amazing dogs you need to know about.

A Goodable thread.
During WWI, a stray dog became the unofficial mascot of the 102nd Infantry Division.

He served alongside the soldiers, alerting them to incoming artillery and deadly gas, and even comforting wounded soldiers.

Tubby is the only dog to be promoted to Sergeant through combat.
In 1925, the town of Nome, Alaska experienced a deadly diphtheria outbreak.

With an incredibly harsh winter, dogsledding was the only way to get there.

Balto the sled dog led a team of 150 dogs and 20 men to transport the antitoxin to Nome, saving the town from the outbreak.
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#PrzewodzikKsiążkowy #MiędzynarodowyDzieńPsa #InternationalDogDay

"Boy (lub Boye) – który zginął 2 lipca 1644 roku w bitwie na Marston Moor – był słynnym psem wojennym, który należał do księcia Ruperta Reńskiego (księcia Bawarii i Cumberlandu oraz hrabiego Holderness). Boy (1)
towarzyszył wiernie swojemu panu od 1642 do 1644 roku podczas angielskiej wojny domowej. Żołnierze parlamentu obawiali się dużego białego pudla, posądzali go nawet o nadprzyrodzone moce. Podobno Boy był jasnowidzący, potrafił przepowiadać przyszłość i odnajdywać ukryte (2)
skarby. Kiedy atakował, kule się go nie imały, a gdy wróg strzelał do księcia Ruperta, Boy chwytał kule pyskiem. Niektórzy twierdzili nawet, że biały pudel to w rzeczywistości sam diabeł w przebraniu, natomiast inni byli bardziej powściągliwi w swoich domniemaniach i (3)
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In honor of #InternationalDogDay, we present the Dogs of WIRED. Our furry friends bring so much joy to our staff in and out of the WIRED office, and we wanted to share them with you.

These are our pups!

📷: WIRED Staff
🎨: @jacqui.vanliew.draws 1/8
Tito - Maltese Poodle (Top Right)/IG: @goodboytitoburrito

Parmesan aka Parmy, Charmesan, Beely Pooneele-French Bulldog (Top Left)

Winston aka Winnie, Cheeber, Pimmy Boy, Pimby McSquims-French Bulldog (Bottom Left)

Uncle Grady-white and grey floof (Bottom Right) 2/8
Tallulah-GSD/border collie + other (Top Left)

Basil-Mini Australian Shepard (Top Right)

Cosmo-100% mini-poodle (Bottom Left)

Theodore "Theo" Alexander Cameron-Mini Golden Doodle/IG @_tamingtheo (Bottom Right) 3/8
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#PrzewodzikKsiążkowy #MiędzynarodowyDzieńPsa #InternationalDogDay

„Czy naprawdę mogę poważnie traktować tytuł, jaki nadałem tej książce? Większość psów potrafi niewiele więcej, niż siadać i warować, trudność sprawia im nawet chodzenie na smyczy, lwia część z radością ugasi (1) Image
pragnienie w muszli klozetowej, a wiewiórka znikająca na drzewie powoduje, że w konsternacji raz po raz okrążają pień. To nie brzmi jak profil klasycznego geniusza. Nici z sonetów Shakespeare’a, lotów kosmicznych czy internetu – gdybym ograniczył się do typowej definicji (2)
geniuszu, byłaby to bardzo krótka książeczka.
Mówię jak najbardziej serio, a setki eksperymentów i najnowszych badań zdają się popierać mój punkt widzenia. Dzieje się tak, ponieważ w kognitywistyce myślimy o inteligencji zwierząt nieco inaczej. Kiedy ją oceniamy, pierwszą (3)
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It’s #InternationalDogDay
So here is our very first 🧵about one #gri doc and his dog /1
Sir William Macewen loved animals & used to bring his pet dog Leo, a retriever into work with him 💗 An early example of a #therapet /2
Leo had an inkwell in his collar for Macewen to use during his rounds 🖊😍 /3
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Today is #InternationalDogDay 🐶

It's time to stop avoiding #rabies.
⬇️
Vaccinate your dog against rabies so they can find the love they deserve.

📌 bit.ly/2lOHbop
It's #InternationalDogDay 🐶

Rabies is 100% preventable.

Vaccinating dogs 🐕🐩 is the most cost-effective strategy for preventing #rabies in people.

Protect your family and others by vaccinating your dog

👉 bit.ly/2lOHbop A woman is holding her dog ...
Today is #InternationalDogDay 🐶

If a dog 🐕 has #rabies and it bites you it can give you the disease. If you get bitten, wash your wound immediately and thoroughly, and get medical help - it could save your life.

Here are 5️⃣ tips to prevent dog bites
⬇️ 1. Don't disturb me or frig...
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It’s #internationaldogday! So what better way to celebrate than a mega-thread featuring prominent & historic humanists and their canine companions? Let us begin. Here's British philosopher and humanist Bertrand Russell, sharing a lovely moment with his dog.
Einstein was profoundly involved in the humanist movement on both sides of the Atlantic. He also worked with Bertrand Russell to write the Einstein-Russell manifesto which called for peace during the Cold War. It's quite nice to see him here having a break. #internationaldogday
This one comes from our #HumanistHeritage project. Florence Dixie was a war correspondent, suffragist, & traveller who threw off the restraints of Victorian domesticity. She was a humanist, & also had a St Bernard called Hubert. Shout out to Hubert. #Internationaldogday
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#InternationalDogDay Indian ancient texts have many interesting dog examples. Below: Dattatreya, ascetic, avatar, and one of the lords of Yoga, with his four dogs. Image
In the Mahabharata, only a dog was the final companion of Yudhisthira in his final leg to heaven. He refused to enter heaven without the loyal dog, who later turned out to be Dharma himself, taking Yudhisthira's test of loyalty. Image
Kalbhairav, the fearsome form of Shiva, and his dog mounts, as below. ImageImage
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We think there's no better way to end #InternationalDogDay than by narrating this little story of how @dimibluepooch came into our lives, made the club and its people his own, and taught us a thing or two about love. Seven years on, he still does.
When we moved into the BFS in 2013, his was one of the first faces we saw. White with the odd blobs of brown, he sat with one paw over the other. He was elegant and lazy and he knew it really well. We weren’t sure about his first touch, but he had to be a ‘Dimitar’ a.k.a Dimi.
He’d lazily wag his tail – just about with enough vigour to let us know he was happy to see us. He ruled the slope leading to the club offices, but knew well enough that the building was out of bounds.
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Me: Yes it's more #InternationalDogDay #TrainTwitter crossover content! Several railway stations had trained "Canine Collector" charity dogs, inc Laddie at Waterloo & Jim at Slough. Laddie is now stuffed at @RailwayMuseum; Jim is stuffed at Slough
collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co2244… ImageImage
Here are some more reported facts about "Station Jim", the very old dead dog that is now stuffed and mounted on a Slough station platform. #internationaldogday #ohgodthehashtags #thisislikeinstagram #dogs #deaddogs #idontevenlikedogswhyamitweetingthis getreading.co.uk/news/reading-b…
Unfortunately Laddie in @RailwayMuseum often bloats out into a horrific shape, terrifying children, as trapped gas (from a life of overfeeding by idiots) expands. To prevent canine cadaver explosion, NRM conservators are seen here on their biannual Laddie-gas-extraction duty. Image
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Happy #InternationalDogDay! To celebrate all the good doggos out there, let’s dive into some of the most important pup-related Qs.

Up first, the origin story of “doggo,” a term that has been around a lot longer than you’d think 1/ wired.trib.al/JscihMQ
Now, for the scientific answer to the question every dog owner has pondered at some point—especially when it’s late or 13 degrees outside #InternationalDogDay 2/ wired.trib.al/CeNUYia
If you’ve ever tried to do yoga with a pup around, you’ve probably found it difficult to get through a session without your doggo budging in to get on the mat.

It’s not because they love yoga. It’s because they love you #InternationalDogDay 3/ wired.trib.al/0SwcgU9
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Worth mentioning that those studying non-human organisms do not get an exemption from having to defend their work against racist bullshit. This crowd will use papers about dogs, cats, mice, flies, songbirds, and CAVEFISH to tell their just-so stories.

It's #InternationalDogDay, so let's start with a paper about dogs! Just skim those tweets on the Altmetric page and let me know what you think.

biorxiv.altmetric.com/details/533511…
Or cats, can't forget the cats.

altmetric.com/details/612274…
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Happy #InternationalDogDay! Thread of my now 11 month old 🐶 to bless your timeline; yes, you can add your own fur-monster.

I’ll post between compiles. ImageImage
Too cool 😎 for 😴 💤 Image
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It’s #InternationalDogDay. So in honor of good dogs everywhere, this is a story about Pawsitive Change, a program that pairs inmates with rescue dogs. 1/ wired.trib.al/Sm64tzz
📸 Shayan Asgharnia
The program, where inmates train dogs so that they can be adopted by forever homes, launched in 2016 at the California City Correctional Facility and proved wildly successful. Photographer Shayan Asgharnia documented the training sessions in 2017. 2/ wired.trib.al/Sm64tzz
Inside the prison walls, Asgharnia witnessed a series of remarkable transformations. "The inmates want so badly to get into the program," he said. "It gives them a sense of purpose." 3/ wired.trib.al/Sm64tzz
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George Bush Sr's dog got so fat in 1992 that he (Bush) sent this memo to all White House staff.

#InternationalDogDay
So, uhh, years later, George Bush Sr. wrote a letter to a puppy (!!) and mentioned the death of Ranger, the fat dog.

(Found in 'All the Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings')
(If I only tweeted about letters written by people with impeccable histories, I’d never tweet. Just enjoy the nice dog letters.)
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Morning y'all and happy #NationalDogDay! We're celebrating by partnering with our pals at @austinpetsalive. Support our nonprofit newsroom now, and we'll give 10% of what we raise to APA! to support their life-saving mission. Can you help us raise $10,000? bit.ly/30wHgfA
@austinpetsalive 2/ (P)update: We're 1/10 of the way to our $10,000 goal
🐾 📍🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾
Time to celebrate w/ some doggo pics! First up @bobbycblanchard's very good boy Odie. We're no experts but we bet @dog_rates would give Odie a 13/10. Donate now in his honor: trib.it/1Di
@austinpetsalive @bobbycblanchard @dog_rates 3/ Thanks to readers like you, we passed $2,000 — can you help us make it to $3,000?
🐾 🐾📍🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾
Cowboy, an 11-year-old @austinpetsalive pup who helps keep @alexazura on deadline, would really appreciate it if you donated: trib.it/1Di #InternationalDogDay
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On #InternationalDogDay 🐕🐩, learn dog body language and avoid dog bites!

No bites = no #rabies 🐶

Our FAQs on rabies 👉🏽 bit.ly/2ZmmnSY
How should a dog 🐶 bite be treated?

Our FAQs on rabies 👉🏽 bit.ly/2ZmmnSY

#InternationalDogDay 🐕 🐩
DYK: 99% rabies transmission to humans occurs through dog bites.
Vaccinate your dogs 🐶!

Our FAQs on rabies 👉🏽 bit.ly/2ZmmnSY

#InternationalDogDay 🐕 🐩
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Right, it's #InternationalDogDay, and boy (boi?) do we have a thread for you.

Animals on Show 1 (42): digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/07a9… Advertisement for A Most Beautiful DOG
The English bulldog appears frequently in our digitized Curzon collection of cartoons from the Napoleonic Wars. Here, a bulldog named Wellington and a Russian bear attack a monkey representing Napoleon. Curzon b.28(111), a bulldog with
Meanwhile, back in London, a "most Wonderful and Sagacious...LEARNED DOG" could be seen as part of a variety show. He could tell time, count money, and "spell any Person's Thoughts by the impenetrable Secret". digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/8cc7… #InternationalDogDay advertisement for Le Chien Savant, or, The LEARNED DOG
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