This week starts the first week of a new series I’m doing: top ten lists. This week I’m doing top ten dog breeds, but with a twist.
This week, I’m putting ten dog breeds that are associated with technical, automotive, and trucking companies. From there I’m ranking them and telling a little bit about the company.
10: Bull Terrier
The Bull Terrier is the dog that has the red bullseye “painted” on him. As you can guess, it’s the mascot for the retail store, Target. Target was originally formed in June 1902 by businessman George Dayton, but the first store wouldn’t open for 60 years. The first store was opened in Roseville, MN, with three other stores opening up in the state, as well. Four years later, they would open two stores in CO, as the first step in their plan to go nationwide.
9: German Shepherd
The German Shepherd isn’t really officially associated with any company, but it is associated with the police. In my personal opinion, the police is pretty technical. Shockingly enough, the first organized, publicly funded police department was established in Boston, MA, in 1838. In 1844, New York City would get a department, with Philadelphia, PA, coming ten years after.
8: American Bulldog
The American Bulldog is the mascot for the tech company Zynga. Zynga is a mobile game company, with some of their most notable being the Farmville series. Zynga was founded in 2007 and was named after the founder’s (Mark Pincus) dog, whose name was Zinga and was an American Bulldog.
7: Dachshund
The Dachshund is also not officially recognized with a technical/automotive company, but it is associated with a fashion company, Harmont and Blaine (I like fashion). Harmont and Blaine was founded in 1986 in Italy with an emphasis on leather gloves. Then, in 1993 they expanded to swimwear. Two years later, they grew to include everything they have today: shirts, sweaters, and pants.
6: Brown Retriever
The Brown Retriever is the mascot of Brown Dog Carriers and Logistics, a trucking company based out of Biddeford, ME. Brown Dog prides itself on helping the New England communities through fundraising and bringing needed materials to the people. Every year, Brown Dog participates in the national Wreaths Across America Day, and is the carrier that brings all the wreaths to every ME cemetery. Brown Dog also has an annual 5K run for epilepsy, as one of their drivers’ sons has the disease.
5: Greyhound
The Greyhound is, you’ve probably guessed it, the mascot for transportation company, Greyhound. Founded in 1914 in Hibbing, MN, Greyhound has grown to become the largest intercity bus service in North America. Greyhound also is the owner of Amtrak Thruway Services.
4: Great Dane
The Great Dane is the mascot, and name, of the Great Dane Trailer company. The Great Dane Trailer company was founded in 1900 in Savannah, GA, as a company to design steel mechanisms to remove sawdust and other wood-related products. By 1916, they were an entirely steel manufacturing company, and made all different kinds of mechanical things out of steel. One of those things were trailers.
3: Husky
The Husky was the mascot for Brockway Motor Company and is the mascot, and name, for Husky tools. Brockway Motor Company was founded in 1875 by William Brockway in Cortland, NY. From the years 1912-1977, Brockway built their custom heavy-duty trucks that would be adorned with a metal husky on their hoods. Husky tools was founded in Milwaukee, WI, on January 29th, 1924, by a Czechoslovakian immigrant. They originally started by making only wrenches, but they went on to make all the tools that we have today. Husky tools is owned by Stanley and is the official tool brand of Home Depot.
2: French Bulldog
Not associated with anything technical/automotive, but I have a French Bulldog and think that they’re extremely awesome. My dog’s name is Maxie.
1: English Bulldog
The English Bulldog is the mascot for none other than Mack trucks. Mack trucks was founded in 1900 in Brooklyn, NY, by two brothers, and produced their first truck in 1905. During the First World War, Mack was hired to manufacture trucks for the soldiers to use overseas. They were very well made, and the British soldiers began to notice it. They said that Mack’s trucks were like bulldogs, never stopping and always plowing through. Word got back to the Mack brothers, and the bulldog was instated as their mascot.