The Dog Who Saved the World

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Once successfully in orbit, the world was told how Laika would survive a week in comfort, with plenty of food and water, before passing away painlessly. It emerged in 2002 that the dog had only lasted seven hours before dying of panic and heat exhaustion. This was always going to be a one-way mission,” says Doug Millard, space curator at London’s Science Museum. “It was at the height of the Cold War and this was serious stuff, part of a struggle between the superpowers.” I think they still don’t get the recognition they deserve, and nor do the chimps that the Americans flew,” says Millard. “The way to the stars for humans was paved by dogs and monkeys.” Full of energy, The Dog Who Saved The Worldwas both clever and unsettling (but in a good way!). I would happily reread this book — I absolutely loved it! Now to read the rest of Ross Welford’s books… Dr. David B. Needle, a pathologist at the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and clinical associate professor at the University of New Hampshire told CNN that dogs with the mysterious illness showed similar signs of an upper respiratory disease but they don't test positive for common respiratory diseases.

This book is about Georgie, Ramzy and Mr Mash and the adventures that they go on to save the world. It all begins when Georgie and Ramzy befriends an eccentric retired Scientist, Dr Pretorius. Georgie Santos becomes the test subject for an exciting new BIG secret experiment – a very realistic virtual-reality 3D version of the future – and she’s the very first person to experience it. Although, it doesn’t all quite go to plan… what follows is non-stop drama, bad news and chaos. Their fame spread internationally – there were stamps, postcards, they were absolutely everywhere,” says Southgate. “It was quite phenomenal.” If what we have identified is a pathogen, it is likely that the bacteria is host-adapted bacteria with long histories of colonizing dogs," Dr Needle said. An "evolutionary event" like spontaneous mutation or getting a gene from a different source could then have led the bacteria to become virulent, he said.He mentioned that Strelka had had puppies, and she said you must send one of those puppies to me,” says Andrew Hager, historian in residence at the Presidential Pet Museum. “A few weeks later one of the puppies showed up at the White House with a little Russian passport.” Fatalities do not seem to be a large part of the syndrome we are investigating, with rare animals developing an acute and sometimes fatal pneumonia after the longer chronic disease," Dr Needle told the media outlet. "We think these may represent secondary infections."

Still, for the Soviet Union, the mission was another propaganda coup and space dog Laika became a national hero. And, by launching a sizeable 113kg (249lb) capsule with a live animal on board, it appeared the Russians were way ahead of the Americans when it came to space and missile technology. The Dog who Saved the World, written by Ross Welford, is a novel about technology, time travel, family, dogs and friendship — and of course… saving the world. The Dog Who Saved The Worldwas split into four main parts and it certainly had me on my toes. It took me on an energetic journey of up and downs… and more ups and downs. This was my very first Ross Welford novel and what can I say… I was completely gripped throughout, and read the whole novel in one evening! I just simply couldn’t put it down. It was well-written — very emotive and surprising. I was engaged and fascinated by the whole story and all the drama and chaos that the characters all faced throughout.As for the space dogs themselves, after the first successful flights of astronauts, the programme was wound down. But Millard believes these canine space pioneers deserve to be remembered as more than just a historical side-bar.