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Dog Statues (page 4)

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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]

Dog
Glyndon, MN		 Airedale Terrier
Joplin, MO		 Jim the Wonder Dog
Marshall, MO
This sign for Boardwalk Kennels features an Alaskan Malamute statue. It was created by Ernie Konikson in 1972 for the Crume Kennels. The business was later renamed the Boardwalk Kennels. However, that business is gone now, too. These photos are from 2011. For more, see this website. [map]

This bronze Airedale Terrier in Joplin represents Blue, the Bishop family dog. This eight-foot-tall statue was installed in front of the Heartland/Blue Buffalo Dog Food factory in 2014. You have to shoot through a fence. [map]

Jim the Wonder Dog was an English Llewellyn Setter that lived from 1925-1937. He was a local celebrity that predicted future events and understood many different languages. His grave is located in the Ridge Park Cemetery. This bronze statue was installed in 1999 in a small park where the hotel he used to live in was located. For more, see this website. [map]

Old Drum
Warrensburg, MO
Old Drum
Warrensburg, MO
Old Drum was killed in 1869 by a farmer who mistakenly thought the dog was killing his sheep. For more, see this website.

The bronze sculpture shown above was created by Reno J. Gastaldi in 1958 and installed in front of the current Courthouse. [map]

The second sculpture is located in front of the Johnson County Historical Society. It was installed sometime between 2008 and 2013 and was previously painted silver.[map]

More Missouri:
Boston Terrier (Branson) [gone]
Big Al (St. Louis)

Shep
Fort Benton, MT
This bronze memorial sculpture of Shep was created by Bob Scriver and dedicated in 1994. Shep kept vigil at the train tracks after his owner died in 1936 and was taken taken by train for burial. In 1942, the dog fell on the tracks in front of a moving train and was killed. For more, see this website. [map]

Waiting for the School Bus
Glendive, MT
This bronze sculpture entitled Waiting for the School Bus was created by Pamela Harr of Bridger Bronze. It was installed around 2017 in front of Dawson County High School. It depicts an Australian Shepherd, a Belgian Malinois, and a Rottweiler. [map]

More Montana:
Montana Stockman and Dog (Helena)
Bank Robber and Dog (Kalispell)

Husky [gone]
N. Lincoln Ave.
York, NE		 Husky [gone]
S. Lincoln Ave.
York, NE		 dog statues [gone]
Elmwood Park, NJ
These fiberglass Husky statues were produced by Icon Poly for Pump & Pantry gas stations. The mascot was developed in 2013 and was named Bones. At least a dozen of these statues were produced and installed on top of the gas pump canopies at various locations. However, Bones has been dropped from the company's logo and signs. I believe these were the only two statues left. They were gone by 2023.

These dog statues were made of foam and installed in front of Camp Bow Wow. They were made around 2006. The Golden Retriever is about four feet tall. The statues were still there in 2012 but gone by 2016. The Jack Russell Terrier looks like the same design as the one in Phoenix, AZ.

More New Jersey:
Man & Seeing Eye Dog (Morristown)

North Carolina:
Belgian Malinois (Fayetteville) [map]
Golden Retriever & Stick (Raleigh)

Yard Dog
Santa Fe, NM
Yard Dog
Indio, CA
This Yard Dog sculpture in Santa Fe is 20 feet long and made of corrugated sheet metal. It was temporarily installed in Railyard Park and is entitled "Yard Dog." A bench swing hangs from the dog's underside. The sculpture was created by Don Kennell in 2011 who modeled it after his own dog. It was inspired by the mythological Capitoline Wolf, an ancient Roman she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. This Indio sculpture was removed in 2012 and reinstalled at a different spot in town in 2017. It was to be a temporary installation but it is still there in 2023. For more, see this website. [map]

An identical Yard Dog sculpture was created by Kennell and installed at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio in 2013. It had a bench swing underneath originally. The sculpture was moved to Hjorth Park in 2014. [map]

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