People have kept pets for thousands of years. In many ancient cultures, certain domesticated animals were valued for their companionship and especially well-card for. For Ancient Egyptians, pet dogs and cats were considered gifts from the gods and were give ancestral names, walked on leashes, allowed to drink from their master’s, and at their deaths, were mummified and buried in their owner’s tomb.
The word “pet,” first used in Scotland and Northern England in the 1500s, likely derives from the Old French petit (Meaning “Small”) and originally referred to a favored child or animal, typically a neglected lamb, that was tenderly brought up by hand within the home.
In short, pets have always been part of the family, and we love them. It’s been no different here in Porter County.
You need not look far in the PoCo Muse Collection to stumble on a photograph of multi-generational family posed before their homestead. Invariably, you’ll notice the individuals standing rigidly with quite serious expressions. Sometimes, and infant or two can be seen propped on a hip. And there are the family’s’ feet, if you look closely, is a dark blur of fur belonging to the family dog.
This Exhibit features a few of these photographs – in addition to artwork, objects, and ephemera – with the goal of bringing Porter County’s beloved companions into the foreground.
Exhibit is open thru April 19th.
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Susie Young Baxter, CEO, has published PanoramaNOW Magazine for 31 years. Her hobbies are Camping, Boating, Hiking, Nature, Gardening and Outdoor Activities. She is an Artist, Graphic Designer, an Avid Seamstress, Dabbles in Homemade Crafts and Landscaping. Since her Father was a Health Teacher, she also likes homeopathic Health Solutions. Since blogging started over 10 years ago, PanoramaNow has been added to Newsbreak – a national news affiliate.
