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The Stray Soviet Space Dogs
Pushinka: A Cold War puppy the Kennedys loved
6 Jan 2014
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24837199
During the Cold War, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and US President John F Kennedy wrote to each other regularly. Despite the hostility between their countries, the two men also exchanged presents. One was a dog called Pushinka, whose mother was one of the first dogs to fly into space and return alive.
This is what I was looking for. Are there any known descendants living today?:
The stray dogs that led the space race
1 Nov 2017
Two of Pushinka’s puppies – nicknamed “pupniks” by the President – were donated to American children who wrote to Jackie Kennedy asking to look after the dogs. When Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, Pushinka was given to a White House gardener and later gave birth to another litter of puppies.
Hager has attempted to track down Pushinka’s descendants but, so far, has drawn a blank. “Certainly, it’s still possible there are descendants of these Russian space dogs out there in the United States,” he says.
JFK’s Puppies: Butterfly, White Tips, Blackie, and Streaker
29 Feb 2016
https://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/pets/butterfly-white-tips-blackie-streaker/
When the puppies were born, around 5,000 people wrote in to the White House asking if they could have a puppy.
When the puppies were 2 months old, First Lady Jackie Kennedy asked White House staff to choose 10 finalist letters. From those letters, Jackie herself selected two children to receive puppies:
1. Ten-year-old Karen House of Westchester, Illinois, was thrilled to adopt Butterfly.
2. Nine-year-old Mark Bruce of Columbia, Missouri, won the First Lady’s heart with his letter detailing the accidental death of his former dog, and so acquired Streaker.
The First Family didn’t just send the puppies off; they paid for the expense of sending the puppies to their new homes and even included a dossier explaining Butterfly’s and Streaker’s preferences and habits.
The other two puppies were later given away to family friends.
Descendants of these famous pups can still be found today. [Where? - W]
Pushinka: A Cold War puppy the Kennedys loved
6 Jan 2014
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24837199
During the Cold War, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and US President John F Kennedy wrote to each other regularly. Despite the hostility between their countries, the two men also exchanged presents. One was a dog called Pushinka, whose mother was one of the first dogs to fly into space and return alive.
This is what I was looking for. Are there any known descendants living today?:
The stray dogs that led the space race
1 Nov 2017
Two of Pushinka’s puppies – nicknamed “pupniks” by the President – were donated to American children who wrote to Jackie Kennedy asking to look after the dogs. When Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, Pushinka was given to a White House gardener and later gave birth to another litter of puppies.
Hager has attempted to track down Pushinka’s descendants but, so far, has drawn a blank. “Certainly, it’s still possible there are descendants of these Russian space dogs out there in the United States,” he says.
JFK’s Puppies: Butterfly, White Tips, Blackie, and Streaker
29 Feb 2016
https://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/pets/butterfly-white-tips-blackie-streaker/
When the puppies were born, around 5,000 people wrote in to the White House asking if they could have a puppy.
When the puppies were 2 months old, First Lady Jackie Kennedy asked White House staff to choose 10 finalist letters. From those letters, Jackie herself selected two children to receive puppies:
1. Ten-year-old Karen House of Westchester, Illinois, was thrilled to adopt Butterfly.
2. Nine-year-old Mark Bruce of Columbia, Missouri, won the First Lady’s heart with his letter detailing the accidental death of his former dog, and so acquired Streaker.
The First Family didn’t just send the puppies off; they paid for the expense of sending the puppies to their new homes and even included a dossier explaining Butterfly’s and Streaker’s preferences and habits.
The other two puppies were later given away to family friends.
Descendants of these famous pups can still be found today. [Where? - W]
