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Dog Statues (page 3)

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dog statue
McLeansboro, IL		 Saluki
Carbondale, IL
The dog statue in McLeansboro is located at the McCoy Memorial Library. It is about twice life size. The statue has been here since at least the 1960s. Does anyone know more about it? For more, see this website. [map]

The Saluki is the mascot of the Southern Illinois University. This bronze sculpture, entitled "Saluki," was created by Garry Newton and installed in 2011. [map]

Forever Saluki
Carbondale, IL
The 19-foot-long, bronze Forever Saluki sculpture was created by John Medwedeff and Megan Robin-Abbott. The three dogs represent the past, present, and future of students at Southern Illinois University. It was installed in Saluki Alumni Plaza in 2020. For more, see this website. [map]

Salukis
Carbondale, IL
This pair of concrete Saluki sculptures were created by Robin Murez and installed in 2010 in front of Banterra Center.

Big Al
Maryville, IL

Big Al
St. Louis, MO
These statues of Big Al, a Golden Retriever, were created for Kennelwood Pet Resorts' locations around 2009. Some were installed on signs, on grass in front, and on top of vans. I believe they were all removed around 2022 except for these three in Maryville and St. Louis. [Maryville map], [St. Louis map]

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]

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