Show POTPOURRI most all tail A bird with a tall tail three and one halt half feet long and a body only one foot long is the quetzal a native ot of central america he keeps his tail curled and decks himself out in crimson and green the quetzal is the national bird of guatemala and is said to die of grief when captured 9 western newspaper union samoyed dogs prized by owners had best of care once upon a time in the land of the big snows there lived a people known as the Samoy eds and though this was a very long time ago even then there was fighting for more power and possessions their strength being not as great as some and preferring peace to war this tribe gathered their families and valuables and fled farther north until they found safety in the icy plains near the white sea strange as it may seem relates margaret kidder in the los angeles times the most prized property of any household was the dogs to travel any distance over frozen gro ground tind to hunt or to herd reindeer these people were dependent upon their dogs tor for aid without them they could hardly exist into the house went the dogs with their owner and it is this constant companionship panion ship that is credited as being responsible for developing the almost human understanding of the samoyed dog inheriting the name of the people who discovered the possibilities of this breed the samoyed in its native land acts as guard hunter sled and herd dog and he bears the same handsome physical appearance of his forbears it has hardly been a hundred years since they were first brought out in england and pictures and old photographs show a dog of great beauty much the same size and with the same sweet expression |