Dogs in royal and presidential households
Meet Dash, Eos, Caesar, Dookie, Susan, Fala and Laddie Boy through portraits, photographs and institutional archives. Discover how private companions became public figures in selected British royal and American presidential households. Separate documented events from rumours and possibilities, and remember that these unusually visible families do not represent every household of their time.
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Dogs in royal and presidential households
Questions covered in this exam
- Which spaniel was Queen Victoria's childhood companion?
- Which dog accompanied Prince Albert from Germany?
- Who was commissioned to paint favourite dogs of Victoria and Albert?
- Do the documented pets of a royal household represent every household of their era?
- Which British king was closely associated with the dog Caesar?
- Fabergé's model of Caesar includes an inscription identifying whom?
- At Edward VII's funeral in 1910, what role did Caesar have?
- The Royal Collection says Caesar was “likely” present when models were inspected. How should this be retold?
- Dookie and Jane entered the future Elizabeth II's family in which decade?
- What does the name Dookie illustrate in the Royal Collection account?
- For what occasion did Princess Elizabeth receive Susan?
- Who photographed Elizabeth and Margaret with Dookie at Windsor in 1941?
- Fala was the companion of which American president?
- Who helped teach Fala tricks before he joined the White House?
- What detail in the NPS account shows Fala's public celebrity?
- How should the story of a Navy ship sent back for Fala be described in this source?
- Which breed was the Hardings' dog Laddie Boy?
- What helped fund the bronze likeness of Laddie Boy described by the Smithsonian?
- Which sculptor designed the Laddie Boy memorial?
- The Laddie Boy statue also commemorated Warren Harding. What does this show?
