I think it was Sport Hopper, the nine-month-old fox terrier of the Hopper household on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, whose much-publicized burial paved the way for the first pet cemetery in the United States.
Posts Tagged ‘Ida Mosher Hopper’
1895: Sport Hopper, the Fox Terrier That Left a Legacy for New York Pets
Posted: 10th January 2014 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Tails, Hartsdale Pet CemeteryTags: Dog Tails, Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, Ida Mosher Hopper, New York History, Samuel Johnson, William DeWolf Hopper, Woodlawn Cemetery
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