America's founding father and later on the first president George Washington loved dogs so much that he returned a terrier to its rightful owner even when the owner was the enemy.
After the Battle of Germantown, George Washington found a small terrier running around the battlefield between British and American lines. It turns out that the British General Howe’s dog had gotten loose, as it was identified by its collar.
Washington’s soldiers suggested that the dog be kept as a trophy of the British to weaken the morale of General Howe.
Instead, Washington took the pup back to his tent where he fed him, brushed him and cleaned him. He then wrote a letter and attached it to the dog’s collar. To everyone's surprise, he ordered a cease-fire and had his aide return the terrier under a flag of truce.
Here are some links to that story,
https://barkpost.com/good/george-washington-dog-ceasefire/
https://historydaily.org/george-washington-ordered-ceasefire-return-dog
