tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post3140583311906025121..comments2024-03-27T17:58:48.323-07:00Comments on Strange Company: Cats Ahoy!Undinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-6289773390840996462014-01-27T14:42:37.260-08:002014-01-27T14:42:37.260-08:00Yes, indeed! I'm hoping to eventually write a ...Yes, indeed! I'm hoping to eventually write a companion piece on Sailor Dogs, if I can find enough material on the subject.Undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-76135013972760948252014-01-27T13:19:39.013-08:002014-01-27T13:19:39.013-08:00Great stuff, Undine and - of course - close to my ...Great stuff, Undine and - of course - close to my heart. Dogs too have a long history at sea with terriers being particularly popular in the era of the birth of the Royal Navy as rodent hunters and companions. Tudor sailors, it seems, were afraid of cats.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-69298389957143447882014-01-27T09:11:16.682-08:002014-01-27T09:11:16.682-08:00What a great article. I'm glad Doodles found a...What a great article. I'm glad Doodles found a retirement on dry land. And I'll bet plenty of sailors and officers in the Royal Navy discreetly bend the rules when they see a cat somewhere on board their ships.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.com