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"Man's best friend" is a catchphrase for dogs, generally referring to the category as a whole. The popularization of the term is said to have occurred in a courtroom speech in 1870^{[according to whom?]} by George Graham Vest, in Warrensburg, Missouri, who said, "The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him and the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog."^{[citation needed]} The phrase was later shortened to "man’s best friend".^{[citation needed]} Vest's speech came at the closing of a trial, in which he was representing a farmer who was suing for damages after his dog Old Drum was shot^[vague] by a neighbor.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Works so titled

A 1935 film about a boy and his dog.
A 1951 animated short film starring Goofy.
A 1993 horror film starring Ally Sheedy and Lance Henriksen.
A 1980 musical album by Livingston Taylor.
A 1998 award winning animated short film written, Directed, and animated by Ben Gluck.
A 1999 TV series by Television Broadcasts Limited in Hong Kong.
An animation episode made for the 2003 series Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon".
A 2006 Japanese comic (yaoi manga) by Kazusa Takashima.

References

^ Coren, Stanley (2009-10-21). ""A Man's Best Friend is his Dog": The Senator, the Dog, and the Trial". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
^ The Trial of Old Drum – New York Times Television Review – June 9, 2000
^ Martin, David (March 8, 2010). "I-70 in Missouri: Not just billboards and trucker-oriented porn". The Pitch.

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[1] Coren, Stanley (2009-10-21). ""A Man's Best Friend is his Dog": The Senator, the Dog, and the Trial". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2010-09-27.

[2] The Trial of Old Drum – New York Times Television Review – June 9, 2000

[3] Martin, David (March 8, 2010). "I-70 in Missouri: Not just billboards and trucker-oriented porn". The Pitch.

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-"'''Man's best friend'''" is a [[catchphrase]] for [[dog]]s, generally referring to the category as a whole.  The popularization of the term is said to have occurred in a courtroom speech in 1870 by [[George Graham Vest#Old Drum|George Graham Vest]], in [[Warrensburg, Missouri]], who said, "The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him and the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog."  The phrase was later shortened to "man’s best friend".  Vest's speech came at the closing of a trial, in which he was representing a farmer who was suing for damages after his dog Old Drum was shot{{Vague|date=November 2010|Reason=W/ a gun, one presumes, but more to the point, injured or killed? The difference is a significant part of the context of the coinage.}} by a neighbor.<ref>{{cite web|last=Coren |first=Stanley |url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/canine-corner/200910/man-s-best-friend-is-his-dog-the-senator-the-dog-and-the-trial |title="A Man's Best Friend is his Dog": The Senator, the Dog, and the Trial |publisher=Psychology Today |date=2009-10-21 |accessdate=2010-09-27}}</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=z0QFKpI6p7AC&pg=PA266&lpg=PA266&dq=Trial+of+Old+Drum+George+Vest&source=bl&ots=e7n33nVKnr&sig=0mTv1qYMXP4OZU2MzfeUaHrCD6M&hl=en&ei=YtSgTKeJJMKBlAfGidXsAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Trial%20of%20Old%20Drum%20George%20Vest&f=false The Trial of Old Drum] – New York Times Television Review – June 9, 2000</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2010/03/i-70_in_missouri_not_just_billboards_and_trucker-oriented_porn.php |title=I-70 in Missouri: Not just billboards and trucker-oriented porn |last=Martin |first=David |date=March 8, 2010 |work=[[The Pitch (newspaper)|The Pitch]]}}</ref>
+"'''Man's best friend'''" is a [[catchphrase]] for [[dog]]s, generally referring to the category as a whole.  The popularization of the term is said to have occurred in a courtroom speech in 1870{{whom|date=June 2013|reason=Who said that it occurred there?}} by [[George Graham Vest#Old Drum|George Graham Vest]], in [[Warrensburg, Missouri]], who said, "The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him and the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog."{{cn|date=June 2013}}  The phrase was later shortened to "man’s best friend".{{cn|date=June 2013}}  Vest's speech came at the closing of a trial, in which he was representing a farmer who was suing for damages after his dog Old Drum was shot{{Vague|date=November 2010|Reason=W/ a gun, one presumes, but more to the point, injured or killed? The difference is a significant part of the context of the coinage.}} by a neighbor.<ref>{{cite web|last=Coren |first=Stanley |url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/canine-corner/200910/man-s-best-friend-is-his-dog-the-senator-the-dog-and-the-trial |title="A Man's Best Friend is his Dog": The Senator, the Dog, and the Trial |publisher=Psychology Today |date=2009-10-21 |accessdate=2010-09-27}}</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=z0QFKpI6p7AC&pg=PA266&lpg=PA266&dq=Trial+of+Old+Drum+George+Vest&source=bl&ots=e7n33nVKnr&sig=0mTv1qYMXP4OZU2MzfeUaHrCD6M&hl=en&ei=YtSgTKeJJMKBlAfGidXsAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Trial%20of%20Old%20Drum%20George%20Vest&f=false The Trial of Old Drum] – New York Times Television Review – June 9, 2000</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2010/03/i-70_in_missouri_not_just_billboards_and_trucker-oriented_porn.php |title=I-70 in Missouri: Not just billboards and trucker-oriented porn |last=Martin |first=David |date=March 8, 2010 |work=[[The Pitch (newspaper)|The Pitch]]}}</ref>
 == Works so titled ==
-* [[Man's Best Friend (1935 film)|A 1935 film]] about a boy and his dog
+* [[Man's Best Friend (1935 film)|A 1935 film]] about a boy and his dog.
-* A 1951 animated short film starring [[Goofy]]
+* A 1951 animated short film starring [[Goofy]].
-* [[Man's Best Friend (1993 film)|A 1993 horror film]] starring [[Ally Sheedy]] and [[Lance Henriksen]]
+* [[Man's Best Friend (1993 film)|A 1993 horror film]] starring [[Ally Sheedy]] and [[Lance Henriksen]].
-* [[Man's Best Friend (album)|A 1980 musical album]] by [[Livingston Taylor]]
+* [[Man's Best Friend (album)|A 1980 musical album]] by [[Livingston Taylor]].
-* A 1998 award winning animated short film written, Directed, and animated by [[Ben Gluck]]
+* A 1998 award winning animated short film written, Directed, and animated by [[Ben Gluck]].
-* A 1999 TV series by [[Television Broadcasts Limited]] in Hong Kong
+* A 1999 TV series by [[Television Broadcasts Limited]] in Hong Kong.
-* [[Man's Best Friend (Ren & Stimpy television episode)|An animation episode]] made for the 2003 series ''[[Ren & Stimpy]] "Adult Party Cartoon"''
+* [[Man's Best Friend (Ren & Stimpy television episode)|An animation episode]] made for the 2003 series ''[[Ren & Stimpy]] "Adult Party Cartoon"''.
-* [[Man's Best Friend (manga)|A 2006 Japanese comic]] ([[yaoi]] [[manga]]) by [[Kazusa Takashima]]
+* [[Man's Best Friend (manga)|A 2006 Japanese comic]] ([[yaoi]] [[manga]]) by [[Kazusa Takashima]].
 ==References==