Stone Dog

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Stone Dog II, located outside the Zoo at Forest Park (Springfield, MA). (photo by C. Welz) The Stone Dog is a 2.5 foot tall, 4 foot long, 2 foot wide statue of a golden retriever.
Stone Dog II, located outside the Zoo at Forest Park (Springfield, MA). (photo by C. Welz)

Stone Dog II is a granite statue of a golden retriever posed standing guard in front of the Zoo at Forest Park in Springfield, Massachusetts. This 2013 statue, crafted by Getty Granite in Connecticut,[1] replaced the original Stone Dog which went missing from the park in 1987, and continues a tradition with roots in the late 19th century.[2] The present statue is almost identical to the original, measuring about 2.5 feet tall, 4 feet long, and 2 feet wide, and weighing approximately 1,000 pounds.

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