[afraidfortherepublic]

Lovely! Thank you so much. I have something for you, which I shall have to type from scratch, since I can find no electronic copy. It is from the magazine "Dog Fancy" and appears in the Feb. 2014 issue. Don't ask me why they sent that to me in December, but they did. I'll copy the short article in total.

WASHINGTON LOVED HIS PUPPY SWEET LIPS

In February we celebrate the birth of the father of our country, George Washigton. Did you know that the first president deeply loved dogs?

During the American Revolution soldiers brought their hunting dogs to battle, including Washington who brought along a young foxhound he had bred, which he named Sweet Lips.

Washington so loved animals that he halted the war at one point on behalf of a dog.

At the Battle of Germantown in 1777, British Gen. William Howe's terrier was captured by the Continental Army. Washinton took care of the dog and eventually sought a truce to send the dog safely back to Gen. Howe.

[Pharmboy]

I was unaware of this story. Terrific! Thanks so much...it certainly makes sense, since he was an avid fox hunter. Even in his teens he always led the hunt—and became a favorite of Lord Fairfax because of his horsemanship.