by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Oct 8, 2024 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Though ancient Egyptians didn’t literally worship house cats, they revered them. Keeping a cat in one’s home was considered a way of both attracting good fortune and warding off evil spirits. A cat’s passing was considered a significant loss. Owners would shave their...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 15, 2024 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Juliana was a Great Dane who lived in the U.K. during WW2. In April 1941during the German bombing campaign known as the Blitz, a small incendiary bomb fell through the roof of the house of Juliana and her owner. Despite the noise, shock and fire, Juliana ran to it and...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Mar 1, 2024 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Manfred von Richthofen was a German World War I pilot. A legendary ace in the Great War, who some may know due to Snoopy’s battles with him (flying his doghouse) in Peanuts. The real Red Baron had a dog which he acquired as a puppy. The flying ace described him at...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Dec 2, 2023 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military), Arizona and Its Amenities
WalletHub compared the pet-friendliness of the 100 largest U.S. cities across 23 key metrics using three main categories: Pet Budget, Pet Health & Wellness, and Outdoor Pet Friendliness. The criteria in Pet Budget included an analysis of veterinary care costs, the...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 1, 2023 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
In the beginning of the First World War, the German cruiser Dresden set out for the south Atlantic. On board was a pig, probably as a source of fresh meat during what was anticipated to be a long voyage. After the battle of the Falkland Islands in December 1914, HMS...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 24, 2023 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Old Bill was a wire-haired Terrier that was the mascot of the H.M.S. Falmouth, a British cruiser in the First World War. But he didn’t start his duties on that ship. He was “captured” from a German fishing trawler that the Falmouth sank. When he and the crew of the...
