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Day FOUR: Colly Birds

Day FOUR: Colly Birds

We’re counting down to give you FIIIIVE favorite puppy photos.

And I always thought it was “calling birds”! Nope, “colly” was an Old English word for sooty or black and dirty, and in this case, those colly birds are Blackbirds.

And the symbolic meaning is the four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

The puppies are just here as cute fodder as we count along the days until Christmas. You can read more about the carol’s lore and true roots at BBC.

Read more about the Service Dog Project and see the live Puppy Cam here!