Probably counts as animal abuse, but SASless' story put me in mind of RAFG nearly 30 years ago.....
The "White Tornado" was OC of RAFG's finest (and at that time only) SH squadron. On one FTX he managed to scrounge the Brigadier's box body/caravan to live in .... along with Percy, his trusty hound. Said hound was fed all week (by the groundcrew, honest) on compo oatmeal blocks, leading to a certain stoppage ... which was relieved near to Endex with the help of a bar of ExLax ...... 617's motto would have been more appropriate than 18's ...... and the box body was (allegedly) something to be seen ... preferably from a distance.....