Able Seaman Just Nuisance - A Great Doggo
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Today we look at the life of the Great Dane Nuisance and his activities in South Africa during WW2.
Read more about him here:
www.amazon.co.uk/Just-Nuisanc...
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:55 - The Life Story
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Pinned post for Q&A ;)
Is it true you have HMS Warspite tattooed on your butt?
I always heard terriers were popular dogs in the various navies. Any history of pets on board? Birds cats or dogs?
Why the Regia Marina heavy cruisers aside from Bolzano have bow mounted aircraft launching facilities? I recently read somewhere that it takes the rotation of the foremost gun to clear the launch for aircraft.
Regarding your video. Does this mean Able Seadog Just Nuisance is technically the last attempt at impressment in the Royal Navy? Just seems like a funny idea when you think about it.
Whens your pupper due?
I am amazed on how many pictures of a dog were taken
The whole idea of asking a dog for a ticket is peak railway
That they would threaten to,well attempt to, destroy him says it plain enough.Cowardly poison him most likely.
@@MARGATEorcMAULER In that day and age, they probably meant it, think acute 20 Gauge lead poisoning.
When they asked him for the ticket he should have turned around and took a big dump in the upturned hand
Last year some archive found a film reel labeled "Philipines" with a date indicating WW2. Expecting war footage, it was rushed to development and digitization, and it turned out to be some young dogs playing. People have always taken pictures of dogs, even when those pictures were made with silver attached to a highly flammable mix of alcohol and guncotton.
Having worked on the rail in the past here in Australia there was a common saying: "There are three ways of doing things - the right way, the wrong way and the railway".
What a fantastic story. The humour and humanity of the RN on full display.
Also Nuisance being used for sub hunting should have been called ASDOG
ASDOG does sound better then ASDICK... At least less rude...
Conn, sonar! Dogs got a bone, bearing... 😂😂😂😂
@@unluckyirish2763 Sonar, Conn aye. Who’s a good boy!
@@unluckyirish2763 Bearing 290° north!
Or maybe he should have been called a sub-woofer
I knew what the sores on the tail were as soon as they were mentioned. As a child I had an Irish wolfhound who was the same way. The force of her tail spattered blood all over our walls. Made it look like a crime scene, all because of a happy dog.
Ah yes. The dreaded “happy tail”
Had a friend who sewed a simple tail wrap of heavy wool and cotton to solve the issue. Cracking thwacks became dull thumps, and sores disappeared soon after.
My brother's pitbull has the same issue
When I was growing up me and my brother used to play with a great dane down the street named Sandy. Sandy was a happy girl who loved when the neighborhood kids hopped her owner's fence into her yard to play, but as she ran past us she would wap us in the thighs with her wagging tail and it was like someone smacking you with a leather belt. She also liked to rough house with us, and as we were like 8-12 year old kids this usually meant we were eating dirt pretty hard. Great dog, she was.
I had the same with a rescued mongral, but he was so strong it was like having your legs whipped with a length of wet rope.
Ah, so that's what Mrs. Drach sounds like when she's not floating underwater waiting fo ships to pass by so she can give them a nice, big hug and blow them to kingdom come.
A lovely speaking voice, incidentally.
"Assigned to the dog watch." That's priceless.
The actions of the base commander and higher ranks in keeping this dog for morale purposes is commendable. I'm sure they liked dogs, and they liked a good, harmless joke, but there can be no doubt as to how important such an image of home and normal life that such a dog can bring is to the sailors. War sucks, life is hard, and every thing that improves morale in a reasonably healthy way should be cherished. That they identified that and joined in to protect him is fantastic.
Not that the dog would have allowed them to stop him in any case.
*when everyone thought Nuisance was dead by car*
Just Nuisance: "My death was greatly exaggerated, but I lived!"
He really lived a great life.
Damn you Drach, your are supposed to be one of the few channels that does not cause "sever watering of the eyes" If I wanted tears I would watch fluffy kitty videos. No really, what a great video. I am sure his reputation has been expanded over the decades, but this dog lived a dozen dogs lifes and not a few human like lifes in his 7 years...
I wholeheartedly agree with you on that
Those darn onion-slicing ninjas got to me too!
Hear, hear!
My sister's Corgi died a few weeks ago, so I'm sure she can relate.
"Happy Tail" is a real thing with Danes. Best friend's mom growing up ran a Great Dane Rescue, and bandaged tails were a regular deal.
Labradors are the same!
@@alganhar1 Albeit with a SLIGHTLY lower swing elevation!
This story reminds me of the best fun fact about my family’s history: My grandfather had a setter when I was a kid who had a quite remarkable heritage. We actually had his family tree, which was dated back to around 1850, and showed that he was a direct descendent of a dog in Russia called Milord. Milords’ owner was none other than Tsar Alexander II, who had received the Milord as a gift at some point.
It never worked as a pickup line, but it did get me bitches.
Lmao what a way to close a story
@@GearGuardianGaming Hilarious too because now I'm just picturing a bunch of female dogs being captivated by his words.😂
I grew up near Simonstown and can confirm that Nuisance is still well remembered. There's that statue on Jubilee Square, and any business with an interest in tourism is named Nuisance XXX. Just for interest sake, Simonstown is about an hour by train from Cape Town, or at least it was when I was a school boy. The former Naval Air Station Wingfield is probably 5 km further north of Cape Town, but I really don't know how a dog would get there by train - probably hopped on a truck when it left Simonstown which would probably have been a 2 hour truck trip from Simonstown via Cape Town and then to Wingfield back in the day before the freeways were built. Froggy point is probably about 5 km south of Simonstown. The point is, this dog got around.
Mrs. Drach is awesome!
This was absolutely brilliant! Great to have Mrs. Drach onboard as well and not just her fingers holding items for you to chop into dubious recipes.
Don't forget her cameo as the voice of the mine in the Channel Dash video... :)
@@alexandermonro6768 I haven't. It led to a bit of an awkward conversation when I pointed out a mine on display right next to where the HMCS Haida was docked, saying to Drach and everyone there that I see his wife. 😅
Our family includes a 175 pound "Nuisance" named Nelson.
I can picture him doing exactly all of these things without being trained to. Such a regal profile and interesting personality this breed.
Nelson is not an admiral but when he looks out over our small farm from our balcony it reminded me a Bridge Officer with a sharp eye towards the sea. Nelson just popped into my head. (Maybe I saw a painting?)
Love the channel Drach
I have read of Nuisance over the years. How could anyone not love this Pup.
“No ticket, no more doggo.” - train officer, maybe.
This is great. Looking at history, it's easy to dehumanise the people when all we want to know is the macroscopic trends of the time and place. Stories like this give a bit of colour and depth back to it. Well done Drach, well done.
Somehow I can picture drac buying nuisance getting him food and drinking a beer with him
Love it when you cover stuff like this Drach. It's incredibly niche but lots of fun.
Railway "we'll destroy this dog"
Entire Royal navy "try that and we will shell everything within range of our guns"
Honestly a series on ships/base mascots would be great. Always nice to end the week with the story of the good boys and girls of the Navy
I like that idea too
This dog lived a better life than most humans. Thanks for the video!
Wow both Drachs have excellent speaking voices and make great narrators! Loved the story!!
The thumbnail is peak
"draw me like one of your french girls"
Interesting how Nuisance payed a "Diplomatic Visit" to USS Marblehead during her visit on the way home from the Philipines as per your Marblehead video.
I was raised by a succession of Great Danes (and burros and spaniels etc.). I loved them all and, due to their +-7 yr. lifespan, I learned early about death and grief and unconditional love. I am forever grateful.
I'm not crying, you are, I just have a little dust in my eyes, ok, a lot of dust.
My family's dane growing up had the same problem with his tail.
This guy however was very unlike any dane I ever met, all the ones I've known are dumber than a box of rocks, but are the nicest dogs you'll find
We had a greyhound who shattered his tail so badly & repeatedly it had to be partially docked.
The vets even tried taping a large syringe body over the bandage, he broke that too & wound up with broken plastic in with the whole mess.
He was a happy pup, never seemed to mind the loss but he never did calm down
@@NM-wd7kx With ours, once it opened up, he would lick it non stop, keeping it open, the cone of shame didn't work, he managed to get around it, even after extending it further, so He ended up loosing most of his tail too.
He was a good dog though, dumb and scared of his own shadow, but good.
I'm going to make sure this is watched by my fellow Naval Warfare Officers at our school. This is the hero we need!
He was also famous for rounding up sailors to catch the last train back from Cape Town to Simonstown
Outstanding! I have a picture of me with that statue from my time in SA years ago (1995?). I remember thinking "there's *got* to be a story behind this dog..." And here it is! Presented brilliantly.
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Let’s hope Disney doesn’t decide to do a movie about him. They’d mangle it beyond recognition.
he'd be a gay parrot in the Disney version
They'd portray him as a Black Pekignese (sp)
They'd make him a non binary member of the chinese PLA Navy and film near a [redacted] camp
As owner of Star Wars at least they could do:
"Look there's a dog on that plane!"
"[waves hand] This is not the dog you are looking for."
They'd probably make him a St. Bernard, based in San Diego, as they would insist on showing him as American, the way Hollywood seems to find mandatory.
Wait?! Mrs. Drach is a South African? Welcome to youtube my fellow South African. I've been to the nuisance monument once or twice too.
Ditto.
Always nice to hear a decent accent, of hoe.
Watched with my gf, it was a rollercoster of emotions.
I can’t believe there wasn’t a tin tin esque marmaduke hybrid cartoon made about this goodest of good bois.
My son in law is South African. One of his first gifts to our US family, was a book about this wonderful dog. My husband is retired NAVY so it was just perfect!
That’s one of the saddest parts about dogs like Great Danes - they truly die to soon.
A pleasant surprise hearing Mrs drach's voice on this one. And what a story this was. Rest in peace Able Seaman Nuisance. You truly were the best boi
Everything is better with a doggo!
Thank you, Drach and Mrs Drach, for a wonderful retelling of a bit of history of the RN in South Africa. This is what I meant about your necessary sense of humour in a previous comment, I made. More like this, please.
The tail injury is actually pretty common among Great Danes, and is known as Happy Tail. A friend of mine was forced to have her dog's tail amputated because she absolutely could not keep it bandaged and her house constantly looked like something out of a horror movie.
Not many people know about her, but a ship stationed in Simonstown had a female leopard named Rifles as a ship's cat.
My mom's dog has a heavily callused tail for this reason. Sometimes she puts a section of pool noodle on it if she's having company because MJ is a super social doggo and she beats everything and everyone with her tail. It's been a while since she's bled and her fur has come back at the tip, where most of the damage would occur but she still swings that thing around like she's trying to bludgeon someone. Just so happy and care-free. She's the family goober.
Thanks to Mrs. Drach for bringing the story of a great dog to your significant other, and for him bringing it to us.
As a Capetonian, this was one of my favorite stories.
My father worked in the documentary in Simonstown. Several family members was stationed on ships or local bases there, myself included around 1988 - 1989. This is an important story to tell and you did a fantastic job of it.
Wait... Mrs Drach?
OUR LADY SAVIOR HAS RETURNED!
Drach, once again you've exhibited extraordinary story telling skills. My family was blessed with the companionship of a large St. Bernard/Pyranese mix for about 4 years before she passed (we adopted her at age 4). Unfortunately, large breed dogs tend to be short lived, but all that I've been fortunate to know have wonderfully developed personalities and exhibit fierce loyalty. She was an extremely friendly girl, but woe betide anyone who accosted or threatened someone that she considered to be a friend. She was capable of vocalizing a basso rumble growl that would chill you to the depths of your soul, and that was typically all that was required to quell any potential conflict. Thank you so much sir.
He was a good boi.
This is the first time a Drach episode left me in tears.
For me i think its the first time ive known about something existing for less than half an hour and then had tears start to flow despite the entire situation being from a time before i existed, come to think about it, the dog was born 4 years before my dad was.
Nuisance's was a story I was first made aware of a good few years ago, via a great friend, a veterinarian of huge character, compassion and humour, who hailed from 'Maritzburg. Sadly he is now no longer with us , but his story remained with me, and now you have fully fleshed it out, for which I am eternally grateful to you, and Mrs Drach.
No matter how many times I listen to this story I still cry at the end! We also had a black lab named Chevis that you could talk to like a person & he understood. My step-dad Billy had deer heads on the wall. And he'd say "Chevis, that deer is gonna get you." Which made him bark at the deer head in question.
Having had a couple of beloved firehouse dogs in my career, this one yanked my heartstrings.
Dogs are truly man's best friend. A great, totally British/Old Commonwealth, story.
What a good boy he was ❤️
Someone should make a supercut of all the tutorials track is done so far for Squarespace, and then send the video file to Drax somehow so he could upload it, so he could have the most detailed Squarespace guide on the internet
A great "Salty Dog"! this was fun to watch. USCG dog, Sinbad, deserves the Drach treatment next! Since Drach covered naval cats three years ago it's good to see a great dog have his day. Thanks to Mrs. Drach, she is a star.
Oh my goodness, I have been waiting for a Drach telling of the story of Just Nuisance since I first learned of him from The History Guy a couple years ago. And needless to say, I was not disappointed. Thank you sir!
A dog that digs it's own poop hole is a good dog indeed.
Glad that he got to meet the crew of HMAS CANBERRA. ❤️🐕🇦🇺😢
Thank you Drach and Mrs. Drach. Great story. I’m not crying, you’re crying. 👍🏻😁
As someone who volunteers at a rescue we call that "Happy Tail" and sometimes amputation is the only solution if you don't want sepsis
You got me with this one, Uncle Drach. I swear it was just something in my eyes at the end.
Not only a Great Dane, but a Good Dog.
Not gonna lie, when you mentioned his injuries & eventual burial with Full Honors, my heart skipped a few beats.
He's probably still confounding porters and other ships' mascots today ;)
Thank you, this was perhaps the best post you've done - at least one of the most heartwarming. I am not a dog person but I do see honor in all creatures. I bet he would have been a fun buddy to have. I'm 6 ft 7 in and he would have fit right in with my family. Thanks for sharing Bob from Virginia USA
You should do a video about Dutch submarines of ww2. They are very interesting, especially the K16 and the O17. They did a good number of things in the Dutch East Indies and are rarely talked about, mostly being overshadowed by other ships of that campaign.
History with Hilbert just released a video on exactly that topic.
I've read a bit on O17 in some SOE literature on missions of the Malayan theater.
I believe the Submarine involved in the rescue of the sole survivors of HMAS Yarra U77 was in fact K16.Story below to flesh it out Drach did a story on Yarra a while back.
On this day, 4 March 1942, the RAN sloop HMAS Yarra (II), commanded by Lieutenant Commander Robert Rankin, and the merchant ships Anking and Franco, were overwhelmed and sunk in the Indian Ocean by Japanese fleet of 3 cruisers, Atago, Takao and Maya, and Two destroyers, commanded by Vice Admiral Kondo.
Yarra was the only warship in the convoy and engaged the enemy fleet after ordering her convoy to scatter.
Yarra opened fire with her four inch guns to draw the fire of the Japanese cruisers away from her convoy. It was an heroic but doomed effort to save these ships by Lieutenant Commander Rankin who deliberately closed the range on the enemy ships and attempted to screen the convoy with smoke. He was killed on his bridge by an incoming shell.
This brave action astoundingly lasted for roughly an Hour against such overwhelming odds pretty impressive showing what dedication to duty and a good crew could achieve when so outgunned and outnumbered as well.
LS Buck Taylor, in charge of the last remaining gun, continued to fire alone after the abandon ship order, until he too was killed.
Of the ship's complement of 151, 138 lost their lives either onboard Yarra, or on rafts waiting for rescue. By pure luck 13 survivors were later picked up by a Dutch submarine.
Lest we forget.
The Unit Citation awarded to HMAS Yarra (II) by the Governor General in March 2013 was given for: Acts of extraordinary gallantry in the Indian Ocean on 4 March 1942.
That was beautiful. My pitbull is now wondering why I'm hugging him.
He ain't gonna question it, nor will he turn down some extra treats. 😋
I thought I remembered something like this from the Marblehead video. This is such an awesome story!
My mother as a little girl had occasion to be pushed off a train seat by Nuisance.
More Mrs. Drach please.
This is an amazing story of an amazing dog in my country of South Africa. Thank you. What a wonderful send off to heaven by his human colleagues. RIP Just Nuisance 😢
Just Nuisance knows who the good doggo is.
This should be a movie
the problem with his tail where he wagged it so much is actually condition called 'happy tail' my springer spaniel had the same issue a little while ago
Awwww, Able Seaman Nuisance! So adorbs!!!
This biography of Just Nuisance is so touchingly adorable and I'm so glad my husband mentioned it to me and then sent the video over to me at my computer. Always rest in peace, Nuisance--You were indeed a Great Doggo. 🥰😂🤣❤🦴🦴🦴🦴🦴🦴🎉🎊🎈♂👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🏭🚂🛩🌈👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 x 1,000,000,000!!!
Hooman pull lever, hooman get mutton.
Hooman eat some and put rest back.
Hooman go to sleep.
🧐
Hooman must not want any more mutton.
Don’t worry hooman, I will dispose of the rest.
That is a damn good doggo.
Thanks Drach. As a Cape Townian the story is Just Nuisance is one of my favourites.
I remember that there was a tv mini series made in South Africa in the early 90s that covered the life and adventures of Just Nuisance, but sadly can't seem to find copies of it anywhere.
What a good doggo!
6:22 Mine is way smaller at only 65kg but if you try to push him aside he'll helpfully wrestle his snout around your knee and help you to the floor so you can crawl by under him.
Now that was a great (Dane) story!
I really enjoyed it and bought 2 copies of the book asap because as soon as my partner Sue sees this then she will want one too.
A full salute to Just Nuisance A.B!
Holy shit the story of yhr end of his life genuinely made me shiver and well up a little. What an absolutely astounding story -- he certainly availed himself well.
What a fantastic story with Drach on his best form with the humour my wife loved this.
I first came across his story from another UA-camr, "The History Guy". As an American, I love that Just Nuisance's story made it across the Pond. Thank you very much for sharing the pictures.
Drachinifel's new channel: Squaresapce tutorials with some naval stuff tacked on :D. Seriously though, your sponsor segments are very well done, much more effort than many (most) other channels.
Having known a few large dogs in my life, 7 is a pretty good age for something the size of a Great Dane...still, no matter how long they live it's never enough.
I dig how you can make even the sponsorship an engaging and informative couple of minutes. Thanks for the content.
Well Done Drach …this was a very pleasant surprise…!
Made me nearly cry again. Thanks,
All histories of animals in WW2 are incredible, this ones is great for sure!
A pleasure to make your acquaintance, Mrs. Drach. You and your husband both have wonderful speaking voices. Have you received tuition or did it come naturally?
Dogs are the noblest rogues...thanks D for a wonderful tail...ooops-tale
Having a Rhodesian Ridgeback myself, this was heartwarming. "Lamont" is big, to be sure- a very large RR- but nowhere near these huge puppies....
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S/o to Mrs. D for the intro! More sea dogs!
Truly one of the most important naval stories I’ve ever heard
Had to pause the Phillip episode to watch this. While Able Seacat Simon is still the most heroic of RN animals, Nuisance is just fantastic. Animals, but especially dogs, really do help boost quality of life.
What a doggo
The long awaited sequel to the cat video! Excellent.
So cool you did this! Different take than the History Guy's take on it.
Rest well Able Seaman Just Nuisance. Until Valhalla and I too shall raise a glass to the four legged warrior. 😢 I'm not crying, you are.
It's nice to have these more casual videos on occasion, but I expect the next will be about something more Sirius, such as navigating by the stars.
I was honestly enthralled from start to finish. What an amazing story, amazing animal & amazing Naval Rating. Clearly a great asset to the RN.