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Dash (1830–1840) was a King Charles Spaniel owned by Queen Victoria.Victoria's biographer Elizabeth Longford, called him "the Queen's closest childhood companion", [1] and in the words of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, he "was the first in a long line of beloved little dogs".
Queen Victoria and her close family kept numerous pet animals, including: Fatima – a Pug; Alma – a possible Thoroughbred given by King Victor Emmanuel [2] Dandie – a Skye Terrier [3] Dash – a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel [1] Eos – a greyhound which Prince Albert brought from Germany [1] Flora – a Highland pony given by King Victor ...
Looty or Lootie was a female Pekingese dog acquired by Captain John Hart Dunne during the looting of the Old Summer Palace (near Beijing) in October of 1860. He presented her to Queen Victoria for the Royal Collection of Dogs, who named her Looty or Lootie in reference to how she was acquired. Looty may have been the first Pekingese dog to ...
The dog no longer fits.” Looty died in the Spring of 1872. Unlike many of Queen Victoria’s dogs, she was buried in an unmarked grave at Windsor Castle, the whereabouts of which remains unknown ...
Bobbie was the name of a British regimental mascot dog, a mongrel from Reading, who accompanied his regiment to Afghanistan and became involved in the Battle of Maiwand.He survived, and upon his return to England he and several of his human colleagues were presented to Queen Victoria and received honours.
A Pekingese given to Queen Victoria in the 1860s created a frenzy among Britain’s upper classes. But the dog’s gentle demeanor belied a brutal past.
On Friday, Nov. 22, the King, 76, spoke to Royal Variety Performance hosts Amanda Holden and Alan Carr, telling them that he and the Queen plan to get a new dog, according to The Daily Express.
The Victoria Memorial is a monument to Queen Victoria, located at the end of The Mall in London by the sculptor Sir Thomas Brock. Designed in 1901, it was unveiled on ...