November 4. It’s King
Tut day. I have no idea who celebrates
King Tut Day, but obviously someone does.
But I decided to see if there was ANY connection between King Tut and
dogs. And of course, there is. In fact, I found three different Tut-dog connections…
1. Apparently King Tut, the boy king, did have a
dog of his own. There were even dog
related items that came out of his tomb.
I’m not sure what they were – likely a tennis ball for fetching. Also, the walls of tombs in Ancient Egypt
often show dogs – that look kind of like Pharaoh Hounds. I didn’t see evidence of PONs or
Bernese. But it’s cool to see evidence
of canine buddies way back then.
Probably about when my human was born.
2. In 1953, the mascot for the sports teams for
Southern Illinois University was a Saluki called King Tut. He was quite the star until he was hit by a
car a year later. Years later, a
fraternity marked his grave with a pyramid, and in 2010 when the old stadium
was torn down, they put up a big Saluki statue in his honor and they moved his
pyramid to the stadium entrance. That
King Tut had a pretty short reign – but they sure did honor him. Wonder if I could become a team mascot?
3. The last King Tut was a Belgian Shepherd – who
was owned by Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the US. While King Tut used to patrol the grounds of
the White House, apparently the job became too much for him and he had to be
moved to a different home. He never
quite got over the stress of being a Presidential pet (no wonder) and he died
at 8 years of age. Politics will do that
to you.
So those are MY stories for King Tut Day. Hope your day is golden!
© Linda Wozniak
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