This week’s name is:
Sandy
Continuing my bloodhound theme for another week, I wanted to write about Sandy.
In 1977 when James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr. escaped from Brushy Mountain prison, it was a 14-month old Bloodhound named Sandy who found him 8 miles from the prison. A vain attempt to camouflage himself beneath wet leaves did not deter the Bloodhound. He was not very smart to even try!
Bloodhounds have been successful in finding missing persons, either victims or suspects when man has failed. This is because Bloodhounds thoroughly enjoy conducting a search. This, after all, is the purpose of their existence. Nothing pleases a bloodhound more than following a scent.
This is the only time you will ever see Bloodhounds be aggressive. So aggressive, in fact, that they would rather die than to give up the search.
Picture Credit: This is not a picture of Sandy – it is a picture of an unknown bloodhound
Tags: Historical Dog Names