This is Rip the Rescue Dog, a terrier mix found in a dazed state by an air raid warden following one of the first heavy bombings of London in 1940. It was never clear if Rip was a stray or if his family had been killed in the bombing. What quickly became clear, however, was Rip's uncanny ability to find unconscious persons buried under rubble following air raids.
While the scene above was almost certainly staged, Rip is credited
with saving well over 100 victims of the Blitz.
Rip's tombstone pretty much sums up his career. The Dickin Medal was also awarded
to Gander and Chips, the hero dogs mentioned earlier in today's series.
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