Randall, an aviator like his brother, loved the desert and asked to serve in Africa for the second World War. They returned home and created the entire town of Palm Desert. Dakar can be seen romping through it all: Dakar at the pool, Dakar “in da’ hat on da’ parade float,” Dakar at the ribbon-cutting, Dakar in the subdivision advertisement, Dakar in an Easter bonnet, Dakar dancing on hind legs, Dakar following a Dachshund around the garden, Dakar on the golf course. In Palm Desert, Dakar would grow to be an enormous presence, literally. These he understood, respected and never abused.” Dakar was not only a Great Dane, but a great dog.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 18, 2021 14:26 UTC