{"id":3031,"date":"2014-11-22T00:53:04","date_gmt":"2014-11-22T00:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/friendsofguisachan.org\/welcome\/?page_id=3031"},"modified":"2015-10-17T13:50:05","modified_gmt":"2015-10-17T13:50:05","slug":"statue-unveiling-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/friendsofguisachan.org\/main\/statue-unveiling-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Statue Unveiling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Statue Unveiling<\/h1>\n
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The parade of more than 100 Golden owners and their Goldens was led by a piper followed by (left to right) Stuart Baillie Strong, Patricia Baillie Strong of the Clan Marjoribanks Society and Andrew Marjoribanks, Chief of the Clan Marjoribanks ; Doreen McGugan, Chair of the Golden Retriever Club of Scotland, and Donald Fraser of the Fraser Clan, owners of much of the Guisachan lands.:
\u00a0The piper and the parade stopped at the memorial to Lord and Lady Tweedmouth to pay tribute to the founder of the Golden Retriever.<\/div>\n
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The Parade<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Piper and Tartans<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n
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\u00a0Joy Cox, wife of the sculptor, John Cox of Escar UK Bronze, and her daughter, Jane came from England for the unveiling.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0More than 100 Golden Retriever owners and their dogs marched back to the village following the ceremonies. Many residents of the village also turned out to see the work of art that now stands along the one-track road in Tomich.
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\u00a0Tartans ruled the day \u2013 even for these two Goldens dressed in kilts!
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\u00a0UK Ch. Michael of Moreton (1925-1934) provided the framework for the statue, representing the mid-point of the breed\u2019s development.<\/div>\n
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Donald Fraser, Andrew Marjoribanks, Joy Viola, Doreen McGugan, Patricia Baillie Strong
Andrew Marjoribanks, Joy Viola
Andrew Marjoribanks, Joy Viola
Donald Fraser, Andrew Marjoribanks, Joy Viola, Doreen McGugan, Patricia Baillie Strong
\u00a0\u00a0The plaque pays tribute to both the founder and the\u00a0breed<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Statue Unveiling \u00a0 The parade of more than 100 Golden owners and their Goldens was led by a piper followed by (left to right) Stuart Baillie Strong, Patricia Baillie Strong of the Clan Marjoribanks Society and Andrew Marjoribanks, Chief of the Clan Marjoribanks ; Doreen McGugan, Chair of the Golden Retriever Club of Scotland, and…<\/span><\/p>\n

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