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Boji is a stray dog who became well known in 2021 after Istanbul residents noticed him using public transport on his own. He travelled by metro, tram and ferry, and monitoring by Metro Istanbul showed that he could cover around 30 kilometres in a single day. The Dog Who Learned to Navigate Istanbul’s Public Transport Boji caught the attention of …

Max was a German Shepherd serving with the Romanian Army. Born in 2009 and trained to detect explosives, he took part in two missions in Afghanistan alongside Staff Sergeant Valentin Roșioara. After Max was retired from service, his case prompted the Ministry of National Defence to change the rules governing military animals that could no longer perform the duties for …

Blondi was Adolf Hitler’s German Shepherd from 1941 until 1945 and remained with him throughout the final months of the Second World War. In April 1945, as Soviet troops closed in on central Berlin, Blondi was in the Führerbunker, where she died after a cyanide capsule was tested on her on Hitler’s orders. Blondi in Hitler’s Inner Circle Blondi was …

Bobbie was a dog from Silverton, Oregon, who became famous across the United States after returning to his family on his own in 1924, six months after disappearing during a trip to Indiana. The route later reconstructed from accounts of his journey was estimated at about 2,800 miles, or roughly 4,500 kilometres. Bobbie’s Disappearance Bobbie was a Scotch Collie mix …

Belka and Strelka were two female dogs from the Soviet space programme who were launched aboard Korabl-Sputnik 2, also known as Sputnik 5, on 19 August 1960. After spending about 24 hours in orbit, both animals returned safely to Earth. The mission played an important role in preparations for human spaceflight. Training and the August 1960 Flight The Soviet Union …

Balto was a sled dog who became famous after leading the final team in the relay that carried diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, in February 1925. His role in the final leg of the journey turned him into a symbol of the operation later known as the “Great Race of Mercy.” The Diphtheria Outbreak in Nome In January 1925, cases …

Laika was a stray dog found on the streets of Moscow and selected by Soviet researchers for the space programme. She was about three years old and relatively small, an important advantage given the extremely limited space inside the spacecraft in which she was to fly. Preparing for the Sputnik 2 Mission On 3 November 1957, Laika was launched aboard …

Hachikō, an Akita Inu, was born on 10 November 1923 in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, in northern Japan. In January 1924, he was taken in by Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor at Tokyo Imperial University. Hachikō accompanied Ueno each day and would wait for him at Shibuya Station, where the professor arrived by train on his way home from the university. Before …