Brindle pit bull mix on a porch at golden hour in the Sgt. Stubby bandana collar, the camo collar and leash on the rail

American Heroes · Edition 1

American Heroes

Named for Sgt. Stubby, the stray who went to war in 1917 and came home with a blanket full of medals.
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1917

Found on the Yale drill field

4 offensives

Aisne-Marne to Meuse-Argonne

17 battles

With the 102nd Infantry

1921

A medal pinned on by Gen. Pershing

The story behind Edition 1

From the drill field to your porch

  1. Illustration of Stubby walking among the boots of marching soldiers of the 102nd Infantry on the Yale drill field, 1917

    1917

    A stray on the drill field

    He wandered onto the Yale campus while the 102nd Infantry trained for France. No pedigree, no collar. The soldiers named him Stubby.

  2. Illustration of Stubby tucked under a soldier's greatcoat at the rail of the troopship SS Minnesota, October 1917

    1918

    Over there

    He sailed for France in October 1917 and went into the trenches in early 1918. He was gassed, and wounded by a German grenade at Seicheprey, and went back to the line.

  3. Illustration of Stubby standing guard in a snowy trench under barbed wire at the front, 1918

    1918

    The spy

    The story his regiment told: in the Argonne he found a German soldier hiding and held him by the seat of his pants until the Americans came.

  4. Illustration of Stubby's folded blanket on a camp table, with his medals, Allied flag patches and service chevrons

    1919

    Home a sergeant

    He came home after 17 battles with a blanket full of medals. His regiment called him Sergeant, and the name stuck.

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  5. Brindle dog sitting on a porch in the Sgt. Stubby camo collar with the American Hero 1917 patch, the matching leash beside him

    Today

    Edition 1

    We put his name on two pieces: a camo collar and leash with his 1917 patch, and a stars-and-stripes bandana collar. If the story isn’t true, it doesn’t ship.

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Built like it means it

What you get in Edition 1, straight from the product pages.

Metal hardware

A metal buckle and a welded D-ring. No plastic.

Neoprene lining

Soft where the collar meets the neck, for every day.

Camo canvas

A canvas shell in a WWI-era camouflage pattern.

His patch

The American Hero 1917 patch, plus a collectible Stubby hang tag.

If the story isn't true, it doesn't ship.

That is the only rule of American Heroes. Every edition starts with a documented story, and the collar carries it. Edition 1 is Sgt. Stubby’s.

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Questions owners ask

What size does my dog need?

Measure the base of the neck, right where the collar sits, and add one to two inches. When in doubt, go up a size. The full chart is on each product page.
Does the leash come with the collar?

Yes. The camo leash ships with the collar and leash set.
Can the collar get wet?

Yes. The metal hardware won’t rust, and the canvas and neoprene air-dry fine. If your dog swims in it, rinse it with fresh water afterward.
Is the bandana collar a real collar?

Yes. The stars-and-stripes bandana is sewn onto an adjustable collar with a buckle and a welded D-ring for ID tags. No knot to retie.
Who was Sgt. Stubby?

A brindle stray of no particular breed who joined the 102nd Infantry at Yale in 1917, fought in 17 battles in France and came home with a blanket full of medals. Read his story.

Every walk counts. This one comes with a story.

Edition 1: the camo collar and leash, and the bandana collar.

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