George Washington bred foxhounds at Mount Vernon and helped create the American Foxhound, keeping more than thirty hounds in his journals with names like Sweet Lips, Drunkard, and Madame Moose. One of them, Vulcan, once stole an entire ham from the family table, and Washington laughed so hard he told the story to his own dinner guests. On Our Next Collar, Vulcan tells it himself, the way the record keeps it. A podcast from Talking With Pets. Full story, transcript and sources: https://talkingwithpets.com/listen/vulcan-washington/

Charles Darwin's dog was Polly, a white fox terrier who lived with him at Down House in Kent from about 1875 until his death in 1882. On Our Next Collar, Polly tells what Darwin was really like, from the worm experiments to his daily walk. Sourced from the historical record. A podcast from Talking With Pets. Full story, transcript and sources: https://talkingwithpets.com/listen/darwin-polly/

Togo was the Siberian Husky who led Leonhard Seppala's sled team on the longest and most dangerous leg of the 1925 serum run to Nome, Alaska, covering 264 miles while Balto ran the famous final 55 into town. On Our Next Collar, Togo tells the whole story of the relay, from the frozen Norton Sound crossing to the statue that went to another dog. Twenty mushers and about 150 dogs carried the medicine 674 miles to save the children of Nome. Sourced from the historical record. A podcast from Talking With Pets. Full story, transcript and sources: https://talkingwithpets.com/listen/togo-serum-run/