Legendary Tails: Newfoundland

Welcome back! This week, McKay travels back in time to meet Seaman, a Newfoundland whose life helped define the breed and earn their place in history.

Sources:

• Lewis & Clark. “Lewis’s Dog Seaman.” Accessed June 26, 2026. https://lewis-clark.org/people/seaman/lewiss-dog-seaman/.
• Lewis & Clark. “Seaman’s Creek.” Accessed June 26, 2026. https://lewis-clark.org/the-trail/road-to-the-buffalo/seamans-creek/.
• Lewis and Clark in Kentucky. “Seaman’s Fate.” Accessed June 26, 2026. https://lewisandclarkinkentucky.org/kentucky-connections/seamans-fate/.
• National Park Service. “Seaman.” Accessed June 26, 2026. https://www.nps.gov/jeff/learn/historyculture/seaman.html.
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• National Park Service. “Seaman’s Contributions to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.” Accessed June 26, 2026. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/seaman-s-contributions-to-the-lewis-and-clark-expedition.htm.
• Wikipedia contributors. “Lewis and Clark Expedition.” Wikipedia. Accessed June 26, 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition.
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• Wikipedia contributors. “Seaman (Dog).” Wikipedia. Accessed June 26, 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaman_(dog).