Notes From The Frontier

Rabies reached epidemic stages in some cities and territories in the 1800s and early 1900s and Americans were hysterical with fear.

Baby boomers grew up with wonderful stories of dogs we loved in books and on the screen, but no story resonated more than "Old Yeller".

American folklore holds that Ben Franklin rallied for the wild turkey to be our national bird instead of the bald eagle.

In the history of human warfare, horses have paid nearly as great a price as men on the battlefield.

A century ago, gray wolves were completely exterminated from Yellowstone National Park.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of America’s first animal shelter in 1869 in Philadelphia.

Once trunked titans 15 feet tall, weighing up to ten tons, with monstrous tusks 20 feet long roamed North America from sea to sea.

For those of us who grew up with horses, who know the touch of horses, who love horses, we understand how much we owe to the horse and mule.

Pigs have been maligned and misunderstood throughout history. But the fact is they are smart, clean and do not sweat.

Johnny Appleseed was born John Chapman in 1774 in Massachusetts. His father was a Minuteman under George Washington.

Throughout human history, the wolf has always been one of Nature’s most magnificent and maligned creatures, both revered and reviled.

Once upon a time, before European whites ever set foot on the North American continent, 75-100 million buffalo roamed the land.

If patience is a virtue, oxen are saints.

George Armstrong Custer was a great dog lover and he had that to commend him. At one time late in his life he had between 40 and 80 dogs.

Because the wilderness was their backyard, many other species of animals were sometimes adopted, usually as babies that could be tamed.

Before whites came to North America and native tribes integrated horses into their culture, dogs were common across the entire continent.

The buffalo was considered sacred to Plains Indians as a main source of their spirit life and sustenance.