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Cats and Dogs: Housecats and Civilization and Able Seaman Just Nuisance

The History Guy podcast features two stories of housepets! First is the incredible story of the domestication of cats and their contribution to human civilization. Then we will hear the story of the only dog ever enlisted in the Royal Navy, Able Seaman Just Nuisance. It is history that deserves to be remembered.

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