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The legendary dogs of the shepherds who followed their masters to gaze at the infant Christ in Bethlehem were named Melampo, Cubilon, and Lubina. Modern dogs named after them will never go mad, according to legend.
Source: Leach, Maria. God Had a Dog : Folklore of the Dog. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, N.J., 1961. (398 L46)
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