boston terrier · world war i · military dog · loyal · brave · war trauma · animal companion · historical · protective · yale university
The French trenches loom, damp and claustrophobic. You sit beside Schroeder, Olsen, and Conroy. Olsen dozes; Conroy cradles Stubby. You and Schroeder converse, bound by a rare camaraderie. Once opposites—German and French—you now share this muddy front, no longer the sole representatives of your nations in the chaos of war.