The Munzely Journal
Legendary & Historical
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The Dog Who Found a Family Along the Mail Route
In 1888, a dog named Owney entered the Albany, New York post office, and the postal workers let him stay. That could have been…
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Behind the Famous President Was a Little Dog Named Fala
At the foot of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s bed, a little Scottish terrier named Fala slept in a chair. It is a small detail. You…
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The Newfoundland Who Became Everyone’s Dog
Someone offered Meriwether Lewis three beaver skins for Seaman, his Newfoundland dog. Lewis declined. We don’t need to invent what he said or imagine…
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Chips Went to War. His Family Waited for Him to Come Home.
In Sicily, a family dog named Chips attacked a machine-gun position, leading to the surrender of its crew. It is the kind of sentence…
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The Dog Who Helped Prisoners Hold On
Frank Williams shared his rice ration with a dog while they were prisoners of war. Her name was Judy. She was a Pointer, and…
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The Little Dog Who Guarded a Grave for 14 Years
In the misty mornings of 19th-century Edinburgh, a small, scruffy dog could be seen nestled by a gravestone at Greyfriars Kirkyard. This was not…
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The Dog Who Waited Nine Years at the Same Train Station
Every day, at exactly the same time, Hachiko appeared at Shibuya Station, waiting for a return that could never be. The bustling Tokyo station,…
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The Sled Dogs Who Outran a Deadly Blizzard to Save a Town
The wind howled mercilessly as Togo pressed on, his fur matted with ice. It was January 1925, and the remote town of Nome, Alaska…
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