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   pschearer said, 3 months ago

   Alexander Mackenzie? DIdn’t he discover Canada?
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   bagbalm said, 3 months ago

   Yes but McKenzie’s dog was named Iron Rations.
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   nighthawks said, 3 months ago

   yep. they were a part of history right up until the humans, who they would have killed for, got cold and hungry
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   route66paul said, 3 months ago

   Didn’t they make a coin with Lewis and Clark’s dog on it?
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   pschearer said, 3 months ago

   @route66paul

   That’s spelled Dog-gone-it, though Dad-burn-it would also be acceptable.
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   mightaswellbe said, 3 months ago

   Just like a dog. Giving it all for the humans only to be done dirty in the end by the people they would have defended to the death. Loyalty rewarded.
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   bmonk said, 3 months ago

   The North American natives also had dogs—their one domesticated animal until the Spanish horses escaped. They also used them for travel (pack dogs) and food plus other uses.
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   hippogriff said, 3 months ago

   bmonk: As a Lakota friend of mine said, “A dog either worked or was eaten.” With poverty on the “res”, this is still true.
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   swr said, 3 months ago

   @nighthawks

   Well according to lore, that was actually why the mountain men would take chubby Indian brides.
   recall also that these were the people who had gut eating contests.
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