tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post1360339314101490134..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: DOG TALES – Elizabeth FremantleMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-49998461086125165522015-09-13T19:16:39.517+01:002015-09-13T19:16:39.517+01:00Thanks so much, Elizabeth. the Meikle book sounds ...Thanks so much, Elizabeth. the Meikle book sounds wonderful. I must look it out. I've not been able to find out the significance of Rig's name. Liz Fremantlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14380636910920907008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-80619721297645335852015-09-13T12:43:33.958+01:002015-09-13T12:43:33.958+01:00Cats yesterday, dogs today - the gerbils of histor...Cats yesterday, dogs today - the gerbils of history tomorrow? <br /><br />I did an event in the MacManus Gallery in Dundee once, in a room full of historical paintings. Half the audience had arrived and the other half had got lost. I set the children the task of counting the dogs in the paintings while we waited. 24! And it wasn't that big a room!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-5082966814683025262015-09-13T09:35:32.292+01:002015-09-13T09:35:32.292+01:00Very interesting post. I love putting dogs and ot...Very interesting post. I love putting dogs and other animals into the picture. Kathleen Walker Meikle has written a book Medieval Pets which goes into the subject in depth and I've found it invaluable.<br />I was wondering why Katherine Parr called her dog Rig. What's the significance of the name?Elizabeth Chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911841862257909703noreply@blogger.com