Yeah, they're 65 cents each. But look at the cool working dog stamps the Post Office is selling
"Dogs at Work" highlights four canine careers: guiding, comforting, tracking and searching.
Artist John M. Thompson of Syracuse, N.Y., created original paintings for each stamp in acrylics, based on photographs that he composed.
The guide dog depicted is a Labrador retriever; the tracking dog is a yellow Labrador retriever; the therapy dog is a Welsh springer spaniel; and the search-and-rescue dog is a German shepherd.
Missing, of course, is the sheep herding dog. No respect.
U.S. Post Office art director Howard E. Paine of Delaplane, VA, designed the stamps.
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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