Dogs in History v. 3

Obama's dog gets to ride Air Force One. Not fair

Dogs in History v. 2

Saur - A dog that was "king" of Norway for three years during the 11th century AD. The briefly deposed king put forth his dog made as one of two choices for a ruler over the nation. The people had to decide whether to have the king’s slave or his dog. The citizens chose Saur over the slave.

DOGS IN HISTORY

A dog which sailed aboard the Mary Rose ship which sank in 1545 has taken up residence in the Mary Rose Museum at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/8588766.stm

This leads me to wonder about other historic dogs. Maybe I will do a series?