On a somewhat related note, but at the risk of hijacking the thread, as a Federal League collector I've also noticed that these dog statues are frequently attributed to being related to the FL's St. Louis Terriers:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1913-15-FED...-/254632695382
Similar to the Cobb bank, I have never seen any indication that they were actually related to the Federal League club. Indeed, not only do they come up much to frequently, in my opinion, to be related to the Federal League, but they don't even resemble a terrier to me.