Released on = May 25, 2007, 3:14 pm

Press Release Author = Rosemary McKittrick

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Press Release Body = May 25, 2007--The simple tombstone bears a simple message,
"Adios, Amigo."

A closer look reveals the engraved name "Lobo" and the date Aug. 10, 1955. This is
the gravesite of Pulitzer Prize winning author MacKinley Kantor's dog.

Kantor's 1957 book "Lobo" is a sentimental and sensitive story about his
relationship with the animal resting here in the "Peaceable Kingdom" in Hartsdale,
N.Y.

Hartsdale is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the country. Its dogs and other
assorted creatures such as cats, snakes, hamsters, alligators, pigs and even a lion
cub peacefully share the earth.

Kantor buried Lobo in the Hartsdale cemetery where he rests, in the author\'s
words\"...in the clutch of his adopted land - adopted through choice\".

The "Peaceable Kingdom" at Hartsdale is named after a painting of animals done by
19th century primitive painter Edward Hick's. The cemetery is filled with stories
and graves not unlike Lobo's.

Mostly, dogs give a lot and ask a little. That kind of devotion breeds dedication.
Maybe that's why so much art through the ages has focused on immortalizing them.

Early-20th century artists like Percival Rosseau became so skilled at depicting
sporting dogs in the field that even today Rousseau's artwork is some of the most
desirable of its kind.

Wealthy patrons like Percy Rockefeller invited Rousseau to paint on their estates.
Rockefeller's dogs even served as models for the artist. He also built a studio for
Rousseau at Overhills, his private hunting club in Fayetteville, N.C.

Some of Rousseau's paintings like "Pointers in the Field" and "English Setters in
the Field" were made into photogravures and widely circulated. The artist also
produced popular dog etchings in the early-1930s and printed his own plates.

On Feb. 13, 2007, Doyle New York featured Rousseau's oil, "Two Setters in a Cooling
Stream on the Grounds of Overhills" in its 9th annual Dog in Art Auction. The
painting sold for $210,000.

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