Military Working Dog Memorial - Encinitas, CA
N 33° 02.487 W 117° 17.048
11S E 473469 N 3655917
The memorial is a life size granite sculpture of a 11 year old German Shepard, known as Chyba, who served as a U.S. Army military patrol and security police dog in Iraq and Germany.
Waymark Code: WMDVG7
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/26/2012
Views: 8
The memorial features a life-size statue of a MWD modeled after T. Boone and Madeleine Picken’s adopted dog Chyba, an 11 year old German Shepherd that was retired from the 95th MP Battalion in Stuttgart, Germany. MWD Chyba C260 was a Patrol-Narcotics Detector Dog and also deployed to Iraq for 6 months in August of 2004.
The sculpture sits on top of a 4 foot granite slab. The memorial also includes the crests of each military branch.
The sculpture is located inside the Rancho Coastal Humane Society’s dog park known as Cricket’s Corner. It is open to the public. The address is 389 Requeza Street, Encinitas, CA.
Breed: German Shepard
Date Built: April 16, 2011
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