Show dogs played an important part in lincoln s life history shows to the long list of 0 historical figures who were lovers of dogs the name of abraham lincoln martyr president should be added according to the gaines dog research center new york city not only was lincoln very fond and understanding of dogs and owned several during his life but they inauen in turn seemed to have loved and understood him it states at fort wayne ind in front of the lincoln national life insurance company building is a huge bronze statue named abraham lincoln the hoosier youth executed by paul famed sculptor sculpt orThis this statue shows young lincoln wearing a homespun shirt buckskin trousers and boots boot qi his le left ft hand care caressing asing the headon head ot abound a hound dog seated at his side This striking memorial lal has been praised as a the tru truest estas as well I 1 as the most beautiful concept of lincoln as a man ever giyen given this country the inclusion 0 of the dog in the statue was I 1 intended to symbolize Lincol ns great love f for or animals and the mary many occasions upon which he plowed kindness toward them s Lincol ns constant companion as a child was a large hound owned by his father thomas lincoln the dog went with the buy boy on fishing and hunting expedit and on jaunts over oven the kentucky hills and streams once when playing rigan in the woods woodi young abe and his boyhood chum aust austin gollaher found i a dog w with ith a broken lei leg abe made mad a s splint for the injured leg carried the dog to a nearby cave for or shelter and brought food and water to it for or several weeks when the broken teg leg had healed lincoln took the dog home and named it honey abes aber devotion to the he dog was repaid for lionel hone once brought aid to his bis owner when the bol bov had been trapped in a cave by falling boulders when lincoln was 21 his family moved from indiana to macon county ill III during the long tedious journey in march of 1830 the family was accompanied by a small dog the dog trotted along under the big covered wagon 6 IA A 3 k of lincoln and bledig ble hi dog pulled pull edby by eight oxen on one occasion the dog fell behind the caravan and catch up until after the wagon had crossed a large stream the stream was high and thick with broken ice and the dog stood on the bank whining and howling as he saw his family disappearing lincoln could not endure the dogs distress and as it was impractical to ford the stream a again a in with the wagon he waded through t the icy water rescued the flog dog and carried him over on leaving his home in springfield eld ill III for the white house I 1 lincoln presented his dog fritz to an old friend john E roll but in the white house another dug dog soon became a member of the presidents family frequently when exhausted and worried lincoln linci CI would seek relaxation b by getting down and playing with the family dog when the f lincoln cat had kittens and the lincoln dog had puppies both utters litters arriving on the same day the president shared the excitement ol of his children to the extent of inno announcing unc the news rif ot the births to senators and other officials official clab 3 calling on state matters |