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American Hero Series | TrueAmericanPets

1917

A stray wandered onto the drill field at Yale.

1918

He shipped to the front under an overcoat.

The Front

Seventeen battles. He warned of gas first.

Sergeant

The first dog the U.S. Army ever promoted.

Western Front17 battles, 18 months, four offensives.
DecoratedGen. Pershing pinned on a gold medal himself.
Built to wearMetal hardware, neoprene lining, XS–XL fit.

Why this hero

The story is documented. The gear is inspectable.

Edition 01 starts with Stubby because his record is strong enough to honor, and the collar is built plainly enough to inspect.

Sergeant Stubby standing outdoors in his decorated medal coat — Stubby in his medal coat. Public-domain archive photo.

Sgt. Stubby collar and leash set with 1917 patch and metal hardware — Edition 01: a documented story on daily-walk gear.

The dogA WWI stray found at Yale who attached himself to Robert Conroy.
The proofService record, Pershing photos, medal coat, and Smithsonian preservation.
The gearA 1917 patch, metal hardware, neoprene lining, and leash-ready build.

The collection uses archive evidence where it makes a history claim, then product details where it asks you to trust the gear.

The real history

He outranked the man who smuggled him to war.

Edition 01 starts with Stubby because the record is strong, visible, and worth carrying into everyday gear.

1917Yale origin
17 battlesWestern Front
SmithsonianPreserved record

1917

Found at Yale

A short-tailed brindle stray wanders onto the drill field and refuses to leave Pvt. Robert Conroy's side.

1918

Smuggled to France

Hidden aboard the troopship under Conroy's overcoat. A dog's salute wins over the officers.

FRONT

Seventeen battles

Eighteen months, four offensives. He warns of gas and finds the wounded in no-man's-land.

VALOR

The German spy

Credited with pinning a German soldier by the seat of his pants until the doughboys arrived.

SGT

Promoted to sergeant

The first dog in U.S. Army history made sergeant — outranking Cpl. Conroy himself.

HONORS

Decorated by Pershing

Gen. John J. Pershing pins on a gold medal. Three presidents shake his paw.

General Pershing, Robert Conroy, and Sergeant Stubby in an archival photograph — Pershing, Conroy, and Stubby in the postwar record.

Sergeant Stubby decorated uniform in an archival photograph — Decorated coat, the proof made visible.

Sergeant Stubby wearing his medal beside Pvt. Robert Conroy in an archival photograph — Conroy and Stubby, the partnership that began at Yale.

American Series gear

Choose the Sgt. Stubby gear your dog will actually wear.

Start with the collar-and-leash set for daily walks, choose the lighter bandana collar, or add both pieces in one click.

Daily walk hardwareCollar-and-leash set
Lighter tribute2-in-1 bandana collar
Both piecesOne-click bundle

American Hero

Sgt. Stubby Collar & Leash Set

Best for daily walks: collar, matching leash, metal hardware, padded neoprene, and the 1917 Stubby patch.