The dog that orbited the Earth

[Gerald]

The first living creature to orbit the Earth was a stray dog from the Soviet Union called Laika.
She was sent into space in November 1957.
Prof Viktor Yazdovsky played with Laika as a child when his father brought her home from the Soviet space headquarters before her mission.

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/magazine-41901604/the-dog-that-orbited-the-earth

Ya are in dog heaven.:yep:

[Platapus]

Due to malfunctions, she did not die an easy suffering free death.

[Kapitan]

Lasted all of 6 hours by Soviet accounts