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| Wentworth Fire Station, Meeting St., Charleston, SC |
If the dog is sleeping things must be calm at the fire station, right? It did make me do a little research on the connection between dalmatians and fire stations. This is what I learned.
Dalmatians: Because of the dog/horse bond, the dalmatian easily adapted to the firehouse in the days of horse-drawn fire wagons. Since every firehouse had a set of fast horses to pull the pumper, it became common for each group of firefighters to keep a dalmatian in the firehouse to guard the firehouse and horses. When the alarm came in, the dalmatian led the way for the horse-drawn pumper. In this way, the dalmatian became the firefighters' companion and a symbol of the fire service. Today, dalmatians are still found in many firehouses in England, Canada, and the United States.
Neat sculpture. So that's the connection!
ReplyDeleteOne time I walked by and a fireman was on his knees painting the dog.
DeleteDalmatians have a genetic predisposition to deafness. I enjoy your images and nominate you for an award, as you share with your readers an excellent point of view. Keep up the good work. thank you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely comment. Thank you very much!
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