When 8-year-old Jiggs died on September 14, 1925, he was called “Brooklyn’s fattest dog” in his “obituary” in The Brooklyn Standard Union. You see, Jiggs had a bad habit of making the daily rounds at the Brooklyn Borough Hall restaurants, and when he died, he tipped the scales at 121 pounds.
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1917: Jiggs, the Jelly-Belly Fire Dog of Brooklyn’s Engine Company 205
Posted: 13th April 2015 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Mascots, FDNY Horses/MascotsTags: 1 Pierrepont Plaza, Brooklyn Engine 205, FDNY history, Jiggs, New York History, Thomas "Smoke" McEwan
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1910: Mike, the Extraordinary Trolley-Riding Fire Dog of Engine Company 8
Posted: 21st February 2015 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Mascots, Dog TailsTags: Albert G. Vanderbilt, Engine Company 8, FDNY, FDNY history, fire dogs, New York History
Mike was no ordinary fire dog. In fact, he was no ordinary Dalmatian. As the son of Oakie and Bess, two of the most famous mascot dogs in the history of the Fire Department of New York, he was destined for greatness as the fire dog of Engine Company 8.
1919: Rex Moore, the St. Bernard Who Still Stands Post in the West Bronx
Posted: 14th December 2014 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Mascots, Dog TailsTags: 2500 University Avenue, Fordham Manor, Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, Moses Devoe, New York History, Old New York, Rex Moore, William M. Moore
“Rex Moore died at his post. July 30, 1919, age 7. Always a most faithful and loyal friend to his master.” – Headstone for Rex Moore, Hartsdale Pet Cemetery Ever since the apartment boom of the late 1800s, New York City architects and builders have been assigning names to apartment buildings. According to Elizabeth Hawes, […]
