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From Shipwrecked Puppies to Iron Dogs:
While sailing home from England in 1807, George Law, a member of a prominent Maryland family, rescued two Newfoundland puppies from a sinking British ship and brought them home to the Chesapeake Bay. The puppies -- named Sailor and Canton (the name of Law's ship) -- mated with local dogs and established a new breed, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever.
For waterfowling, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers have no equal. They are able to plunge repeatedly into freezing water, their double coats keeping them dry.
This cast iron dog, manufactured by the Baltimore foundry Hayward, Bartlett, and Company, was made in memory of the shipwrecked puppies, Sailor and Canton. Scores of these iron dogs were made as lawn ornaments. |