Laika:
" The first dog in space" In 1957 Laika
was on board the Soviet satellite Sputnik 2.
Lassie:
" The first collie dog star" In 1942 Lassie
was the first to star in a movie called 'Lassie Come Home'.
Le Diable:
A french dog used to smuggle costly items across
the french border by his owners
Rin Tin Tin:
A German Shepherd who became famous for his movies,
he starred in 19 movies before his death in 1932.
Soter:
King to the thrown in Norway during the 11th century
AD.
Suening or Saur:
In Ancient Greece, one of 50 watchdogs which survived
an attack and ran to warn the citizens of Corinth.
Laika
was the first dog to enter space. On November 3, 1957 Laika. a Russian dog
was set into orbit on the Soviet satellite Sputnik2. Laika was a stray that
was trained with two other dogs for this mission, and after working with
all three dogs Laika was chosen. She was a stray on the streets of Moscow
and was originally named Kudryavka, but was later renamed Laika after her
breed. Laika died a few hours after launch from what scientists believe
was a malfunction in the thermal control system. She died of overheating
and stress, some former scientists have since expressed regret that she
was allowed to die. Laika paved the way for humans to enter space by providing
valuable information on how a living being can enter space.
Lassie,
the worlds first Collie to star in movies. He was popular in the 1950's
for his hit TV shows, winning Emmy's in 1954 and 1955 for The Best Children's
TV show. In 1947 the radio show hit the airwaves which made lassie a popular
family figure for children and families growing up in the 1940's and 1950's.
He remained popular and loved throughout the 1960's and is still loved today.
Lassie has made the Collie breed more popular than any other dog has done,
and did it all by himself.
Rin
Tin Tin, a German Shepherd who was
found by Lee Duncan in France in 1918. He was a puppy that survived a bomb
and was rescued by a serviceman less than 2 months before World War 1 ended.
Duncan returned to Los Angeles, California, with his rescued puppy named
Rintintin, and nicknamed Rinty. The dog learned some tricks and was known
for his leaps at 11' 9". In 1922 he got his big break in the role of
a wolf in "The Man From Hell's River". He continued to star in
movies throughout the 1920's and 1930's. Rin TIn TIn also had his own radio
show in 1930. In 1932 following his death he was returned for burial in
his birth country by his owner to the Cimetière des Chiens, a pet
cemetery in the Parisian suburb of Asnières-sur-Seine.
