December 2011
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Dec 25th
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 13th
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Eternal Hope
“In the midst of her labors, Eleanor took unexpected comfort in Fala’s return to the Roosevelt household. Shortly after the funeral, Jimmy Roosevelt had written Margaret Suckley and asked her to send Fala back. ‘In talking to my sister and brother, we all feel very disappointed that Fala is not staying with Mother,’ Jimmy wrote. Fala was part of the family,” and it...
Dec 12th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 8th
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Fala on Pearl Harbor Day
While visiting her mother’s cousins, Franklin and Eleanor, in the White House on December 7, 1941, she spent the afternoon teaching the President’s dog, Fala, to roll over. She went on to raise and train dogs to assist deaf persons, helping to found the agency which coordinates such efforts, Assistance Dogs International. — New York Times obituary of Laura Delano Adams Eastman,...
Dec 7th
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Wow! Entire site dedicated to FDR’s Fala!
Wow and wow again! Yesterday the Scottie News discovered a whole Tumblr website dedicated to the fabulous Fala. It’s got so many photos and videos all in one place that we’re willing to bet even the most diehard Fala fans will find something they’ve never seen before. — Scottish Terrier News Thanks, it’s great to be noticed — on STN, no less!
Dec 7th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 2nd
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Dec 1st
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