State Dog

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Eleven states in the USA have raised a dog breed to the State Dog (" state dog "). Maryland was the first state in 1964, Pennsylvania followed the following year. Selection criteria are, for example, a special historical or other connection of the races with the respective state. Campaigns for the appointment of a state dog are also running or were running in other states, but these often failed due to the large number of breeds proposed.

State Dogs of the USA

State Dog breed image Year of appointment Ref
Alaska Alaskan Malamute Alaskan Malamute.jpg 2010
Colorado Dogs from animal shelters 2013
Louisiana Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog - Red Leopard.jpg 1979
Maryland Chesapeake Bay Retriever Chesapeake Bay Retriever 1.jpg 1964
Massachusetts Boston Terrier BostonTerrierBrindleStand w.jpg 1979
New Hampshire Chinook Mountan Laurel Ajax the Chinook dog.jpg 2009
new York Working dog Local veterans group gets national exposure 141127-F-ZZ999-001.jpg 2015
North Carolina Plott Hound Plotthund Kynnagardens Ziggy Lundamo.JPG 1989
Pennsylvania German Mastiff 8675eds win.jpg 1965
South carolina Boykin Spaniel Boykin Spaniel Cropped.jpg 1985
Tennessee Dogs from animal shelters 2014
Texas Blue Lacy SB 8277397.jpg 2005
Virginia American Foxhound AmericanFoxhound2.jpg 1966
Wisconsin American Water Spaniel Chien d'eau americain champion 1.JPG 1985

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alaskan malamute becomes latest official state dog . In: The Washington Post , August 31, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2011. 
  2. ↑ a b c d e John Hazlehurst: Commentary: Colorado legislature is long overdue for selecting a state dog . In: The Colorado Springs Business Journal , February 29, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2011. 
  3. ↑ Cara Hogan: Pelham girl seeks to make purple the state color . In: Eagle Tribune , December 15, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2011. 
  4. ^ Canine heroes: Working dogs named official dog of New York . In: SILive.com . January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  5. ^ Symbols of Pennsylvania . Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  6. ↑ Tommy Braswell: Boykin Spaniel reigns as state's official dog . In: The Post and Courier , February 21, 2006, p. 2E. Retrieved January 8, 2011. 
  7. ↑ Texas State Symbols . Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  8. ↑ James J. Kilpatrick: White Ella Runs Again . In: The Tuscaloosa News , Aug 1, 1968, p. 4. Retrieved January 12, 2011. 
  9. ^ Wisconsin State Symbols . Wisconsin.gov. Archived from the original on January 12, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2011.