Smokey, the WWII Therapy Dog

From Military.com: “Like many soldiers, Smoky's discipline helped keep the little pup alive. She learned more than 200 hand signals and commands. She ate C-rations, slept in Wynne's tent and was carried in his backpack wherever he went. As a member of the 5th Air Force's 26th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, this meant Smoky survived more than 150 Japanese air raids in New Guinea and flew 12 rescue and photo reconnaissance missions.

Smoky's resilience extended to life aboard ship. She survived Japanese kamikaze attacks, a typhoon on Okinawa and even managed to warn Wynne of an incoming attack while aboard a landing craft. An attack on his LST (landing ship, tank) that day killed the eight men standing near him, but Smoky had warned Wynne to take cover.” Read more at Military.com! And contemplate for a moment on the resilience and courage of dogs. (even your’s asleep on the couch!)