(Army) dog's best friend?
A story in today's Daily Breeze highlights Dorothy Matich's efforts to restore a military dog cemetery in San Pedro.
The cemetery had fallen into disrepair but earlier attemps to refurbish the landmark never found enough money to make it happen.
So Dorothy, a dog lover who doesn't live far from the former Army base in Angels Gate Park, decided to involve some of her friends in the Red Hat Society and other groups, raising nearly $30,000 in a year.
Steve Nelson, the curator of the Fort MacArthur Museum that includes the K-9 Command Military Dog Cemetery, has been collecting historical information on the dogs that served the fort for several years now.
More funds are still needed to complete cemetery project, which also will include a dog statue being created by San Pedro sculptor Eugene Daub (the original statue in the cemetery was stolen years ago).
If you want to help, you can attend a beer tasting event this coming Saturday (10/18) at The Corner Store, 1118 W. 37th St., San Pedro, with proceeds going to the project (hours are 2-3 p.m. and 3:30-4:30 p.m., cost $10).
Or send donations earmarked "K-9 Cemetery" (checks should be made out to the Fort MacArthur Museum Association) to P.O. Box, 268, San Pedro CA 90731. For information, go to www.ftmac.org; or call 310-548-2631.
About the Bloggers
Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.
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