Military Working Dog Memorial
Location: Encinitas, California Dedication: April 16th, 2011 Sculptor/Design: Honor Life
The Military Working Dog Memorial at the Rancho Coastal Humane Society in Encinitas California is the result of the inspiration RCHS president Jim Silveira felt after visiting Arlington National Cemetary with other military working dog teams. He went with animal advocate Madeleine Pickens and her retired military working dog Chyba that she adopted when Chyba retired from service. The memorial is modeled after Chyba who is living the good life now with Madeleine and her husband T. Boone Pickens.
I had the honor and pleasure of meeting Jim Silveira and MWD Chyba while visiting the Rancho Coastal Humane Society. He has great passion in supporting our nation’s four legged heroes. His support in recognizing them and their adoption is much appreciated by all in the MWD community. As for Chyba, she looks like she has been enjoying retirement. Jim Silveira and Madeleine Pickens has K9 Pride!
August 4th, 2011 at 11:23 pm
[...] life, completing multiple combat tours with the U.S. military. She was the inspiration behind the monument at the Rancho Coastal Humane Society in Encinitas, Ca. i’ll never forget having had the honor of meeting Chyba once before and [...]