One day in April 1911, Roxy (aka Roxie) the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) dog got on the wrong train at Manhattan’s Penn Station and ended up in Philadelphia. For 10 years, Roxy had never made such a mistake while riding the trains across Long Island. Roxy’s hundreds of fans were no doubt surprised to read […]
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1904: Roxy, the Long Island Railroad Mascot Dog With an Unlimited Commuter Train Pass
Posted: 20th May 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Mascots, Dog TailsTags: Long Island Railroad Dog, New York City History, Railroad branch Y.M.C.A., Ralph Peters, Roxie, Roxy
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1929: Billy, The German Police Dog of Harlem Honored With a Human Funeral Service
Posted: 7th May 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Tails, Hartsdale Pet CemeteryTags: Charles Henry Hall, Gabriel Furman, Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, Louise B. Hart, New York City History, S.W. Watson, Watt-Pinkney Estate
In 1921, Mrs. William Kissam Vanderbilt purchased a thoroughbred German police dog while traveling in Belgium. She presented the dog to Mr. and Mrs. S.W. Watson of Harlem, who at one time had been paid servants in the Vanderbilt mansion. German police dogs from Ghent, Belgium, were quite popular with dog lovers and breeders in […]
1912: Jack, the Brave Newfoundland Who Made a Daring Ice Rescue on Frozen Gravesend Bay
Posted: 12th February 2018 by The Hatching Cat in Dog Heroes, Dog TailsTags: Brooklyn History, East River, Gravesend Bay, ice, New York History, Newfoundland, rescue
NBC’s Katie Couric struck a nerve with the Dutch during the Pyeonchang Olympic Opening Ceremonies by saying the reason the Netherlands is so dominant in speed skating is because “skating is an important mode of transportation” for the people of Amsterdam when the canals freeze over. There was quite a lot of backlash from the viewers, […]
1905: The Contentious Burial of Bo-Bo, the Blenheim Spaniel of Civil War Hero General Daniel E. Sickles
Posted: 30th December 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: 23 Fifth Avenue, Beechwoods Cemetery, Blenheim spaniel, Bo-Bo, Brevoort Farm, General Daniel E. Sickles, New York History, pet burial
“It is not surprising and will scarcely cause any comment if some soft-hearted or soft-brained woman goes into hysterics over the death of her pet dog or cat, and gives herself up to the most extravagant grief over his demise, but the spectacle of a veteran soldier who fought with distinction in the Civil War, […]
1896: Tige, the Newfoundland of Mount Loretto Orphanage for Boys in Staten Island, Part II
Posted: 13th May 2017 by The Hatching Cat in Dog TailsTags: Bennett Farm, Father Drumgoole, Father James Dougherty, Mount Loretto, New York History, Staten Island history, Tim Leahy
Tim and Tige lived and played on East 48th Street near First Avenue, pictured here in 1915. This neighborhood was razed to make way for the United Nations Plaza in 1948. NYPL Digital Collections When we left Part I of this Old New York dog tale, little Tim Leahy had just been separated from his […]
