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Native American Dogs: The Episode's Greatest Tangent
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Riley's dog Carl is a Corgi-Blue Heeler mix, and Theo innocently wonders if Blue Heelers might be Native American. The search result is immediate and blunt: 'No.' Undeterred, Theo asks what dogs Native Americans actually did keep. What comes back is genuinely surprising: Plains Indian dogs pulled V-shaped wooden sleds called travois loaded with children and household goods before horses arrived; the Salish wool dog of Washington state and British Columbia was sheared like a sheep for its thick fiber; and the Xoloitzcuintli — the Mexican Hairless — was kept by the Aztecs as a pet, guard, and literal physical heater. [1] — Theo Von "Theo speculates that Blue Heelers might be Native American dogs. The internet immediately and bluntly responds: No. But the actual deep div…" 1:09:05 Riley and Theo co-host an improvised segment they call 'Puppy Talk,' Riley announces himself as the host, and the whole thing dissolves into Riley offering to get Theo a hand-painted oil portrait of a dog in full Native American regalia.
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