It's a Doggone Thing

TOP POP CULTURE DOGS

To celebrate its 125th anniversary, the American Kennel Club had online folks vote for their favorite dogs in culture. They received 71,000 votes. Here's the top ten.

What do you think the Number One Was?

10. Brian Griffin from "Family Guy." (About the only sane one on the show, other than the wife.)

9. The song "Who Let the Dogs Out" I can agree with this one. That is a neat song. Everybody bark now.

8. Georgetown University's Jack the Bulldog. Looks like the college students loaded into this one.

7. The song "How Much is That Doggie in the Window?" You know, the one with the waggly tail.

6. The painting of dogs playing poker. a personal favorite since I have two copies.

5. Pound Puppy Toys. What?

4. Eddie from "Frazier." that was one fun-nee dog-gee. That bit with Eddie watching while Niles had the meltdown iron his pants was one of the best-ever in comedy. Then there were the Frazier-Eddie stare downs.

3. Scooby Doo I didn't much care for him.

2. Texas A & M's Reveille mascot. College students again!!

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1. Snoopy, of course. Old Joe-Cool and the Flying WW I Ace.

Personally, I vote for our old dog, Brandy.

What a Mutt!! --RoadDog

Gatlinburg's Gone to the Dogs

Now, I realize that some dogs are just a little bit spoiled, but a few folks here in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, have taken it to the extreme.

Come here, I have something I want to show you." We were sitting out front of the Four Seasons Motel watching the people walk by, when one lady with a little Lhasa alpso puppy called out to a family walking by. You should have seen the look on the father's face. Had she been a guy, I could have seen an arrest.

The puppy drew a lot of attention along with some young girls holding miniature dogs of their own, much as the stars do today.

Probably the strangest thing we saw were people pushing baby strollers with their little mini dogs in them. We saw several couples doing that.

My, That is One Ugly Kid You Got There. --RoadDog