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Dog Statues (page 3)

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dog sculpture
Flora, IL
dog sculptures
Beloit, WI
This metal dog sculpture in Flora was installed at the Wags and Wash Salon around 2021. [map]

These dog sculptures in Beloit were installed in front of a residence around 2021. They appear to have been created by the same artist as the one in Flora. There are other sculptures like this in Horicon, WI, Waynesville, NC, and, most likely, elsewhere. [map]

Magic the Dog
Atlanta, IL		 dog statue
McLeansboro, IL		 Saluki
Carbondale, IL
This Magic the Dog statue in Atlanta has been installed in front of Mattingly Automotive since at least 2013. This character (not holding a tire, of course) was used in Old Navy clothing store advertising from 1995-2001. I don't know how many of these statues were produced but there are some others in private collections. The character was meant to represent an Irish Wolfhound mix. Old Navy also sold miniature bobblehead versions of these statues. There were also more realistic statues of Magic installed in stores. [map]

The dog statue in McLeansboro is located at the McCoy Memorial Library. It is about twice life size. The statue has been here since at least the 1960s. Does anyone know more about it? For more, see this website. [map]

The Saluki is the mascot of the Southern Illinois University. This bronze sculpture, entitled "Saluki," was created by Garry Newton and installed in 2011. [map]

Forever Saluki
Carbondale, IL
The 19-foot-long, bronze Forever Saluki sculpture was created by John Medwedeff and Megan Robin-Abbott. The three dogs represent the past, present, and future of students at Southern Illinois University. It was installed in Saluki Alumni Plaza in 2020. For more, see this website. [map]

Salukis
Carbondale, IL
This pair of concrete Saluki sculptures were created by Robin Murez and installed in 2010 in front of Banterra Center.

Husky
DeKalb, IL		 Husky
DeKalb, IL
This first Husky statue shown above was installed on top of the sign for the 400 Buildings, an office complex, since at least 2013. The Latin translates as "Believe that you have it, and you have it." The statue was created as part of the Huskies on Parade art project. The statues had unique paint jobs and were displayed at different businesses in DeKalb and Sycamore. [map]

This second Husky statue shown above depicts Victor E. Huskie, the mascot of Northern Illinois University, known as the "Home of the Huskies." The six-foot-tall, fiberglass statue was created by Icon Poly of Gibbon, NE and installed downtown in 2023. [map]

Big Al
Maryville, IL

Big Al
St. Louis, MO
These statues of Big Al, a Golden Retriever, were created for Kennelwood Pet Resorts' locations around 2009. Some were installed on signs, on grass in front, and on top of vans. I believe they were all removed around 2022 except for these three in Maryville and St. Louis. [Maryville map], [St. Louis map]

Great Dane
Savannah, GA (now Brazil, IN)
This 20-foot-tall fiberglass Great Dane stood in front of the Great Dane Trailers facility. The Great Dane has been the company's symbol since 1931. This statue was built in 1960 and was originally installed in Orlando, FL. It was knocked over in 1979 during Hurricane David and again in 1980 by a tornado. The statue was knocked over again in the late 1990s by a hit-and-run driver. When the Orlando facility closed in 2001, the statue was moved here. The statue, aka "Champ," was dressed up for holidays: a green derby hat for St. Patrick's Day and an Uncle Sam hat for the Fourth of July. The statue wore a Santa hat and wreath around its neck for Christmas. In 2017, this location closed and the statue was removed. It is now installed at the Brazil, IN location. [map]

Dog
Mount Vernon, IN		 dog sculpture
Russell, KS
The Dog in Mount Vernon is installed on top of the sign at the Hawthorne Animal Clinic. He looks like a Pointer to me. [map]

This dog sculpture in Russell is installed at DC Sales & Service. [map]

Maryland:
True Grit (Baltimore)
Pointer (Sparrows Point)

Michigan:
Rusty the Dog (Allen Park)
Rusty the Dog (Holland) [map]
Corn Dog (St. Joseph) [gone]
dog slide (Tawas City) [gone]

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