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Cool Dog! But looks weighed down.

"Postmaster General John Wanamaker was one of Owney's fans. When he learned that the dog's collar was weighed down by an ever-growing number of tags, he gave Owney a jacket on which to display the "trophies. "On April 9, 1894, a writer for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported that 'Nearly every place he stopped Owney received an additional tag, until now he wears a big bunch. When he jogs along, they jingle like the bells on a junk wagon.' "Each time Owney returned home to Albany, the clerks there saved the tags."

– from the National Postal Museum

Beautiful description, photo, and dog. I love stories of animals like that.

a great archive... thank!

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No!!!! Amazing!!!

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without flickr I don't think people would be looking at these photos. Especially the one with the kid in the bag. So "YAY!" for flickr. =)

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nice one

What a wonderful story, and a wonderful dog!

dog is human's best friend! I like this photo&story,and I will remember oweny.

great story :-)

Aaah what a great story :-)

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