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Susan receiving the Dog\u2019s Best Friend National Award from the Kennel Club of Philadelphia<\/p><\/div>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” module_alignment=”left” border_color_all=”off” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

ARTIST SUSAN BAHARY NAMED
2022 “DOGS’ BEST FRIEND AWARD” RECIPIENT<\/h2>\n

Annual Kennel Club of Philadelphia Recognition Heralds
Those Who Contribute To Animal Welfare Causes in America
Press Note: CONGRESSWOMAN SUSAN WILD (PA District 7) SPONSOR OF NAT’L SERVICE ANIMAL MEMORIAL ACT<\/p>\n

November 7, 2022\u2013 Susan Bahary, renowned sculptor honoring service animals, has been named recipient of The Kennel Club of Philadelphia\u2019s \u201cDogs’ Best Friend Award\u201d for 2022. Bahary, who specializes in canine art out of her Bay Area studio in California, will be recognized on Saturday, November 19, during National Dog Show ceremonies at The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA.<\/p>\n

Bahary is internationally acclaimed for her inspiring sculptures honoring the human-animal bond and service animals. Mastering both form and emotion in her animal and human subjects, her work has captured hearts worldwide. She is known for her unique gift of combining accurate form with stunning, lifelike expression. Her extensive knowledge of and experience with the animal form continues to earn her commissioned works for some of our country\u2019s most celebrated animal monuments located in prominent museums, universities, military bases and abroad.<\/p>\n

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Bahary is the visionary and selected sculptor for the National Service Animals Monument, Inc., whose mission is to build a National Service Animals Memorial in Washington, DC or its environs. The National Memorial will honor the contributions of service animals and their handlers in service for the safety, security and independence of Americans throughout our nation\u2019s history. The National Service Animals Memorial Act, bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), among others, has wide-ranging support and appears headed to passage. If successful, it would establish February 24 each year as National Service Animals Day.<\/p>\n

Representative for PA\u2019s 7th congressional district (Greater Lehigh Valley) Susan Wild is committed to seeing this become a reality: \u201cCongratulations to Susan Bahary on this award in recognition of her body of work, which has done so much to build awareness of the critical role that service animals play in our society,\u201d said U.S. Representative Susan Wild. \u201cI\u2019m incredibly proud that the House of Representatives came together in recognition of this cause by passing our bipartisan National Service Animals Memorial Act, and I look forward to continuing to work together with advocates to get it passed through the Senate and signed into law.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Kennel Club of Philadelphia award includes a $5,000 donation and Bahary will direct those funds to support the mission and work of the National Service Animals Monument, Inc. \u201cThe work Susan Bahary has done expressing the bond between animals and humans through art has captivated many and the Kennel Club of Philadelphia is privileged to honor her with this year\u2019s Dogs’ Best Friend Award\u201d said Wayne Ferguson, President of the Kennel Club of Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Bahary created America\u2019s first official war dog memorial, \u201cAlways Faithful,\u201d that was dedicated at the US Marine Corps War Dog Cemetery on Guam in 1994. She has since been a leader in raising awareness of and support for their deeds and sacrifices. In 2019, Bahary completed a life-size bronze of President George H.W. Bush\u2019s service dog \u201cSully\u201d for the permanent collection at his Presidential Library and Museum. In 2020, her monument \u201cThe Pledge,\u201d featuring a woman soldier connecting with her devoted service dog as they ready themselves for their upcoming mission, was unveiled to great acclaim where it resides in the permanent collection of the Military Women\u2019s Memorial in Arlington Cemetery.<\/p>\n

The Kennel Club of Philadelphia created “The Dogs’ Best Friend Award” to inspire and motivate others to contribute to animal welfare in their community, and protect our region\u2019s dogs whose service and companionship are a critical and enriching part of American life.<\/p>\n

Past winners of the award are:<\/p>\n