VALENTINO PIER begins when PI Gulliver Dowd is approached by Ellis Torres, a street kid, on Valentino Pier in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn. Ellis has lost his dog, the aptly named Ugly.
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There are many famous dogs with beauty, bravery and loyalty throughout history and literature. And then in VALENTINO PIER…well…then there’s Ugly. (Illustration by Dylan Coleman)
The Statue of Balto in Central Park, New York City. (credit: http://www.centralparknyc.org/visit/things-to-see/south-end/balto.html)
Bo Obama (left) with Sunny Obama (right) on the White House South Lawn on August 19, 2013 by photographer Pete Souza. (credit: http://www.whitehouse.gov/meet-sunny)
Buudy, the first seeing eye dog in America. (credit: http://pdxretro.com/2012/04/seeing-eye-dog-first-used-on-this-day-in-1928/)
Spot from the Dick and Jane book series that taught children to read from the 1930s through the 1960s. (credit: http://history.idaho.gov/images/book)
Toto, Dorothy’s companion, from the Wizard of Oz series of books. (credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toto_(Oz))
Seaman, who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their famous overland expedition in 1805. (credit: http://www.newfclubseattle.org)
Pilot, the dog of Edward Fairfax Rochester, in Charlotte Bronte’s JANE EYRE. (Credit: http://www.houndhead.com)
Greyfriars Bobby. With thanks to Edward Barbour for the suggestion. (credit: http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk)
Rin Tin Tin (credit: http://www.silentsaregolden.com)