My Ancestors’ Dogs


My (Human) Ancestors and Their Dogs (and Animals)
Like many of you I come from a family of animal lovers. This runs through my maternal line.

  • My maternal great, great grandpa Daniel Kellogg with Snipey the Dog as a puppy. Do you see the a parrot on the back of the chair? Auburn, NY before 1909.
  • My maternal great, great grandpa Daniel Kellogg with Snipey the Dog. Auburn, NY before 1909.
  • My maternal great, great, great Aunt Kate with her licensed dog. Daughter of Daniel Kellogg. Binghamton, NY. About 1909.
  • My maternal grandmother Grace, granddaughter of Daniel Kellogg, surrounded by a few of her friends. Glenn Dale, MD, about 1951.
  • My mother, the great granddaughter of Daniel Kellogg, always had an animal with her. Here she holds a puppy. About 1933.
  • My mother playing with 2 baby opossum. About 1941.
  • My mother with a skunk on her lap (maybe grandma’s pet skunk) and a cat in the crook of her right arm (see the cat’s tail?). About 1941.
  • My mother with her beloved Spunky, very near the end of Spunky’s life. Concord, CA. About 1976. Spunky helped raise me.