Showing posts with label dog heroes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dog heroes. Show all posts
11/17/23

Philly: WWI Dog Hero With a Bounty on Her Head

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A reward was offered for the death of Philly, a WWI dog hero that infuriated the Germans. Philly was a stray puppy when she was foun...
6/12/23

La Cloche and Juliana: Awarded Blue Cross Medals

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Each year, Blue Cross (an animal charity in England and Wales) awards outstanding pets the Blue Cross Medal. La Cloche and Juliana were the...
8/21/20

Gabi: Heroic Guard Dog at the Belgrade Zoo

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Gabi became famous for her heroic act of defeating an escaped jaguar at the Belgrade Zoo. Monument of Gabi at the Belgrade Zoo Gab...
6/12/20

Jim: Saves a British Town from Devastation

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Jim, an Airedale, made history as a WWI Coastguard dog who saved Ramsgate, a coastal town in England, from widespread damage. Jim on ...
5/21/20

Prince: Faithful WWI Dog

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Prince became famous after traveling many miles to be with his beloved master at the frontlines of France during the First World War. ...
4/1/20

Nelson: Saves Man in Melbourne Flood

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Nelson, a Newfoundland, inspired the Australian folk band The Bastard Children to write a song about his heroic act in the 1880s. Nel...
9/27/19

Prince and His Handler: A Happy Ending to a Sad Story

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Prince and his handler Ed Reeves served together in Vietnam for a little over one year. Years later after having to leave Prince behind, Re...
9/17/19

Alexander the Great Names a City After His War Dog Peritas

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Some believe that if it wasn't for Peritas, Alexander the Great would have died before his time - changing the course of history. ...
9/12/19

Sled Dog Heroes of WWI

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During WWI the French army launched a secret mission involving sled dogs. Just recently, almost 100 years later, did the French reveal info...
7/27/19

Boomer: A Fireman's Three-Legged Dog Hero

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Boomer made history after he tried to save his master in a rather unusual way. A stone monument, that sits next to some railroad tr...
10/29/17

Moustache: A French Poodle Who Served in Two Wars

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Moustache became famous in history for having participated in two wars - the French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War. An engr...
8/8/17

Seven Honored Dogs Who Saved Lives From the Blitz Bombings

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Seven dogs became famous in history as heroes for having saved many lives from ruined buildings during the German bombing campaign on Briti...
7/9/17

Cairo: Part of Navy SEAL Team that Killed Osama bin Laden

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Cairo became famous as the dog who participated in the raid (Operation Neptune Spear) that killed the notorious leader of al-Qaeda, the org...
6/25/17

Harvey: Civil War's Barking Dog

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Harvey became famous in history as a Civil War dog who stood by his men, during the good and bad times. During the Civil War it was...
6/1/17

Romey: Johnstown Flood Hero

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Romey became famous in history for his heroic act during the deadliest disaster in Pennsylvania. Mr. Kress with daughter and Romey ...
4/1/17

Swansea Jack: Canine Lifeguard

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Jack became a famous dog in history for saving lives from the docks and riverbanks of Swansea. Jack, born in 1930 and owned by Will...
3/23/17

Chips: Decorated War Hero

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Chips became famous in history as the most decorated dog hero of WWII but his medals were later taken away because he was considered equipm...
3/11/17

Dzhulbars: Soviet Sniffer Dog

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Dzhulbars, a Soviet war dog, became famous in history for detecting thousands of explosives during World War II. Soviet mine detect...
2/12/17

Bamse: Norwegian Sea Dog

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Bamse became famous in history as the mascot to the Norwegian ship Thorodd during the Second World War. He looked after his crew, saved two...
1/15/17

9/11 Dog Heroes

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Following the attacks on September 11, 2001, thousands of courageous heroes were there to help at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and ...