Travel Bug Dog Tag Dash

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Owner:
Captain Monkeyfist Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Friday, June 9, 2006
Origin:
Colorado, United States
Recently Spotted:
In Schwarzwihrberg

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My name is Dash the fire dog and I am from Golden Colorado. I am traveling with my favorite ball made by my owner and hope to visit as many fire stations around the world as possible. Any pictures of fire houses visited during my adventures would be appreciated.

About This Item

On duty before my trip

We're all familiar with the image of the "Dalmatian" on the fire engine. The dogs came into use because of their protective nature and loyalty. Dalmatians have shared the barns and the hunt courses with horses for centuries, so when fire-apparatus was horse-drawn, nearly every firehouse had its resident Dalmatian to help direct the horses, keep the horses company, and guard the firehouse. The horses are gone from fire stations today, but the Dalmatians aren't! Firehouse dogs nearly always were called "Sparky" so Sparky was the obvious name for NFPA's fire prevention symbol. Dalmatians were also used to protect the fire company's engine and equipment at a time when fire companies actually competed against each other at fire scenes, each trying to out-perform the others. Dalmatians were favoured probably because of their size, friendly nature, ability to train, and ability to care for themselves. Likewise urban and nearby departments gave away puppies as new litters were born thus creating an ongoing fire service tradition.

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Tracking History (41526.7mi) View Map

Grab It (Not from a Cache) 3/31/2014 Novalgin grabbed it   Visit Log

My sister arrived one week ago in Bamberg and gave me the little dog :)
Dropped Off 3/30/2014 Novalgin placed it in Dem Wasser auf der Spur / On the tracks of water Bayern, Germany - 255.97 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 3/23/2014 Linea alba retrieved it from Letterbox Groß Eichholz Brandenburg, Germany   Visit Log

I love dogs - so I could not resist...

Da ich viele Hunde unwiderstehlich finde, musste ich ihn einfach mitnehmen :D
Dropped Off 2/22/2014 DieSucherin_SRBWolf placed it in Letterbox Groß Eichholz Brandenburg, Germany - 39.09 miles  Visit Log

Abgelegt in Letterbox Groß Eichholz
Retrieve It from a Cache 2/16/2014 DieSucherin_SRBWolf retrieved it from Frühling, Sommer, Herbst und Winter Brandenburg, Germany   Visit Log

Mitgenommen aus dem Jahreszeitencache... Mal sehen, wohin es Dich verschlägt!
Dropped Off 2/16/2014 BugsBunny placed it in Frühling, Sommer, Herbst und Winter Brandenburg, Germany - 48.12 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 2/14/2014 BugsBunny retrieved it from Die üblichen Verdächtigen - Die Dose 2013 Brandenburg, Germany   Visit Log

nach über einem Monat geht die Reise nun endlich weiter😁
Dropped Off 1/5/2014 obiwan-leia placed it in Die üblichen Verdächtigen - Die Dose 2013 Brandenburg, Germany - 12.68 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 12/22/2013 obiwan-leia retrieved it from Kirche Friedersdorf Schachbrettsteine Brandenburg, Germany   Visit Log

Mal sehen wo die Reise hingeht?
Discovered It 11/24/2013 wanderer_eh discovered it   Visit Log

Heute im Cache - Kirche Friedersdorf - Schachbrettsteine - gesehen.
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