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 […]
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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
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