The killings of March 5, promptly termed a âmassacreâ by Patriot leaders and commemorated in a widely circulated engraving by Paul Revere, aroused intense public protests and threats of violent retaliation. This pressure caused Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson to withdraw the troops to an island in the harbor.
Prairie dogs belong to the squirrel family, Sciuridae, which includes squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots, in the Mammalian Order Rodentia. Their scientific name is Cynomys ludovicianus, which means dog mouse of Louisiana. The Black-tailed prairie dog is 12 to 15 inches in length and weighs between 2 and 4 pounds.
Digby: Great name choice for a large breed. Dixie: Winn-Dixie, the canine star in the film of the same name. Dutchess: Famous movie dog name from Snow Dogs. Dynamite: German Shepherd in Four Footed Ranger. Einstein: Pooch in Back to the Future.