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Hayter-Menzies, Grant, 1964-
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Muggins (Dog)
Dogs -- War use -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Canada.
Working dogs -- Canada -- Biography.
Animal heroes -- Canada -- Biography.
Mascots -- Canada -- Biography.
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Hayter-Menzies, Grant, 1964-
Muggins (Dog)
Dogs -- War use -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Canada.
Working dogs -- Canada -- Biography.
Animal heroes -- Canada -- Biography.
Mascots -- Canada -- Biography.
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Muggins : the life and afterlife of a Canadian canine
war
hero / Grant Hayter-Menzies ; foreword by Mark Zuehlke.
by
Hayter-Menzies, Grant, 1964-
Heritage House Publishing, 2021.
Call #:
940.41271 H426m
Subjects
Muggins (Dog)
Dogs
--
War
use
--
Canada
--
History
--
20th
century
.
World
War
, 1914-1918
--
War
work
--
Canada
.
Working
dogs
--
Canada
--
Biography.
Animal heroes
--
Canada
--
Biography.
Mascots
--
Canada
--
Biography.
ISBN:
9781772033717 (pbk)
Description:
xv, 199 p., 24 unnumbered p. of plates : ill., portraits ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"The unusual and moving tale of Muggins, a famed fundraising dog who became a mascot of the Canadian Red Cross during the First World
War
. Born in 1913 in the home of a millionaire philanthropist, Muggins was a purebred Spitz, a sharp-eared, sharp-nosed, fluffy-tailed sort of dog most often seen in the lap of a lady of leisure. But Muggins defied the odds, rising to unlikely fame during the First World
War
, when he became Victoria, BC's most diminutive fundraiser. He was taught to wander through downtown during the
war
with two change donation boxes tied to his back, and ultimately collected the equivalent of $400,000 for charities and causes including the Red Cross, the Blue Cross, food for poor children and prisoners of
war
, victims of Jewish pogroms, to name a few. During his short life, Muggins visited ferries and freight liners stopping in Victoria. He appeared in photos with the Prince of Wales and with famous Canadian general Sir Arthur Currie, among other celebrated admirers. He was also a favourite of the rank and file, helping cheer up wounded soldiers at Esquimalt Military Hospital. Muggins was made an honourary first lieutenant by the United States military for his service raising funds in Seattle. And he was so loved by departing soldiers he was more than once nearly taken along to the theatre of
war
. Based on valuable documents, memorabilia, newspaper and newsreel accounts of Muggins's brief but brilliant career, this book tackles the difficult question of human
use
of animals in
war
, at home and on the battlefield. It explores how crucial animals, specifically
dogs
, have been to wounded veterans recovering from physical and emotional damage--both in Muggins's lifetime and now."--Publisher.
Other authors:
Zuehlke, Mark, 1955-
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