Pies: George Washington had 36 dogs–all Foxhounds–with one named Sweetlips

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Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia and commonly shortened to Washington, or DC, is the capital city of the United States, and its only federal district. The city stands on the north-east bank of the Potomac River, across from the state of Virginia, surrounded by Maryland to its north, east, and south. The district was named for Columbia, the female personification of the American nation, through which human form and attributes are applied to the United States. "Washington" is a more recent addition to the city's common name, and is from the name of George Washington, the first U.S. president. The U.S. Constitution in 1789 called for the creation of a federal district unde…

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Treatment of canine hemophilia A via intraosseous delivery of a platelet-specific factor VIII-lentiviral vector.. Hemophilia A (HemA) is a genetic disease resulting from a factor VIII (FVIII) deficiency. Traditional protein infusions to treat HemA are costly and inconvenient and require repeated dosing. We demonstrated previously that intraosseous (IO) gene therapy via delivery of lentiviral vectors (LVs) into bone marrow targeting FVIII expression in platelets successfully treated HemA mice. To facilitate the translation of this novel strategy to clinical application, we investigated the treatment of HemA dogs using IO gene therapy. The vesicular stomatitis virus-pseudotyped G-cF8-LV incor…

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Report on the Jalisco Section of the Santiago River Basin. Using the Institutional Compass. We report on aspects of a joint project between the University of Guadalajara and George Washington University to better understand and assess how to target problems in the state of Jalisco. We recount the experience students had through the work they did to assess the situation using an institutional compass

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Treating American Indians as ‘Slaves’, ‘Dogs’, and Unwanted Allies: George Washington, Edward Braddock, and the Influence of Ethnocentrism and Diplomatic Pragmatism in Ohio Valley Military Relations, 1753–1755

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The Labrador Retriever, also known simply as the Labrador or Lab, is a British breed of retriever gun dog. It was developed in the United Kingdom from St. John's water dogs imported from the Colony of Newfoundland, and was named after the Labrador region in that colony. It is among the most commonly kept dogs in several countries, particularly in the Western world. Labradors are often friendly, energetic and playful. It was bred as a sporting and hunting dog, but is widely kept as a companion dog. Though content as a companion, these dogs are intelligent and require both physical and mental stimulation. It may also be trained as a guide or assistance dog, or for rescue or therapy work. In t…

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