Heroic Dog Of Hong Kong Recognized
Look-alike Rimshot stands in for the dog Gander during the presentation of the Dickin Medal to Hong Kong veteran Fred Kelly. Holding Rimshot is owner Marc Cote.
"It’s an honour just to be able to put my hand on this dog," said Hong Kong veteran Fred Kelly as he patted a huge black Newfoundland dog in a touching ceremony at the official residence of the British High Commissioner in Ottawa.
Kelly was attending the Oct. 27 ceremony where the Dickin Medal was posthumously presented to Gander, the heroic Newfoundland dog that he handled during the fall of Hong Kong in 1941. Standing in for Gander was Rimshot, a...