taraJun 27, 20233 minThis Day in History: USMC's Bulldog MascotsOn this day in 1927, the United States Marine Corps adopts a mascot: the English bulldog. Did you ever wonder why Marines are sometimes...
taraDec 13, 20223 minThis Day in History: Lex & Other Military K-9 AdoptionsOn this day in 2007, the U.S. Marine Corps grants a bomb-sniffing German Shepherd early retirement. Lex’s release marked the first time...
taraJul 10, 20223 minThis Day in History: Chips, the war dogOn this day in 1943, a dog becomes a World War II hero. Chips was a German shepherd-collie-husky mix who’d traveled with the U.S. Army...
taraMay 17, 20223 minThis Day in History: Dogs for DefenseOn this day in 1942, a Georgia newspaper reports on a new military effort: Dogs for Defense. Did you know that some Americans offered...