DOGNY Project Monument-Atlanta, Georgia - 9/11 Memorial Sites on Waymarking.com

This handsome statue and plague is locate in a tiny enclosed area directly across from the Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta. It is a statue of a German Shepard mounted on a piece of Georgia Granite.


The American Kennel Club DOGNY Project

In the wake of the tragedy our nation faced on September 11, 2001, many specially trained search and rescue dogs and their handlers diligently and tirelessly searched through the wreckage of injured victims and deceased loved ones. The American Kennel Club provided the financial support to secure food, shelter, and supplies, for these canine heroes and their handlers, as well as veterinary care. The DOGNY Project was established by The American Kennel Club to raise monies that would go into a permanent charitable fund named AKC CAR Canine Support and Relief Fund. This fund will be available for the continued financial support of search and rescue dogs and their handlers wherever they are called to serve in the future. This bronze statue of the German Shepherd Dog mounted on Georgia granite, represents the contribution of $25,000 to this fund by Georgia Dog Clubs named below. It stands as a tribute to those dogs and handlers who have so valiantly served our country in the past, to those who will be called to serve, and reminds us that the dog is truly
"Man's Best Friend"


Atlanta Kennel Club
Augusta Kennel Club
Conyers Kennel Club
Lawrenceville Kennel Club
Macon Kennel Club
Sawnee Mountain Kennel Club
Valdosta Kennel Club
Chattahoochee Weimaraner Club
German Shepard Dog Club of Atlanta
West Highland White Terrier Club of Greater Atlanta
Combined Specialty Clubs of Atlanta
Prestige Speciality Clubs of Atlanta

Name of organization that built the memorial: The American Kennel Club Private or Public Monument?: Private Text on the memorial: The American Kennel Club DOGNY Project In the wake of the tragedy our nation faced on September 11, 2001, many specially trained search and rescue dogs and their handlers diligently and tirelessly searched through the wreckage of injured victims and deceased loved ones. The American Kennel Club provided the financial support to secure food, shelter, and supplies, for these canine heroes and their handlers, as well as veterinary care. The DOGNY Project was established by The American Kennel Club to raise monies that would go into a permanent charitable fund named AKC CAR Canine Support and Relief Fund. This fund will be available for the continued financial support of search and rescue dogs and their handlers wherever they are called to serve in the future. This bronze statue of the German Shepherd Dog mounted on Georgia granite, represents the contribution of $25,000 to this fund by Georgia Dog Clubs named below. It stands as a tribute to those dogs and handlers who have so valiantly served our country in the past, to those who will be called to serve, and reminds us that the dog is truly "Man's Best Friend" Atlanta Kennel Club Augusta Kennel Club Conyers Kennel Club Lawrenceville Kennel Club Macon Kennel Club Sawnee Mountain Kennel Club Valdosta Kennel Club Chattahoochee Weimaramer Club German Shepard Dog Club of Atlanta West Highland White Terrier Club of Greater Atlanta Combined Specialty Clubs of Atlanta Prestige Specailty Clubs of Atlanta Physical address of memorial: Corner of Washington St and MLK Jr Drive Atlanta, GA USA Date of Dedication: Not listed Additional coordinates: Not Listed Website for more information: Not listed

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