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Just one look at Bud Nelson is enough to tell あなた that he was the greatest dog who ever lived. He’s an old-timey dog wearing goggles in a scratchy black-and-white photo—if he hadn’t existed, he would have been dreamed up for a steampunk novel または Bioshock game. The human in the 写真 is Bud Nelson’s owner, a doctor called Horatio Nelson. Horatio was the first man to クロス America によって car in the 年 1903, with his hilariously named co-driver Sewall K. Crocker and, of course, Bud. That made Bud the first dog to クロス the United States によって car.At the time, the automobile was still in its...

Bob was born in South Australia in 1882, and for some reason he loved trains. He spent the early years of his life as a stray, following railway workers to work, until he was rounded up によって a dogcatcher. It looked as if he was destined for the pound, but luckily for Bob he was bought によって a kindly station guard who’d taken a liking to him. It worked out well, as his new master allowed him to ride the train with him in the guard’s バン every day. But, eventually, his master got a promotion and he and Bob parted ways. Then Bob started to jump trains alone.Bob traveled up and down Southern Australia,...

Bamse was a Saint Bernard that served aboard a Norwegian minesweeper during World War II. Despite his cute and cuddly appearance—Bamse means “cuddly bear” in Norwegian—he was extremely tough. Bamse was originally brought on board によって the ship’s captain. When the captain tried to take Bamse with him when leaving for another posting, the crew, who had grown fond of the dog, threatened to leave the ship if he was taken away. They loved the dog so much that they would have mutinied rather than lose him. Bamse became legendary in Dundee and Montrose, where the ship was stationed during...