Template:Did you know nominations/Ricky (dog)

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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 19:45, 18 September 2014 (UTC)

Ricky (dog) edit

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... that despite being injured by a land mine some 3 feet (1 m) away, war dog Ricky continued to clear the mines from the surrounding area during the Second World War?

Reviewed: Southern toad

5x expanded by Miyagawa (talk). Self nominated at 18:00, 13 September 2014 (UTC).

Review underway 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:06, 13 September 2014 (UTC)
Note "Dickin medal pigeons". PDSA. Retrieved 22 February 2011. doesn't seem to support the proposition cited. Ricky is not mentioned, and this is an article about pigeons. This seems unneeded, and I assume it was an error.

New enough, long enough. Clearly notable on this important dog (who kept looking for explosives after suffering a head injury, and having his section commander killed). Supported by ample sources. Duplication and plagiarism checking reveals no copyvio or close paraphrasing. QPQ confirmed. Hook and article are neutral, and the hook is very interesting. Hook is amply supported by all of the many sources. Two sources were subscription only, and I could not read or compare. One book I could not read as it is a book and off line, but it is one of many reliable and overlapping sources and I WP:AGF. I do have some minor concerns. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 19:49, 13 September 2014 (UTC)

Funnily enough, that was the one cite from before the expansion - I just didn't look at it!! I've removed it now. Miyagawa (talk) 21:36, 13 September 2014 (UTC)

I'm not trying to fix the blame. I'm just trying to fix the problem. It had something to do with the awards in 1947, but that was about it. Fine article. GTG. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:58, 13 September 2014 (UTC)

No worries! :) Miyagawa (talk) 22:01, 13 September 2014 (UTC)

Undid your removal of that citation and changed link. "Dickin medal dogs". PDSA. Retrieved 14 September 2014. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 09:24, 14 September 2014 (UTC)