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Friday, November 9, 2018

Sergeant Stubby

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Memorial Day (USA) or Rembrance Day (Canada) is a time to honor and remember those who have died serving our country, including the four-legged ones. Sergeant Stubby is one of them. While there are a variety of Memorial Day traditions to choose from — parades to barbeques or even taking a trip — it’s also a great time to learn a little history by curling up with your dog and a good movie.


Sergeant Stubby
America’s original dog of war fought bravely on the Western Front—then helped the nation forget the Great War’s terrible human toll.

What was the first military dog?

Sergeant Stubby, a short brindle bull terrier mutt, believed to be a Pit Bull mix, was officially a decorated hero of World War I. The award was not a formal U.S. military commendation, but it symbolically confirmed Stubby, who’d also earned one wound stripe and three service stripes, as the greatest war dog in the nation’s history.

What is the most decorated war dog?

Stubby, is the most famous war dog, this American Pit Bull Terrier was the only dog to be given the rank of sergeant. Stubby was found as a stray on the Yale campus in 1917, and smuggled to France during World War I by his adoptive owner, Cpl. John Robert Conroy. 

When was Sergeant Stubby born?

Sergeant Stubby, was born in America during 1916 or 1917 when the war was already going on. Stubby went on to become a very brave soldier and won a lot of medals before he reached the age of two.

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