Dogs in culture

Laika ( ; , ; – 3 November 1957) was a Soviet space dog who was one of the first animals in space and the first to orbit the Earth. A stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, she flew aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft, launched into low orbit on 3 November 1957. As the technology to re-enter the atmosphere had not yet been developed, Laika's survival was never expected. She died of hyperthermia hours into the flight, on the craft's fourth orbit.

thumb|Illustration of a man keeping away from dogs atop a wall Cynophobia (from the kýōn 'dog' and phóbos 'fear') is the fear of dogs, wolves and canines in general. Cynophobia is classified as a specific phobia, under the subtype "animal phobias". According to Timothy O. Rentz of the Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders at the University of Texas, animal phobias are among the most common of the specific phobias and 36% of patients who seek treatment report being afraid of dogs or afraid of cats. Although ophidiophobia or arachnophobia are more common animal phobias, cynophobia is esp

The fifth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan (1646-1709)

soviet space dogs

Soviet-era program that sent dogs to space with Soviet cosmonauts

Annual Hindu festival originating from Nepal

bond between humans and dogs

Urban legend

historic café in St Petersburg, Russia

themed café revolving around canines

heraldic animal