Dogs in History
Meet the dogs who shaped history — from ancient legends to modern heroes. Some of these dogs are famous, others long forgotten, but all played a part in the human story.
Their stories live here and are grouped into six themed categories.
Each tale will surprise you, move you, and change the way you think about dogs and history.
The Hounds of Annwn: Wales’s Ghost Dogs Were Never Hellhounds
In the First Branch of the Mabinogion, a Welsh prince steals a kill from a pack of white-and-red-eared hounds — and finds himself answering to the King of the Otherworld.
Black Dog: The Dartmoor Terror Behind The Hound of the Baskervilles
The black dogs of Dartmoor haunted the moors for centuries before Conan Doyle borrowed them — and he wasn't entirely convinced they weren't real.
Mandrakes, Dogs, and the Screams of Legend
Discover how dogs helped harvest the devil’s herb – Mandrakes. A curious root with human-like limbs and potent medicinal properties.
Cerberus: The Dog Who Guarded the Underworld
When Hercules faced Cerberus, Rubens painted more than a myth - he painted the struggle between life, death, and a dog who guarded both.
