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Supermodel Heidi Klum Unveils Her DOGNY Sculpture At FAO Schwarz/Trump Plaza

   HEIDI KLUM UNVEILS AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB DOGNY SCULPTURE
Supermodel Heidi Klum today unveiled her sculpture at the FAO Schwarz plaza with help from Shila, her Jack Russell Terrier. "Dog with Butterflies" is one of the over 100 DOGNY sculptures that will remain on display through November before being sold at auction in December at Sotheby's and on Sothebys.com. DOGNY(SM) is a project of The American Kennel Club, created to assist canine search and rescue organizations throughout the United States. (PRNewsFoto)[JL]
NEW YORK, NY USA
     'Dog with Butterflies' DOGNY Sculpture Unveiled By Artist Heidi Klum

    NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Supermodel Heidi Klum today unveiled
her sculpture at the FAO Schwarz plaza with help from her own dog, a Jack
Russell Terrier named Shila.
    (Photo:  NewsCom:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020927/NYF076 )
    The colorfully decorated canine sculpture, "Dog with Butterflies" was
designed by Heidi Klum, who painted the sculpture with over 130 colorful
butterflies, many adorned with Swarovski crystals. "Dog with Butterflies" is
just one of the over 100 DOGNY sculptures will remain on display through
November, marking the one-year anniversary of September 11th, before being
sold at auction in December at Sotheby's and on Sotheby's.com.  All net
proceeds to go to volunteer and professional Search and Rescue organizations
throughout the United States through The American Kennel Club (AKC) Companion
Animal Recovery Corporation Canine Support and Relief Fund, an established 501
(C)(3) charity.

    The AKC, founded in 1884, is one of the oldest sports-governing
organizations.  It maintains the largest registry of purebred dogs in the
world, is responsible for overseeing the governance of the sport of purebred
dogs, and keeps records of competitive results.  For further information about
AKC and the sport of purebred dogs, visit AKC Online at http://www.akc.org or
contact the Communications Department at 212-696-8343.  DOGNY(sm) is made
possible in part with support from The Iams Company, the Hartz Mountain
Corporation and FedEx.



SOURCE The American Kennel Club




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