A collage of six painted images depicting dogs in historical and stylized settings.

🐾✨ Fun Fact Friday! ✨🐾 This week, we’re diving back in time with some pawesome historical facts about dogs. From ancient tombs to royal palaces, our furry friends have always played an important role in human history! 🏺 Ancient Egypt Dogs were so loved by the Egyptians that many were mummified and buried with their owners to join them in the afterlife. 🐕 The Roman Army The Romans used dogs as war animals, often equipping them with armor to guard camps and even fight alongside soldiers. 🇯🇵 Loyal Hachikō In Japan, a dog named Hachikō became famous for waiting every day at the train station for his owner — even for nine years after his owner had passed away. A statue now honors him at Shibuya Station in Tokyo. 👑 Royal Companions Queen Elizabeth I had small lap dogs known as toy spaniels that were so adored they inspired the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel we know today. 🇷🇺 Space Dogs Before humans ventured into space, dogs paved the way. The most famous, Laika, became the first dog to orbit Earth in 1957. See more