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Dogs of WarLong a figure of speech, “dogs of war has a real meaning, for Uncle Sam is drafting a K-9 corps for war duty. The army has called for two hundred dogs to be trained as the nucleus of a much larger corps, which will be used to guard food depots and other war establishments, accompanied, of course, by the usual human sentries.Why a dog, you may ask, if there is already a sentry on the job? Well, a saboteur, for instance, might easily succeed in hiding himself from the human sentry in an isolated spot. But he would have a more difficult time fooling the keen sense of smell possessed by a dog.Dogs for Defense, Inc., is the organization recruiting dogs for Uncle Sam. Rigid requirements are laid down for canine candidates for the corps. Such dogs as Dalmatians, Dober-manns, Afghans, and German or Belgian shepherds are the ideal types.These photos show you the training of the first few dogs to be drafted for service in this war. Photos were made inNew Jersey, where soldiers from Fort Hancock gave them their first taste of army life.In other countries dogs have been used in war for years. Russia has an army of 50,000 dogs; Germany is believed to have a canine corps numbering 100,000; France used to have a big dog army, employing dogs even for hauling light guns.At left, “Hans” learns to look tchcrc the finger points. 11 ho misses anything U'ith his eyes his nose will pick it up.
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East Hampton Star
East Hampton, New York, US
Thu, Oct 08, 1942
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