Bummer and Lazarus

Bummer
The Three Bummers. Edward Jump's cartoon shows Bummer and Lazarus begging scraps from Emperor Norton.
SpeciesCanis familiaris
BreedNewfoundland mix
SexMale
DiedNov 1865
San Francisco
Known forratter, bond with Lazarus
Appearanceblack and white coat
Lazarus
SpeciesCanis familiaris
BreedUnspecified mix
SexMale
DiedOct 1863
San Francisco
Known forratter, bond with Bummer
Named afterLazarus of Bethany, miraculous recovery from severe injury

Bummer and Lazarus were two stray dogs that roamed the streets of San Francisco, California, United States, in the early 1860s. Recognized for their unique bond and their prodigious rat-killing ability, they became a fixture of city newspapers, were exempted from local ordinances, and immortalized in cartoons.