Yorkie Doodle Dandy

[d_jonesy]

By Donald F Jones

• In early 1944, a tiny Yorkshire terrier, weighing less than 4 pounds and no taller than a GI's boot, was found by a US soldier in an abandoned foxhole in the tropical jungles on the battle-scarred island of New Guinea. Thought to have been abandoned by the Japanese, the GIs soon realized that she could understand neither Japanese

Comments

[jocosa]

You post the best things! What a heartwarming tail tale. :) And as always, great pictures!

[d_jonesy]

Thanks!! I love discovering things right here that I didn't know about

[mik25]

Brave dog.

[d_jonesy]

Yes she was. And quite intelligent.

[d_jonesy]

As of Veterans Day 2014, Bill Wynne still lives in the Greater Cleveland area and is now 94 years old.

Here's an article about Smokey from Australia, with a photo of a memorial to Smokey on the grounds of the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in Queensland Australia, where Smokey became the first therapy dog, entertaining troops from both sides, wounded during the battles in the South Pacific.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/a-statue-for-smoky-and-other-unsung-heroes-20121212-2b9pv.html