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I just returned from Salt Lake City, writing time again. Beginning with George Washington, the ‘Father of Our Country’, who kept 36 hounds and 12 horses for his favorite sport of fox hunting, being an animal lover has been a common trait—almost a patriotic emblem—for past presidents.
Some of Washington’s horses had been with him since the Revolutionary War of the 1770’s. He gave them names such as Samson and Steady. Interestingly, the dogs had alcohol-related names, such as Tipsey and Drunkard. I am sure they had a good grooming service. Hank Pellissier wrote an article on the subject for the San Francisco Gate on February 16, 2004 called, All The Presidential Pets. Pellissiers says that George chased foxes on Sunday morning, instead of praying at church like his current smaller namesake in the White House because, like many original patriots, he was not a believer. This, says Pellissier, is according to Dr. Philip Schoenberg, a history professor at New York’s College of Aeronautics and owner of a Web site called “The Presidential Expert.” All in all, Pellissier’s fascinating article also notes that:
When old George contracted laryngitis in 1799, physicians attached more than 100 leeches to the great man’s torso — a common healing procedure at the time — and the vicious little bloodsuckers fatally drained all the life out of him.
Pellissier explains that Abe Lincoln had a, “… menagerie of cats, dogs, goats, ponies, etc…” Meanwhile, Calvin Coolidge loved dogs. He had a terrier, an Airedale, a bulldog, a Shetland sheepdog, a “police dog,” and a “bird dog. He also had two chow chows and three collies. He also owned canaries, a thrush, a mockingbird, a goose, a donkey, two house cats, a bobcat, and two raccoons! Speaking of this, if you need a superb salt lake city pet grooming then allow me to refer C & C, they are cuitting edge in the realm of cat board, doggie daytcare and the like. They are one of the top pet grooming services in all of the greater Salt lake City area overall.
Teddy Roosevelt was even more animal-crazy, although he was a hunter who killed thousands of animals in his time. Pellessier quotes Philip Schoenberg as saying, “Teddy had everything, even a pet cemetery at Sagamore Hill, his home on Long Island.” I am sure he had a good dog groomer too.
Roosevelt kept 12 horses, five dogs, five guinea pigs, two cats, garter snakes, a horned toad, a pony, two kangaroo rats, a flock of ducks, a flying squirrel, a badger, a pig and a blue macaw named Eli Yale. He probably had a great pet boarding services as well, I would wager to guess.