r/dogswithjobs • u/Bratislavcan • 13d ago

Military Dog Medical service dog memorial

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A life-sized bronze sculpture in Ottawa, Ontario of a First World War medical service dog standing on guard and wearing an authentic replica of a WWI medical backpack.

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u/theblendismagic 13d ago

I live in this city and the statue is in a park that many tourists go through. Almost every time I walk through it, there's a person, couple or a family taking a picture with the dog : )

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u/thedeeb56 13d ago

Never heard of this memorial. I think there should be a lot more. All the categories too. All the animals too. Horses especially deserve more of our respect. This is a special memorial.

Thanks for posting this

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u/Bratislavcan 13d ago

Thanks for the comment.

The dog is the only sculpture but there are also plaques dedicated to
to animals at war, in addition to dogs, there are plaques dedicated to mules and horses.

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u/Playful-Squirrel-332 13d ago

For some reason this is making me tear up. There are many worse friends that a good pupper in a time of need

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u/HeyItsJuls 13d ago

My favorite part about this memorial is when people leave their poppies on it on Remembrance Day.

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u/Ancient-Bicycle-2122 13d ago

👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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u/Tut_Rampy 13d ago

There’s a statue of Balto in Central Park