by Claudine Zap The Buzz loves a shaggy dog story. And this "tail" has a happy ending. A stray Afghan desert dog that became the mascot of a British Special Air Service guards was taken prisoner by the Taliban . (Again, we promise, happy ending.) As told by the Mirror , the dog, who was adopted by B Company, 1st Battallion , Gurkha Rifles troops, went from helpful to hero by alerting soldiers on patrol to roadside bombs.