Sgt. Stubby, AKC Museum of the Dog, NY, NY
"Stubby Salutes," was unveiled on May 23rd at the AKC Museum of the Dog in Manhattan. Stubby is considered to be the first US military dog. He reached the rank of Sergeant during WWI. Photo: AMNY Earlier this week, in honor of Memorial Day in the United States, a statue of a hero was unveiled in New York. Of course there are a lot of statues of military heroes in New York, but this one is different: it's a bulldog. And not just any bulldog, Sgt. Stubby is generally considered to be the first official service-dog in the US military. He began as a stray and earned the rank of Segrant through his bravery and dedication to the men he served with. He's a truly inspiring pup. In the midst of WWI a bulldog wandered onto the base of the 102 Infantry Regiment in the 26th Yankee Division at Yale. He quickly befriended an infantryman named Robert Conroy. Conroy named the short-legged bulldog Stubby, and used his overcoat to smuggle him onto the ship when he was deployed.