The Soviets gave a space dog’s puppy to Caroline Kennedy during the Cold War............!!! During the great space race between the Soviets and the United States (which the US of course won by putting the first man on the moon), the Soviets tested the safety of their ships by using mans best friends. They would send dogs into space to make sure that it was safe for humans. They launched around 50 dogs into space. Most of the dogs survived although some did not due to equipment failure. One dog, Strelka, spent one day in space before returning to Earth. She went on to have six puppies. One of those puppies, Pushinka (Fluffy) was given to John F. Kennedys daughter, Caroline. Pushinka then had puppies with the Kennedys dog, Charlie. JFK called these four puppies pupniks after the famed Russian satellite Sputnik.........
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 06:36:28 +0000
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