SD: "German Shepard Dog" cache Mystery Cache
SD: "German Shepard Dog" cache
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This cache is part of the MAMD (MeAndMyDogs) Snoop Dog challenge series and the final is NOT located within the usual 2-miles or so from the posted coordinates. The final is located in Candia NH and is within 1/2 mile of the parking coordinates. It is also less than a mile from Nashuan's "Dogs of War" cache (visit link) The cache was initially listed as a Premium Member only cache but was made open to everyone on 12/10/11.
The "Deutsche Schaferhund" (literally German Shepard Dog) was first recognized as a distinct breed on April 22, 1899. The very first such dog registered with the Verein Fur Deutsche Schaferhunde (the German equivalent of the AKC) was named "Hekto Linksrhein", though he would later be renamed "Horand Von Grafrath.
The AKC (American Kennel Club) recognized the breed in 1908 and both Europeans and Americans alike took to these new dogs for their agility, intelligence, family friendly nature and appearance. Though they were originally bred as a herding dog, they were found to be easily trained as guard dogs, search and rescue dogs and as assistants to the disabled. Indeed the first known "Seeing Eye" dog was a German Shepard named "Kiss" in 1928.
1921 brought to American silver screens the first canine superstar, a German Shepard by the name of "Strongheart", whose first movie "The Silent Call" made him an overnight sensation but was this would be just the first of several films he starred in.
Another, even better-known film star was Rin Tin Tin - or "Rinty" for short (circa September 10, 1918 – August 10, 1932), who was found as a puppy in a bombed out dog kennel in Lorraine France during world war I by American serviceman Lee Duncan and was brought back to the United States where he was eventually used in some 26 films.
Legend has it that "Rinty" died in the arms of actress Jean Harlow in August of 1932. Mr. Duncan arranged to have Rinty's body flown back to France for burial at the renowned pet cemetery Cimetière des Chiens. In the United States, his death set off a national response. Regular programming was interrupted by a news bulletin and an hour long program about Rin Tin Tin played the next day. He is honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame at 1623 Vine St.
To find this cache, you must solve N43° 0X.XXX W071° 2Y.YYY
Where X = the year Rinty was born and Y = the year the first "Deutsche Schaferhund" was recognized as a distinct breed.
The final is an ammo can on the ground 161 feet from a good trail (Go well passed the point where you are first tempted to jump into the woods. The trail hooks around and gets closer - or just bushwhack the distance if you so choose). From the parking coords, it is a one-mile hike (not as the crow flies but actual distance hiked) along good trails. As a sort of geochecker, the sum of all the digits in the final coordinates will total 63.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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