Before I get into who the dogs are, I think I should just touch on who Paul Bunyan was.  If you don’t already know this, Paul Bunyan was not a real person.  He is actually an American myth or folklore.  Paul Bunyan was a lumberjack that was a brave and strong man. 

Now whether or not the original Paul Bunyan had a dog is up for debate since there have been some changes to the actual myth.  Originally, Paul Bunyan had an blue ox named “Babe,” which was supposed to be the only thing he feared.  Warner Brothers adapted the story of Paul Bunyan for their Bugs Bunny show in 1954.  In the cartoon, Paul Bunyan had a carrot patch that was guarded by his dog, who was named Smidgen.

The only other reference to a dog and Paul Bunyan can be traced to Sport, the reversible dog, which wasn’t Paul Bunyan’s dog but was a camp dog. 

For more information on Paul Bunyan, I would strongly recommend this site.

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My name is Sirena Van Schaik and I am a freelance writer.  I will be the first to admit that I may not know the answer to some questions but I am always willing to research a topic and find out everything that I can about it.  I am, if I may, an excellent researcher and I find that it is an enjoyable past time. 

So hopefully, after putting my research skills to good answers, I will be able to answer most of the questions that are sent in to me. 

With that, I would just like to say that I am looking forward to posting on the Savvy Cafe Answers and I would like to kick off my introduction with an answer to a question.  Please visit the next post since i have broken this up to avoid confusion between topics.

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