"Indeed, having a mascot, a pickup mutt, has been a long American tradition dating back at least to explorer Alexander Mackenzie’s 1793 cross-continent journey. Lewis and Clark kept along a Newfoundland named Seaman that protected camp and provided companionship while shooing away grizzlies. Having a pickup dog is about as “American” as apple pie. Those of us who travel with dogs know that when one observes nature through the eyes (and noses) of their dogs, they can see all of the details that one would have missed otherwise. And as traveling companions, there is nothing better than a dog, who rarely complains, and is frequently a source of a lot of laughs."
From the forthcoming Pick-Up Dogs: How Two Rescue Dogs Save the West from Being Won
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