The central idea of Sgt. Stubby Hero dog of WW1 is that a dog can be far more useful than just a mascot, he can be a loyal friend. I know this because in the text it said, “Stubby became ultra-sensitive to its odor and was able to run through the trenches, barking and biting soldiers awake before an attack.” This shows that Stubby helped warn the soldiers that they should get up and prepare for attack. Later in the text it says, “The dog could locate wounded Americans on the battlefield by listening for the specific sounds of English amid the fracas. He would stay and bark until the medics came ,...” This is a example of how he was loyal to the soldiers.
Used for military reasons. He loves being treated like a pet, not a war dog.
...e of their loyalty to their owners and how they did well with their job (Foster 54). During the World War I, pit bulls were asked to warn soldiers of gas attacks, found wounded men and even listened and warned soldiers of artillery rounds. Even in movies and advertisements, pit bulls were also famous in the campaigns of Levis, Buster Brown Shoes and even Wells Fargo. And even during the World War II. President Theodore Roosevelt kept a pit bull. During the World Trade Center incident of 9/11, pit bulls were asked to look for survivors.
Or maybe ask a Vietnam vet who spent years tortured in a small, filthy cell unfit for a dog. Or a Korean War soldier who helped rescue half a nation from Communism, or a Desert Storm veteran who repulsed a bloody dictator from raping and pillaging an innocent country.
Historians who study World War 1 have argued about Stubby’s importance on many occasions. An argument that comes up frequently is this; Is Stubby is only regarded as famous in the world of military animals because he was the first American military dog? Although his actions were great, they were not incredibly unique, as European war dogs had been involved in battle too, and had been doing just as well as Stubby for a longer amount of time (Tamara). However, whether or not Stubby’s actions warrant fame and recognition is irrelevant. It is irrefutable that Stubby’s military performance during World War 1 was extraordinary, but he is so well known because he is credited as the dog that broke the mold, so to speak, and began the integration of American dogs into war. Dogs have been used in police and military affairs in Europe since the medieval times, but dogs only began to appear in the United States over the past 100 years or so (Thompson). Before World War 1, Americans viewed the use of animals in combat as inhumane and odd. Despite this, when the United States first joined the war, Britain and France provided the American army with European dogs to use for fighting. It was acceptable for Americans to use European dogs, but it was frowned upon to bring American dogs from across the Atlantic (Thompson). What changed in the United States that allowed dogs to be integrated into the service of the country over such a short period of time? The answer to this would be an article published by the New York Times in May of 1917. Stubby was written about in the New York Times, and almost immediately afterwards, the average American’s view of a dog’s role in warfare changed drastically (Zimmerman).
One time, in American History, a pitbull had done an extraordinary thing. “Stubby was the unofficial mascot for the 102nd Infantry Division. He once saved his entire platoon by warning them of a poison gas attack.” Who knows what would have happened without Stubby! Some people wouldn’t even be here today if Stubby had not warned the troop about the poison gas.
In World War 1 pit bulls were used as war dogs and they could still be used as that and sometimes are. There is a lot of proof they are good war dogs. For example in a blog called Pit Bulls Haven't Always Had A Bad Rep it said “Pit bulls became a symbol of Americas Pride and their image was used on posters to recruit soldiers during World War 1”. Stubby was also a very important pit bull. He was the unofficial mascot of the 102nd infantry division. He once saved an entire platoon by warning them of poisonous gas.
Dog fighting then sprang up in America. As the immigrants moved west their dogs became more humane and had a more functional purpose. The dogs were trained to heard cattle, be faithful guardians, and protect the family and livestock. Pit bulls were to keep constant watch on the young children, the breed earned their place in America and played an important role in the fabrication of developing of the nation (Reflecting on pit bulls). As these dogs earned their name more and more Americans owned a pit bull. In World War I a pit bull named stubby stole the heart of America. Stubby became the unofficial mascot of the 102nd infantry division, he was credited to saving the lives of several of his human comrades (Fleig, 1996). Stubby won several medals for his bravery, he was even awarded the rank of Sargent. Mark Twain, Theodore Roosevelt, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Thomas Edison, Woodrow Wilson, John Steinbeck, Helen Keller, and Fred Astaire were all proud owners of the pit bull. One of the most iconic pit bulls is Petey from the TV show Little Rascals. The American kennel club was formed in 1884, its purpose was to promote the intent of purebred dogs. The kennel club sponsored events to test the various breeds of dogs in performance. The judges looked at the dogs performance of the function for which it was breed, this became an immediate problem for the pit bull. Since the pit bulls main function for being
Pit bulls were a symbol of American pride. Stubby the pit bull captured the nation's heart during the war. He was the mascot. He also saved his platoon
In part 1, I wrote the phrase “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog,” with my dominant(left) hand. My writing was small, neat, and concise with a slight slant to the left due to my left-handedness. In part 2, I wrote the same phrase but with my eyes closed. The writing was small and concise as before but the overall sentence itself was not straight due to my hand drifting from the page. This happened due to me being unable to see where to begin writing my letters. In part 3, I wrote the phrase again but this time with my non-dominant hand. Each letter was sloppy and inconsistent. The size of each letter was not the same. In part 4, I wrote the phrase with my non-dominant hand and with my eyes closed. The sentences were very sloppy and all over the place. The word sizes were not the same and the sentence began running into each other due to me not being able to see where I need to place the pencil to start a new word. Sometimes the letters would overlap as well.
When I was 5 I got a puppy and his name is shadow Shadow is the best dog in the world. Shadow is a Cocker Spaniel mixed with Cavalier King charles I think Shadow is the cutest dog ever. On August 8th we got Shadow in Morehead Shadow was the only male dog he was also the smallest and the only black one the rest were females and they were brown. I named my dog Shadow Because he is black and tan. When it was night time Shadow would whine and cry all night because he was scared. When I got Shadow my family thought he was going to be smart,but Shadow runs away one time he ran away and jump on a lady who was scared of dogs i thought that was funny. When I take Shadow to a dog park all he does is walk around by himself and jump on people and on the
Many people go through experiences every day. Whether it’s first day of school, or visiting a new state or even meeting your new family member. My experiences that I went through was getting my first dog, getting hired for my first job and also obtaining my driver’s licenses.
1. It was cold and damp that late afternoon at my house. I went to the barn to saddle my horse and felt a chilly wind pick up.
As a kid, I fell in love with the idea of getting a puppy for Christmas. Wrapped in a small box with a bow on top sitting under the tree just like the movies and tv shows I had seen. I can remember making a Christmas list of all the things I wanted that year, and every year the same thing that I wanted had said “puppy” with it underlined so that my mother knew which was my favorite on the list. Every year no surprise, I didn’t find a dog. I never understood why I never received one. When the kids at school talked about the few dogs they had at home made me so jealous, but I hoped that one day it would be me to have my own best friend at home.
"Honey," my mom yelled to me one sunny afternoon, "Go out and feed Sugar." Sugar was our dog, a big, husky lap dog. I went to our kitchen, and got some food. Then I stepped outside, into the warm, fresh August air, looking for Sugar. I glanced to where I kept Sugar, and couldn't believe my eyes. Sugar was not there. I ran to the place where Sugar slept, I saw that the leash was elegantly coiled up. I knew that Sugar could not have run away. I thought that she must have chased a deer or another animal. Then a disturbing thought hit me, Sugar might have been abducted. As I tried to push that thought out of my mind, I thought that my mom could have put Sugar out in the garage. I went to the garage to check, but unfortunately Sugar wasn?t there. ?Mom,? I cried after a couple of seconds, ?Do you know where Sugar is??
Ever since I can remember I’ve wanted a dog. Never did I think that dogs would end up being by biggest fear. I was just a little kid around 6 years old when it happened. I was walking home from my friend’s house when I saw a stray dog, it was in the middle of the street blocking my way, I decided to walk past it, while I was walking it started growling at me, I hesitated but still kept trying to walk then suddenly it got up and started barking empathically towards me. I was terrified, my first initial reaction being a 6 year old kid was to scare it away, I was ignorant. I picked up a rock and threw it at the dog thinking it’ll get scared and run away. I was wrong. The dog had enough it made a whimpering noise then started barking even louder