They’re referred to as man’s best friend, known for being loyal, and have even risked their lives to save others. In this installment, we’re going to look at some truly memorable pooches throughout history. These aren’t your morning cartoon canines, either; these are true tales of unforgettable hounds, and whether their story is heroic, tragic, or intriguing, they all earned their place in this video! Bust out the box of tissues, you might be blubbering at the end of this one!
3. Laika
Sometimes when humans want to do something that may have a drastically negative effect on an individual’s life, they look to using something else as a stand-in.
For the 1957 Soviet launch of the Sputnik 2 spacecraft, the three-year-old mongrel Laika was chosen from the streets of Moscow to replace a human to determine the effects of spaceflight on a living organism. The testing went well but Laika died during her journey. Initially it was believed she died from a lack of oxygen shortly after
the experiment started, but a report that surfaced in 2002 stated what is believed
to be the real cause of death: Laika died six days into the experiment from overheating, possibly caused by a failure of the central r7 sustainer to separate from the payload.
