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The Guardian

The Guardian

Pasay. Philippines.

Indian and Dog

Indian and Dog

Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. USA.

Dog and Rabbit

Dog and Rabbit

Perth. Australia.

Dog and Rabbit

Dog and Rabbit

Sydney. Australia.

Dog

Dog

Khabarovsk. Russia. Character of "Town Musicians of Bremen".

Fool

Fool

Budapest. Hungary. Dr. Charles Nemethy (1862-1941) was a famous politician at the Horthy era. His very loved dog was Fool, who was the model of this statue.

Raphaël Lambert Closse and Pilote

Raphaël Lambert Closse and Pilote

Montreal. Quebec. Canada. He is most known for his work in fighting the Iroquois.

Dog

Dog

Merom Golan. Israel.

Dog

Dog

London. UK.

Street Musician

Street Musician

Wichita. Kansas. USA.

Man. Dog. Boat.

Man. Dog. Boat.

City of Port Phillip. Victoria. Australia.

Old Drum

Old Drum

Warrensburg. Missouri. USA. He was the center of a lawsuit in Warrensburg, Missouri, USA, on September 23, 1870; the dog was the best hunting dog of a local farmer and was killed by a neighbor; he accused the dog of killing his sheep. In court, the farmer's lawyer, George Graham Vest, delivered an emotional speech — Eulogy of the Dog — exposing dogs as "man's best friends".

Rottweiler

Rottweiler

Rottweil. Germany.

Leonberger

Leonberger

Leonberg. Germany.

Borzoi

Borzoi

Toledo. Ohio. USA.

Indian hunter with dog

Indian hunter with dog

Saint Paul. Minnesota. USA.

Roman Legionary with Dog

Roman Legionary with Dog

Dax. France.

Dog on guard of luggage

Dog on guard of luggage

Yekaterinburg. Russia.

Veterinarian

Veterinarian

Angarsk. Irkutsk region. Russia.

George Tirebiter

George Tirebiter

Los Angeles. California. USA. Mascot (not official) of the University of Southern California-USC (Los Angeles) and of its football team, the Trojan, during the 40's. There is different versions about how George was adopted by the University — some students would have found him at the Curry's Ice Cream, he was brought by a student who found him at the beach or he just arrived in the campus after his owner's death. George was ran over by a car and died in 1950.

Dog

Dog

Vitebsk. Belarus. Factory guard.

Gaetano

Gaetano

Lentini. Italy. Town dog.

Musician and Dog

Musician and Dog

Cesena. Italy.

Acrobats

Acrobats

Voorburg. South Holland. The Netherlands.

Best friends

Best friends

Longview. Washington. USA.

Byakkotai warrior and dog

Byakkotai warrior and dog

Aizuwakamatsu. Fukushima. Japan. The Byakkotai ("White Tiger Force") was a group of around 305 young teenage samurai of the Aizu domain who fought in the Boshin War (1868–1869).

Deer stalker

Deer stalker

Exeter. Devon. England. UK.

Dog of Montargis

Dog of Montargis

Montargis. France. Legend tells that after killing Aubry de Montdidier (a courtier of King Charles V of France), Knight Robert Macaire had to endure a trial by combat with Mondidier's dog; he lost, and was hanged.

Family Portrait

Family Portrait

Woerden. The Netherlands. The family of the Jew Eliazar Isaac was killed during World War II in a Nazi concentration camp; he was the only survivor. Ingrid Mol was inspired by an old photograph of him and his family to create this piece of art — after the war, Isaac's only companion to take a "family portrait" was the dog.

Fisherman and dog

Fisherman and dog

Victoria. British Columbia. Canada.

Fisherman, fish vendor and dog

Fisherman, fish vendor and dog

Gothenburg. Sweden.

Hunter

Hunter

Somerleyton. Suffolk. England. UK.

Itinerant artists

Itinerant artists

Fürth. Bavaria. Germany.

Legacy

Legacy

Marysville. Washington. USA.

Zombi and dogs

Zombi and dogs

Málaga. Andalusia. Spain.

Man and dog

Man and dog

Hasselt. Belgium.

Naked man and dog

Naked man and dog

Zürich. Switzerland.

Shepherd and dog

Shepherd and dog

Budapest. Hungary.

Shepherd and dog

Shepherd and dog

Kats. Zeeland. The Netherlands.

Shepherd and dog

Shepherd and dog

Vreden. Germany.

Meeting

Meeting

Uden. The Netherlands.

The pedlar

The pedlar

Groesbeek. The Netherlands.

The shepherd

The shepherd

Montfort. The Netherlands.

The Sputnik watcher

The Sputnik watcher

Utrecht. The Netherlands.

Citadel Bulldog

Citadel Bulldog

Charleston. South Carolina. USA. The mascot of the Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.

Duke Dog

Duke Dog

Harrisonburg. Virginia. USA. Official James Madison University's Bulldog mascot. James Madison University's athletic teams use the name "Dukes" in competition, since 1947, in honor of Samuel Page Duke, the second JMU's president (1919 to 1949); the mascot was created in 1972. The enormous Duke statue (weighing more than a ton) stands outside the Robert and Frances Plecker Athletic Performance Center.

Husky Spirit

Husky Spirit

Seattle. Washington. USA. Mascot of the University of Washington.

Spike

Spike

Des Moines. Iowa. USA. Mascot of Drake University.

True Grit

True Grit

Catonsville. Maryland. USA. Mascot of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, the state dog of Maryland. The "Chessie" was developed along the Chesapeake Bay; it hunts under adverse weather and water conditions, even if having to break ice during the course of many strenuous multiple retrieves. The breed can be protective of its people and property.

Dog and angel

Dog and angel

Dublin. Ireland.

Annie the Railroad Dog

Annie the Railroad Dog

Fort Collins. Colorado. USA. Annie lived at the Mason Street station; was adopted in 1934 by workers of the Colorado & Southern Railway (they had found her sick and pregnant in Timnath), and used to greet the passengers who arrived at the station. She died in 1948 and her friends got a plaque made for her grave that reads: From C&S men to Annie, our dog, 1934-1948. There is an annual Annie Walk and her story was told on the book Annie The Railroad Dog, A True Story, by Arlene Ahlbrandt.

Beautiful Joe

Beautiful Joe

Meaford. Ontario. Canada. Beautiful Joe was a dog from the town of Meaford, Ontario, whose story inspired the bestselling 1893 novel Beautiful Joe, which contributed to worldwide awareness of animal cruelty.

Biggles

Biggles

Sydney. New South Wales. Australia. Trevor Kelly used to ride his motorcycle with his dog Biggles sit on the back, in a milk crate; and, as always happens when these adorable beings that dogs are are involved, the entire neighborhood fell for him irremediably... Biggles was a daredevil, always leaping from high places (generally after some lesser beings, like cats); and that was just what ended up killing him on April 25, 1994: he was last seenleaping off a cliff after, people say, a rat.

Billy

Billy

Sydney. New South Wales. Australia. Balmoral. Billy was a dog who went on the daily rounds with his master (a street sweeper) between 1959 and 1978.

Black Prince

Black Prince

Providence. Rhode Island. USA. The Sentinel statue is a homage to the dog that saved the Hoppins' lives, barking loudly at night and warning them about an ongoing fire in their house. The sculpture was donated in 1896 to the City of Providence and thus relocated to the Roger Williams Parks Zoo. Reportedly one of the first large scale bronze sculptures cast in the United States, it was shown at The Crystal Palace in London as well as won a gold medal from the New York Academy of Design.

Bob, the Railway Dog

Bob, the Railway Dog

Peterborough. South Australia. Australia. Bob travelled thousands of miles with his master in the guard's van, occassionally Bob rode with the engineman generally riding in the coal tender.

Bondi

Bondi

Knysna. Western Cape. South Africa. In January 1931 a Royal navy flower class sloop HMS verbena paid one of three visits to Knysna. She was part of the African station and as such visited southern ports. It was during a visit to Lourenço Marques in 1928 that she was presented with a pedigree Bulldog by the people of the city. The dogs name was Bondi and he became the ship’s mascot and was entered on the ships list and therefore allowed to “draw an allowance for victuals from the Admiralty.

Butler

Butler

Nashville. Tennessee. USA. Statue in honor of a beloved dog in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. A mix of Spring Spaniel and Black Labrador Retriever, "the canine bon vivant" was adopted in 1990 from the Nashville Humane Society; he became well known in the city because of walks with his owner. After Butler died (on October 7, 1999), his owner built a small monument to him in front of his building — a passageway to the river that he called "Butler's Run".

Dave the Dog

Dave the Dog

Atlanta. Georgia. USA. Dog that was rescued by the Atlanta Humane Society and ran for president in 1988!

Granite

Granite

Fairbanks. Alaska. USA. Granite was the lead sled dog of musher Susan Butcher, 4-time winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The plaque reads: Granite Greatest lead dog Iditarod History Led Susan Butcher to Victory 1986, 87, 88, 90. Butcher died on August 5, 2006; she wrote a book about Granite, which was finished by husband David Monson after her death.

Islay

Islay

Sydney. Australia. Skye Terrier - Queen Victoria's favorite dog.

Jock of the Bushveld

Jock of the Bushveld

Barberton. Mpumalanga. South Africa. Real dog and story character.

Jock of the Bushveld

Jock of the Bushveld

Johannesburg. South Africa. Real dog and story character.

Maida

Maida

Melrose. Scotland. UK. Maida was a deerhound belonging to Sir Walter Scott, reported to be his favourite dog.

McDog

McDog

Cleveland. Ohio. USA.

Noble

Noble

Royal Deeside. Scotland. UK. Queen Victoria favorite Collie, Noble died on September 18, 1887; he was 16 years old. He is buried at the royal pet cemetery in Balmoral.

Puppy

Puppy

Toowoomba. Queensland. Australia. Commemorates the dog which was the mascot of the disbanded Toowoomba Thistle Pipe Band. He belonged to the band`s drum major, Mr. Hugh Morgan and was attired in a rug in the band`s tartan pattern. The dog led the band in the annual Carnival of Flowers procession from 1950. Puppy died after being struck by a car on Carnival of Flowers day in 1958.

Red Dog

Red Dog

Dampier. Western Australia. Australia. A mix of Australian Kelpie and Australian Cattle Dog, Red Dog (thus named because the color of his fur) made friends with a Hamersley Iron driver named John and became his pet. The dog would regularly accompany John, always sitting right behind him on the bus. The seat was Red's; once, a new driver refused to allow the dog to take his place and the Hamersley Iron workers threatened with a strike.

Samson

Samson

Englewood. Colorado. USA.

Ya-Le

Ya-Le

Sanam Chandra Palace. Nakhon Pathom. Thailand. Statue of Yah Leh, beloved dog of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI).

Konpira Dog

Konpira Dog

Kotohira-gū. Kagawa. Japan. In the Edo period, when Konpira pilgrimage was very popular, those who couldn’t make it themselves sent their dogs on behalf of them. Pilgrims helped them keep traveling. The dogs eventually arrived at Konpira-dye-gone-gen, where the offering in the bag they kept around their neck was dedicated to Konpira, prayer for the donors was done, and the Konpira paper amulet tag was put in the dogs’ bag.

Monument to the Dog

Monument to the Dog

Camogli. Italy. In honor of "The Faithful Friend of Man".

Susie

Susie

Dunedin. South Island. New Zealand. Sculpture is dedicated to "all farm/sheep dogs of the area — past, present and future".

Dog

Dog

Canberra. Australia.

Chelsea

Chelsea

Sioux Falls. South Dakota. USA.

Dog

Dog

Alpine. Utah. USA. "Golden Retriever Running Through Oak Leaves."

Dog

Dog

's-Hertogenbosch. The Netherlands.

Dog

Dog

Caboolture. Queensland. Australia.

Newfoundland

Newfoundland

Columbus. Mississippi. USA.

Dog

Dog

Donemana. Nothern Ireland. UK.

Dog

Dog

Hamburg. Germany.

Dog

Dog

Houston. Texas. USA.

Dog

Dog

Leiria. Portugal.

Dog

Dog

Medellín. Colombia.

Dog

Dog

Melba. Idaho. USA.

Dog

Dog

Montreal. Canada.

Dog

Dog

Northville. Michigan. USA.

Dog

Dog

Peterborough. Ontario. Canada.

Dog.

Dog.

Princeton. New Jersey. USA.

Playful Mosaic Dog

Playful Mosaic Dog

San Jose. California. USA. The dog's "fur" is a mosaic or many different colored glass, china and shell objects.

Dog

Dog

San Mateo. California. USA.

Clockwork dog

Clockwork dog

Sydney. New South Wales. Australia.

Dog

Dog

Tokyo. Japan.

Dog

Dog

Toledo. Ohio. USA.

Dog

Dog

North Fort Myers. Florida. USA.

Dog playing with ball

Dog playing with ball

Scottsdale. Arizona. USA. Aztec Animal Hospital.

Forever ready

Forever ready

Little Rock. Arkansas. USA.

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