Dog Story of the week

The Queen's Corgis aren't the only dogs protecting their masters:



From The WSJ:

The Marine Corps mascot, a bulldog named Chesty, got into a confrontation with a superior officer, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's Golden Retriever. Despite this "breach" of protocol, Chesty still got a promotion from corporal to sargeant. WSJ's Julian E. Barnes reports from Washington.

Some snarky folks are suggesting his promotion was because of the incident....

here is the history of Chesty the Bulldog. 

The US Naval institute has a history of seadogs, including this photo of the original Jiggs, from the time of the First World War:

named for Chesty Puller, of course....