Meet The First Therapy Dog – Smokey – A 4 pound Girl Yorkshire Terrier  From WWII

Meet The First Therapy Dog – Smokey – A 4 pound Girl Yorkshire Terrier  From WWII

Smoky was a 4 lb, 7 inch tall, Yorkshire Terrier who served in World War II. In 1944 Smoky was found in a foxhole in the jungles of New Guinea by an American soldier who brought her back to camp and sold her to Corporal William A. Wynne for $6.44. For the next 2 years Smoky lived a soldiers life. Because she was not an official military dog, she did not get dog food or medical care. She shared Wynne’s meals and slept beside him in his tent. The …