In 1917, Private J. Robert Conroy found a stray puppy with a short tail — hence the name Stubby — while training for combat. He smuggled the dog into his camp and later to France.

Anne Bausum, author of Stubby the War Dog: The True Story of World War I’s Bravest Dog, writes that J. Robert Conroy, a 25-old private from New Britain, Connecticut, forged the closest bond with ...

Logan Lerman voices Robert Conroy, Stubby’s master, and Helena Bonham Carter offers voice-over duties as Robert’s older sister Margaret, though the framing device of the sister’s narration ...

Presentation of stuffed dog "Sergeant Stubby," official mascot of the 102nd Infantry Regiment (United States), 26th Yankee Division, during World War I, by James Robert Conroy (right) to the United ...