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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In July of 1917, a dog found its way onto the grounds of ...

Sergeant Stubby provided emotional comfort to World War I soldiers, offering companionship and morale support amid constant fear and trauma. His presence in hospitals and among wounded troops ...

Sergeant Stubby supported his division through 17 battles in 18 months, survived a grenade blast and even caught a spy within the ranks. Here’s his iconic story. As history has shown, animals have ...

Sgt. Stubby doesn’t follow the playbook of most American-produced cg features. It’s a family-oriented historical war movie that stars a dog who doesn’t speak and isn’t as heavily anthropomorphized as ...

Dogs have gone to war for thousands of years, but during World War I, one pooch rose above his peers. When the 102nd Infantry’s 26th Yankee Division was training at Yale, a stray dog befriended the ...

The makers of “Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero” could hardly have asked for better timing: Their computer-animated feature about the real-life adventures of an improbably plucky canine on the ...

On July 6, 1921, a curious gathering took place at the State, War, and Navy Building on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. The occasion was a ceremony honoring veterans of the 102 nd Infantry of the ...

From humble beginnings as an unloved stray on the streets of Connecticut, Stubby was taken to France by US soldiers, where he proved himself to be, literally, a lifesaver AS the crowd assembled in ...

World War I is often remembered for its overwhelming scale and brutality. Trenches stretching for miles, artillery thundering day and night, soldiers enduring constant fear, exhaustion, and loss. In ...

© Stubby: Terrier Hero of Georgetown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons World War I is often remembered for its overwhelming scale and brutality. Trenches ...