Almost 100 years later, Stubby's great deeds and brave heart make him an animal hero to fall in love with and treasure all over again.

Stubby's brave deeds earned him a place in history and in the Smithsonian Institution where his stuffed body can still be seen. Charmed, the CO awarded Stubby mascot status and sent him along with Conroy's unit to the Western Front. By the time Stubby encountered Conroy's commanding officer, the dog had perfected his right-paw salute. When Conroy's unit shipped out for France, he smuggled his new friend aboard. it grabbed hold of me in the way good stories do. At wars end, Stubby returned home with Conroy with honors, no longer a stowaway. The Connecticut volunteer never imagined that his stray dog would become a war hero. Stubby the War Dog by Ann Bausum audiobook. Private Robert Conroy casually adopted the orphan pup while attending basic training on the campus of Yale University in 1917. This is the true heart-warming story of Stubby, a small, stump-tailed terrier who fought alongside Allied. Stubby! That German shepherd star of the silver screen may have been born behind enemy lines during World War I, but Stubby, the stump-tailed terrier, worked behind enemy lines, and gained military honors along the way.