by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 1, 2023 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
In the beginning of the First World War, the German cruiser Dresden set out for the south Atlantic. On board was a pig, probably as a source of fresh meat during what was anticipated to be a long voyage. After the battle of the Falkland Islands in December 1914, HMS...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 24, 2023 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Old Bill was a wire-haired Terrier that was the mascot of the H.M.S. Falmouth, a British cruiser in the First World War. But he didn’t start his duties on that ship. He was “captured” from a German fishing trawler that the Falmouth sank. When he and the crew of the...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Apr 18, 2023 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
In Draft Dogs, I wrote about the use of dogs to haul loads for the warring parties in the First World War. In that conflict, the French created a special saddle harness coupled with a light connecting bar to a cart for some of their transportation in that war. But...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jan 14, 2023 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Wallethub created a methodology to determine which metropolitan area is the most pet friendly. The considerations were the cost of pet health care, including insurance; overall health and wellness, such as the number of veterinarians and trainers available,...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Nov 7, 2022 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
In the U.S. during WWII, dogs were donated by the public to the war effort through the Dogs for Defense program. After the war was over, the military returned the lucky dogs who survived the conflict to their homes. England had a similar program and Brutus was a...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 12, 2022 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
After Bing jumped out of a plane on D-Day in WWII, he landed in a tree. His rescuers were hampered by German mortar fire, so Bing had to hang there for two hours before he was found, but not after incurring two shrapnel wounds to his face. He shook off his wounds and...
