The 1st Front Brigade of Moscow State Circus Artists. Third from the left is B. Vyatkin with his dog Kroshka.

Clown Boris Petrovich Vyatkin found his first dog in a snowdrift while on tour. The foundling was named «Kroshka.» The little one turned out to be a very talented performer: she danced, «sang,» performed all sorts of acrobatic tricks, and even sneezed on command.

Boris Vyatkin and his dog Kroshka fought throughout the Great Patriotic War, performing in a front-line brigade of circus performers.