Category: Heroic Dogs

The Yorkie That Fought in World War 2

Her name was Smoky. She weighed only 4 pounds, stood only 7 inches tall, but she became a certified war dog and served in the 5th Air Force, 26th Photo Recon Squadron in the South Pacific. Discovery In February 1944, an American soldier found the young Smoky in an abandoned foxhole somewhere in the New… Read more »

Hero Dogs Are All Around Us

National Dog Day, held earlier this week, honors all of the dogs in our lives but there are some dogs that are truly heroic, as evidenced by the 2015 American Humane Association Hero Dog Award nominees. From dogs like Glory that can help detect cases of arson, to service dogs working overseas like Axel and… Read more »