Senate Resolution 848
By: Senators Dixon of the 45th, Still of the 48th, Payne of the 54th, Dickerson of the 21st,
Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and others
A RESOLUTION
Commending the benefits and contributions of purebred dogs to the State of Georgia and
recognizing May 1, 2026, as Georgia Purebred Dog Day; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, dedicated individuals in Georgia breed dogs to develop unique, predictable
characteristics that enable dogs to excel in a wide range of beneficial areas; and
WHEREAS, purebred dogs are living legacies of the cultures that created them; and
WHEREAS, historically these dogs worked alongside their people and provided them
companionship; and
WHEREAS, today, the service of these breeds continues as they work alongside humans and
provide inestimable companionship while serving as guide dogs, service dogs, conservation
dogs, livestock guardians, search and rescue dogs, earth dogs, police dogs, canine soldiers
serving by the sides of our military men and women, and ultimately guardians of family,
home, and hearth; and
WHEREAS, purebred dogs have been of enormous help to medical science, serving as
models for many heritable human diseases, playing a role in humanity's understanding of the
human and canine genomes, and benefiting pharmaceutical research and development; and
WHEREAS, purebred dogs are working dogs, serving as avalanche dogs, trackers and
trailers, herders, controllers of vermin, water rescuers, carting and sled dogs, retrievers,
protectors, hunters, and bird dogs, and always they are the heartbeat of a companion near and
dear to humans; and
WHEREAS, all dogs should be valued, whatever their ancestry, but the purpose-bred dog
and the predictability of its breed should be cherished and preserved; and
WHEREAS, each breed is indelibly etched in the history of the culture that created it just as
surely as that culture's music, art, and language.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body
commend the many contributions of purebred dogs to society in this state, offer thanks for
those breeders and caregivers who breed and raise purebred dogs, and recognize May 1,
2026, as Georgia Purebred Dog Day.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the
press.