…….show up on pg. 7W of the June 28 Williamson A.M. section of The Tennessean. Pictures of these Franklin dogs and owners were snapped as they stopped in at “”One Big Wag,” a fundraiser celebration staged by Happy Tales Humane, Franklin’s no-kill animal shelter.

You can always keep up with Happy Tales by clicking on the link in our blogroll.

Rodney Whaley’s dogsledding epics have his pack some of our most famous Franklin dogs. Even while Rodney’s serving in Kuwait, Muktuk showed up on p. 5W of Williamson A.M. today, Tuesday, April 21 in connection with an appearance at Woodland Middle School.

Any would-be-criminals will think twice about creating havoc in our community….if they saw the demonstrations given by our Franklin Police K-9 Unit at the April “Celebrate Children’s Fair.”

The event was coordinated by the Williamson County Child Advocacy Center and was held in PInkerton Park.

Dogs from all of our neighboring towns were at the fifth anniversary celebration at The Farm, but a few Franklin dogs and their owners got major facetime with their pictures: Rita Jo Dedek and “Becky” and Sherrie Giles with “Smokey” and “Rosie.”

The K-9 unit of the Franklin Police Department values community involvement as evidenced by the news item on page 3W. Titan and his trainer, Officer Charlie Richards, visited Grassland Middle School where his wife, Jessica (who works with the Williamson County Sheriff’s Department as well as the school) read a book about police dogs as part of “Read Across America Day.

Here’s a “Shout Out” to Franklin dog Patch Garret, shown on Pg. 9 of the Franklin Review Appeal Section of The Tennessean (Feb. 25). David and Vivian Garrett hosted a last-minute party to celebrate the success of Save the Franklin Theatre. Being the Franklin dog he is, Patch was naturally on the guest list!

You’ll also want to check out the latest in “The Wag” by our Franklin dog newshound Sally. Besides her usual annoyance with Puppy, Sally also mentions a number of other Franklin dogs and other owner/family members, like………

Queen, along with Robert and Patricia Kriebel and Scott; Sugar and owner Bob Reed; Molly and Theresa Reed; and Maggie and Barbara Molnar.

If you happen to know the owner of Phoebe, pictured on 6W, email us at randy@franklindog.com.

We hope Phoebe’s recuperating well from her anterior cruciate rupture repair!

Gettysburg Memorial

It was a brindle Staffordshire Bull Terrier that served as the regimental mascot for the 11th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. As a four-week-old puppy, she was given to a first lieutenant when the new regiment was training at the fairgrounds in West Chester, PA. Sallie grew up among the men of the regiment, following them on marches and into battle.

According to some sources, Sallie knew the drum roll announcing reveille and was first out of quarters to attend roll call. At dress parade, the dog took a position beside the regimental colors and during encampments, she slept by the captain’s tent after patrolling the area on an inspection of her own.

During her first battle, Sallie remained with the colors. This is said to have been her practice at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. At the Battle of Gettysburg, Sallie dog got separated from the unit. When the medical details moved onto the battleground, they found Sallie comforting her wounded friends and guarding the bodies of her dead compatriots.

During a spring 1863 review of the Union army, Sallie marched alongside the 11th Pennsylvania and was reportedly acknowledged with a raise of a stovepipe hat by President Abraham Lincoln.

Sallie continued her faithful service through February, 1865, when she was struck by a bullet in the battle of Hatcher’s Run, Virginia and was buried on the battlefield. For her devotion to the men, Sallie is memorialized at the 11th Pennsylvania monument at Gettysburg.

Core Value 3: OUR COMMUNITY AND ITS HERITAGE

The Franklin Dog brand embraces our community’s history and its pride as a significant Civil War battleground.