A Famous American Toy Poodle Broke Many Hearts When He Disappeared In The 1950s, And To This Day, Nobody Knows What Happened To Him
Did you know that there is an unsolved mystery regarding a missing celebrity poodle?
No, you didn’t read that wrong. A famous American poodle broke many hearts when he disappeared in the 1950s.
Masterpiece was a silver-grey toy poodle that belonged to one of the most famous poodle breeders of the 1940s and 50s in America, Alexis Pulaski.
Masterpiece was born in New York in one of the toy poodle litters bred by Alexis. Noticing what an impressive young pup he was, Alexis had Masterpiece registered with the American Kennel Club as “Pulaski’s Masterpiece” after getting him some training.
Masterpiece began competing in a series of dog shows and won many impressive titles. He became the first toy dog to win the Trifecta award, equal to three championship, obedience, and utility titles.
Masterpiece retired from dog shows in 1950 and was a dog world celebrity by then. Alexis would host extravagant parties that people would attend to see Masterpiece perform a series of charming tricks.
The impressive poodle even had his own team of professionals. He had an experienced groomer who perfected his signature look, a highly experienced trainer, and even his own bodyguard.
Masterpiece traveled the country to perform at shows and always had a crowd of fans. Not only was Masterpiece worth a lot of money, but he also brought in a lot of money for Alexis.
Alexis turned down several celebrities and millionaires who wanted to purchase Masterpiece.
Masterpiece also had a modeling career and would appear in advertisements in America.
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When they weren’t on the road, Masterpiece often spent time with Alexis in his poodle breeding and grooming establishment, Poodles, Inc., in New York City. Customers would frequently enter the shop in hopes they’d be able to meet the famous dog.
Unfortunately, in May of 1953, a few customers entered Poodles Inc. to meet Masterpiece and were unable to. As Alexis called for him throughout the shop, Masterpiece never showed up. He had gone missing.
It didn’t take long for Masterpiece’s disappearance to catch the attention of tons of Americans. The police began a search for him, and alarms were sounded across 13 states.
Missing dog advertisements and flyers were placed all around and printed in newspapers, promising whoever may have taken or found Masterpiece an expensive reward. His disappearance was even advertised on television.
Not only was Alexis willing to reward whoever returned Masterpiece to him, but he was also willing to give that person their own purebred toy poodle.
To this day, no one knows what happened to Masterpiece. Some rumors of Masterpiece being carried out of Poodles Inc. by a person in a red coat circulated after his disappearance, but they were never confirmed.
His disappearance is still an unsolved mystery. Despite the promised hefty reward for bringing Masterpiece home, no one ever came forward.
We can only hope Masterpiece ended up with people who cared for him. Have you ever heard of Masterpiece the Poodle before now?
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