Category Archives: History

Hamlet’s Cat’s Soliloquy

Hamlet’s Cat’s Soliloquy: “To go outside, and there perchance to stayOr to remain within: that is the question:Whether ’tis better for a cat to sufferThe cuffs and buffets of inclement weatherThat Nature rains on those who roam abroad,Or take a … Continue reading →

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The Lone Cat of the Camp

From Letters to His Children by President Theodore RooseveltThe Lone Cat of the Camp Stamboul, La., Oct. 13, 1907 DARLING QUENTIN: When we shifted camp we came down here and found a funny little wooden shanty, put up by some people … Continue reading →

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First Therapy Dog “Smoky”

The First Therapy Dog was a Yorkie named Smoky. Army Air Force veteran Bill Wynne (pictured below) bought a scraggly little puppy from another soldier in Nadzab, New Guinea, in 1943. Little did he know that the little Yorkie would become … Continue reading →

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