{{short description|Official state dog breeds}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2012}} thumb|350px|A map of the US showing in red which states have a specified dog breed as an official symbol Sixteen states of the United States have designated an official state dog breed. Maryland was first to name a dog breed as a state symbol, with the Chesapeake Bay Retriever in 1964,<ref name="colorado"/> and Pennsylvania followed the year after with the Great Dane.<ref>{{cite book|last=McAuliffe|first=Emily|title=Pennsylvania Facts and Symbols|year=2003|publisher=Bridgestone Books|isbn=978-0-7368-2268-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_zx0vfCekrwC&pg=PA21|page=21|access-date=June 2, 2016|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805073505/https://books.google.com/books?id=_zx0vfCekrwC&pg=PA21|url-status=live}}</ref> Dog breeds are mostly affiliated with the states where they originated. North Carolina chose the Plott Hound as it was the only dog breed indigenous to the state.<ref>{{cite news|title=Plott Thickens as Committee O.K.s Official State Dog|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JVMcAAAAIBAJ&pg=6721,5387039&dq=official-state-dog&hl=en|access-date=January 9, 2011|page=15|newspaper=The Dispatch|date=April 19, 1989|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025000956/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JVMcAAAAIBAJ&pg=6721%2C5387039&dq=official-state-dog&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
Other official state dogs indigenous to their state include the Boston Terrier (Massachusetts) and the Alaskan Malamute (Alaska).<ref>{{cite web|title=AKC Kennel Club: Boston Terrier|url=http://www.akc.org/breeds/boston_terrier/|publisher=American Kennel Club|access-date=January 11, 2011|archive-date=January 13, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050113091718/http://www.akc.org/breeds/boston_terrier/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=AKC Kennel Club: Alaskan Malamute|url=http://www.akc.org/breeds/alaskan_malamute/|publisher=American Kennel Club|access-date=January 11, 2011|archive-date=July 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721080501/http://www.akc.org/breeds/alaskan_malamute/|url-status=live}}</ref> Pennsylvania selected the Great Dane not because of its origin, but because it was introduced by early settlers in the state as a hunting and working dog;<ref>{{cite book|last=Hart|first=Joyce|title=Pennsylvania|year=2004|publisher=Benchmark Books|isbn=978-0-7614-1691-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v9EOt7iv8hYC&pg=PA1959|page=5}}</ref> it was chosen over the Beagle which was also proposed around the same time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Great Dane Whips Beagle|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IrJOAAAAIBAJ&pg=7174,4214525&dq=official-state-dog&hl=en|access-date=January 11, 2011|page=9|newspaper=Toledo Blade|date=October 14, 1959|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025001011/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IrJOAAAAIBAJ&pg=7174%2C4214525&dq=official-state-dog&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
Two successful campaigns to name a state dog have been started by schoolchildren. In 2007, Alaskan kindergarten student Paige Hill's idea created the campaign for the Alaskan Malamute which convinced Representative Berta Gardner to support the bill in 2009, with it becoming law in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=Governor signs bill making the Alaska Malamute Alaska's state dog|url=http://www.sitnews.us/0510news/051410/051410_state_dog.html|access-date=January 11, 2011|newspaper=Sit News|date=May 14, 2010|archive-date=July 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717041440/http://www.sitnews.us/0510news/051410/051410_state_dog.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Elementary school students from Bedford, New Hampshire won their campaign for the Chinook to be their state dog in 2010.<ref name=pelham />
Georgia's attempt to adopt the Golden Retriever failed a vote in the Georgia State Senate in 1991; an opposing campaign promoted the Bulldog, the mascot of the University of Georgia.<ref name="georgia">{{cite news|title=Senator wants a state dog|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=74pOAAAAIBAJ&pg=1921,4069098&dq=official-state-dog&hl=en|access-date=January 8, 2011|page=2B|newspaper=Star News|date=February 25, 1991|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025001058/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=74pOAAAAIBAJ&pg=1921%2C4069098&dq=official-state-dog&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> The Washington House of Representatives rejected a campaign to adopt the Siberian Husky in 2004.<ref name="siberian">{{cite news|title=Surviving bills and some that didn't|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SR&p_theme=sr&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=100DD117C1F79D1B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=January 8, 2011|newspaper=The Spokesman Review|date=February 18, 2004|archive-date=October 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024090758/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SR&p_theme=sr&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=100DD117C1F79D1B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2019, Minnesota partnered with charity Pawsitivity Service Dogs to introduce a bill to make the Labrador Retriever the State Dog.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/01/29/bill-would-name-labrador-retrievers-minnesota-state-dog|title=Best in snow? Bill would make Labrador retriever Minnesota's top dog|website=MPR News|date=January 29, 2019 |access-date=2019-09-03|archive-date=January 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130053930/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/01/29/bill-would-name-labrador-retrievers-minnesota-state-dog|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2006, New York State Assembly member Vincent Ignizio suggested that New York adopt a dog as a state symbol;<ref name="newyork">{{cite news|last=Kranes|first=Marsha|title=Pol Shepherds an Official State Dog|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/access/981338281.html?dids=981338281:981338281&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+04,+2006&author=Marsha+Kranes&pub=New+York+Post&desc=POL+SHEPHERDS+AN+OFFICIAL+STATE+DOG&pqatl=google|access-date=January 8, 2011|newspaper=New York Post|date=February 4, 2006|archive-date=November 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105072322/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/access/981338281.html?dids=981338281:981338281&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+04,+2006&author=Marsha+Kranes&pub=New+York+Post&desc=POL+SHEPHERDS+AN+OFFICIAL+STATE+DOG&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref> in 2015, the "working dog"{{emdash}}animals trained for service roles{{emdash}}was adopted.<ref name="NG2015">{{citation |title= 'Working dog' designated as NY's official state dog |agency= AP |date= December 24, 2015 |work= Niagara Gazette |url= https://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/local_news/working-dog-designated-as-ny-s-official-state-dog/article_951be6c2-aa5a-11e5-a29a-8f717f725929.html |access-date= 2019-12-29 |archive-date= December 29, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191229160424/https://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/local_news/working-dog-designated-as-ny-s-official-state-dog/article_951be6c2-aa5a-11e5-a29a-8f717f725929.html |url-status= live }}</ref> During the 2008 campaign to name the western painted turtle as Colorado's state reptile, local press suggested the Labrador Retriever as a suitable symbol, although not native to the state.<ref name="colorado"/> Kansas residents suggested the Cairn Terrier as state dog in 2006 due to its appearance as Toto in the film ''The Wizard of Oz''.<ref name="toto">{{cite news|title=Wichita resident wants 'Toto' breed named state dog of Kansas|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hG9UAAAAIBAJ&pg=4167,2814258&dq=official-state-dog&hl=en|access-date=January 8, 2011|page=2B|newspaper=Lawrence Journal-World|date=May 13, 2006|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025000957/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hG9UAAAAIBAJ&pg=4167%2C2814258&dq=official-state-dog&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Kansas representative Ed Trimmer tabled a bill proposing the Cairn Terrier in 2012.<ref name=kansasproposed>{{cite news|title=Toto as state dog of Kansas? Bad idea, PETA says|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2012/02/toto-kansas-state-dog-peta-opposed.html?track=icymi|access-date=February 3, 2012|newspaper=LA Times|date=February 3, 2012|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025000957/https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2012/02/toto-kansas-state-dog-peta-opposed.html?track=icymi|url-status=live}}</ref>
South Dakota does not have a state dog but lists the coyote—a canine species related to the dog—as its state wildlife animal.<ref name="delaware">{{cite web|title=Delaware State Animals|url=http://portal.delaware.gov/delfacts/animal.shtml|publisher=Delaware.gov|access-date=January 8, 2011|archive-date=July 14, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714232559/http://portal.delaware.gov/delfacts/animal.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="dakotatravel">{{cite web|title=South Dakota Facts|url=http://www.travelsd.com/About-SD/South-Dakota-Facts|publisher=Travel South Dakota|access-date=January 11, 2011|archive-date=July 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717082424/http://www.travelsd.com/About-SD/South-Dakota-Facts|url-status=live}}</ref> Legislation has been proposed on six occasions in Minnesota to adopt the eastern timber wolf{{emdash}}another canine{{emdash}} as state animal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota State Symbols—Unofficial, Proposed, or Facetious|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/Unsym.asp|publisher=Minnesota State Legislature|access-date=January 10, 2011|archive-date=August 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808163839/http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/Unsym.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> Arkansas adopted the Labrador Retriever in April 2025.<ref name="Arkansas">{{cite web |url=https://kkyr.com/arkansas-state-dog-labrador-retriever/ |title=Arkansas State Dog 2025: Labrador Retriever Officially Chosen! |last=Garcia |first=Mario |date=April 22, 2025 |website=Kicker 102.5 |publisher=Townsquare Media, Inc. |access-date=May 10, 2025}}</ref>
In 2013, Colorado made rescue dogs and cats as the state pet,<ref>{{cite news|last=O'Conner|first=Coleen|title=Kids fight for abandoned dogs and cats to become Colorado state pets|url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_22845146/kids-fight-abandoned-dogs-and-cats-become-colorado|access-date=May 13, 2013|newspaper=Denver Post|date=March 22, 2013|archive-date=March 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325065016/http://www.denverpost.com/ci_22845146/kids-fight-abandoned-dogs-and-cats-become-colorado|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://denver.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/shelter-dogs-cats-now-colorados-official-state-pet/|title=Shelter Dogs, Cats Now Colorado's Official State Pet|date=May 13, 2013|work=CBS Denver|access-date=January 26, 2016|archive-date=January 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131180531/http://denver.cbslocal.com/2013/05/13/shelter-dogs-cats-now-colorados-official-state-pet/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2013a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/548D771F94861AFC87257AFE005448BD?open&file=201_enr.pdf|title=Colorado Senate Bill 13-201|access-date=February 10, 2020|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025000957/http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2013a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/548D771F94861AFC87257AFE005448BD?open=&file=201_enr.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> as did Tennessee in 2014,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/108/Fiscal/SB1495.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=July 17, 2020 |archive-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012095642/http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/108/Fiscal/SB1495.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> California in 2015 (to promote pet adoptions from shelters),<ref>spcala.com/press-release/legislature-declares-shelter-pet-as-official-california-state-pet/</ref><ref>leginfo.ca.gov/pub/15-16/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/acr_56_bill_20150420_introduced.htm</ref> Illinois in 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=132&ChapterID=2|title=5 ILCS 460/ State Designations Act.|website=www.ilga.gov|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717153148/https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=132&ChapterID=2|url-status=live}}</ref> Georgia in 2018 ("adoptable dogs"),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2018/title-50/chapter-3/article-3/section-50-3-88/|title=2018 Georgia Code :: Title 50 – State Government :: Chapter 3 – State Flag, Seal, and Other Symbols :: Article 3 – Other State Symbols :: § 50-3-88. Definitions; adoptable dog designated as the official state dog|website=Justia Law|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717095053/https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2018/title-50/chapter-3/article-3/section-50-3-88/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Delaware in 2023 (replacing the Golden Retriever).<ref>{{cite news |first=Molly |last=McVety |date=June 5, 2023 |url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2023/06/05/rescue-dogs-now-delaware-state-dog-replacing-golden-retriever/70278814007/ |title=So long, golden retriever. Delaware has new official state dog |work=Delaware Online}}</ref>
==State dog breeds== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! State !! Dog breed !! class="unsortable"| Image !! Year of designation !! class="unsortable"| Ref. |- | Alaska || Alaskan Malamute || 150px|alt=A white and grey husky-like dog faces left. Its tail curves over its back. || 2010 ||<ref>{{cite news|title=Alaskan malamute becomes latest official state dog|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/30/AR2010083004506.html|access-date=January 8, 2011|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=August 31, 2010|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025001122/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/30/AR2010083004506.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Arkansas || Labrador Retriever || 150px|alt=side view of a yellow dog in a grassy field, facing left || 2025 ||<ref name="Arkansas"/> |- | Connecticut || Siberian Husky || 150px|alt=A dark grey and white wolf like dog faces left in profile.|| 2024 ||<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boots| first1=Patrick |title=It's official – Siberian husky named Connecticut state dog |url=https://dailycampus.com/2024/10/02/its-official-siberian-husky-named-connecticut-state-dog/ |website=The Daily Campus |access-date=November 4, 2024 |date=October 2, 2024}}</ref> |- |Delaware |Golden Retriever |150px|alt=A golden fluffy colored medium-size dog faces left in a woodland setting. |2016 (expired on August 31, 2017, pursuant to 80 Del. Laws, c. 365, § 3). |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c003/index.html|title=Title 29 – Chapter 3. State Seal, Song and Symbols|website=delcode.delaware.gov|access-date=2016-11-24|archive-date=November 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130232326/http://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c003/index.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Louisiana || Catahoula Leopard Dog || 150px|alt=A mottled brown dog with a white chest faces right. It wears a red collar. || 1979||<ref name="colorado"/> |- | Maine || Seppala Siberian sleddog || 150px|alt=Two dogs in sled harnesses || 2025 ||<ref name="wgme">{{cite web |first=Ariana |last=St Pierre |date=April 29, 2025 |url=https://wgme.com/news/local/seppala-siberian-sleddog-named-maines-official-state-dog-fairbanks-alaska-lewiston-maine-north-pole-maine |title=Seppala Siberian sleddog named Maine's official state dog |website=WGME-TV |access-date=April 29, 2025}}</ref> |- | Maryland || Chesapeake Bay Retriever || 150px|alt=A brown dog faces left. || 1964 ||<ref name="colorado"/> |- | Massachusetts || Boston Terrier || 150px|alt=A brown and white dog turns to face the camera. Its ear's stand up on top of its head. || 1979 ||<ref name="colorado">{{cite news|last=Hazlehurst|first=John|title=Commentary: Colorado legislature is long overdue for selecting a state dog|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/government/elections-politics-politics-political-parties/8895779-1.html|access-date=January 8, 2011|newspaper=The Colorado Springs Business Journal |date=February 29, 2008}}</ref> |- | New Hampshire || Chinook || 150px|alt=A light brown dog stands in woodland. It faces left but has turned its head to face the camera. || 2009 ||<ref name="pelham">{{cite news|last=Hogan|first=Cara|title=Pelham girl seeks to make purple the state color|url=http://www.eagletribune.com/newhampshire/x1666504233/Pelham-girl-seeks-to-make-purple-the-state-color|access-date=January 8, 2011|newspaper=Eagle Tribune|date=December 15, 2010|archive-date=March 20, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120320101644/http://www.eagletribune.com/newhampshire/x1666504233/Pelham-girl-seeks-to-make-purple-the-state-color|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |North Carolina |Plott Hound |150px|alt=A dark colored mottled dog faces right while sniffing the ground. |1989 |<ref name="colorado" /> |- | Pennsylvania || Great Dane || 150px|alt=A large white dog with black patches stands next to a trophy. || 1965 ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Symbols of Pennsylvania|url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/things/4280/symbols_of_pennsylvania/478690|publisher=Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission|access-date=January 9, 2011|archive-date=April 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428225119/http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/things/4280/symbols_of_pennsylvania/478690|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | South Carolina || Boykin Spaniel || 150px|alt=A brown spaniel faces the camera in the snow. || 1985 ||<ref name="boykin">{{cite news|last=Braswell|first=Tommy|title=Boykin spaniel reigns as state's official dog|url=https://labradoodlehome.com/dog-breeds/|access-date=January 8, 2011|page=2E|newspaper=The Post and Courier|date=February 21, 2006}}</ref> |- |Tennessee |Bluetick Coonhound |150px |2019 | <ref>{{cite web |title=TN HB0999 |url=https://legiscan.com/TN/bill/HB0999/2019 |website=LegiScan |access-date=12 July 2021 |archive-date=July 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712153143/https://legiscan.com/TN/bill/HB0999/2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Texas || Blue Lacy || 150px|alt=A dark grey colored dog faces just to the right, it wears a large tag on its collar. || 2005 ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Texas State Symbols|url=http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/symbols.html|publisher=Texas State Library and Archives Commission|access-date=January 11, 2011|archive-date=December 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224225130/https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/symbols.html%20|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Virginia || American Foxhound || 150px|alt=A mostly white dog with black and brown markings faces left with its head turned to the camera. || 1966 ||<ref>{{cite news|last=Kilpatrick|first=James J.|title=White Ella Runs Again|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kBcfAAAAIBAJ&pg=6586,33596&dq=virginia+american-foxhound&hl=en|access-date=January 12, 2011|page=4|newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News|date=August 1, 1968}}</ref> |- | Wisconsin || American Water Spaniel || 150px|alt=A curly coated dark brown colored spaniel stands next to its owner. || 1985 ||<ref>{{cite web|title=Wisconsin State Symbols |url=http://www.wisconsin.gov/state/core/wisconsin_state_symbols.html |publisher=Wisconsin.gov |access-date=January 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112222837/http://www.wisconsin.gov/state/core/wisconsin_state_symbols.html |archive-date=January 12, 2010 }}</ref> |}
===Proposed dog breeds=== The table below shows the dog breeds which have been proposed to each state's relevant State Senate or House of Representatives, but either were not accepted as a state symbol or are still pending nominations. {| class="wikitable sortable" ! State !! Dog breed !! class="unsortable"| Image !! Year proposed !! class="unsortable"| Ref. |- | Georgia || Golden Retriever || 150px|alt=A golden fluffy colored medium-size dog faces left in a woodland setting.||1991 ||<ref name="georgia"/> |- | Georgia || English bulldog || 150px|alt=A stocky brown and white dog. ||2016 ||<ref name=adopt/> |- | Kansas || Cairn Terrier || 150px|alt=A small mottled brown dog. || 2012 ||<ref name=kansasproposed /> |- | Ohio || Labrador Retriever|| [[File:Jack daniels08.jpg|150px|alt=A black Labrador Retriever at a confirmation show]] || 2015 ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/03/16/may-soon-become-ohios-state-dog-and-couldnt-better-fit/425274002/|title=This may soon become Ohio's state dog, and it couldn't be a better fit|website=Cincinnati Enquirer|access-date=October 24, 2021|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120012818/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/03/16/may-soon-become-ohios-state-dog-and-couldnt-better-fit/425274002/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Oregon || Newfoundland || 150px|alt=Black Newfoundland||2015 ||<ref>{{cite news|title=A state dog for Oregon? Newfoundland suggested for the job (poll)|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/living/index.ssf/2016/01/a_state_dog_for_oregon_newfoun.html|access-date=January 10, 2016|publisher=The Oregonian/OregonLive }}</ref> |- | Washington || Siberian Husky || 150px|alt=A dark grey and white wolf like dog faces left in profile. || 2004 ||<ref name="siberian"/> |}
== Designations other than breed == {| class="wikitable sortable" ! State !! Designation !! class="unsortable"| Image !! Year of designation !! class="unsortable"| Ref. |- | Georgia || "Adoptable dog" || 150px|alt="Dog in animal shelter" || 2016||<ref name=adopt>{{cite news |last1=Salzer |first1=James |title=Pooch fight: Senators want Uga's breed as Georgia's official state dog |url=http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/pooch-fight-senators-want-ugas-breed-as-georgias-o/nqWGk/ |work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=February 22, 2016 |archive-date=April 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425221958/http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/pooch-fight-senators-want-ugas-breed-as-georgias-o/nqWGk/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | New Jersey || The Seeing Eye Dog|| 150px|alt="A Seeing Eye Dog"|| 2019 ||<ref>{{citation |title= New Jersey has a new state dog |last= Michaels |first= Shawn |date= January 22, 2020 |work= wobm.com |url= https://wobm.com/new-jersey-now-has-a-new-state-dog/ |access-date= February 9, 2020 |archive-date= January 23, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200123132721/https://wobm.com/new-jersey-now-has-a-new-state-dog/ |url-status= live }}</ref> |- | New York || Working dog || 150px|alt="A labrador retriever in service as a guide dog" || 2015 ||<ref>{{citation |title= Section 90. State dog |work= New York Consolidated Laws, State Law, Article 6 |url= https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/STL/90 |access-date= 2019-12-26 |archive-date= December 26, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191226152711/https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/STL/90 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref name="NG2015" /> |- |}
==See also== *List of U.S. state mammals *Dogs in the United States * {{portal-inline|Dogs}}
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