Dalmatian - Grand Forks, ND
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N 47° 53.357 W 097° 02.009
14T E 647004 N 5305866
This dog statue is in a residential neighborhood in south Grand Forks.
Waymark Code: WM1166C
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2019
Views: 4
This dog statue has been painted to look like a Dalmatian and has been placed next to a statue of a firefighter. The head, muzzle and ears of the statue look like a Dalmatian, but spots are overly circular and very evenly spaced.
According to Cheryl F. Steinmetz, the historian for the Dalmatian Club of America, the breed’s evolution to fire dog began as early as the mid-1700s.
“They were stable guards,” she says. “They also ran with the carriages to guard whatever was in the carriage, whether it was passengers or goods.”
There are various reasons why the Dalmatians served as stable and carriage (also known as coach) guards.
“‘As a companion, the Dalmatian is unequaled,'” Steinmetz quotes former Dalmatian Club of America vice-president Harry T. Peters as saying in a 1905 Field and Fancy article. “‘He can be broken as a pointer, he will even run a rabbit if need be. He will follow his master all day on foot, or after a carriage, and will be interested in everything that is going on.”
Breed: Dalmatian
Date Built: Unknown
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