The first war dog to carry messages for the Allies in World War I was a Belgian Sheepdog named Taki. The French military began working with Belgian Sheepdogs to train […]
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Jack, a young mastiff, was to become one of the best-known mascots of the Civil War because his story was reported by a reporter with Harper’s Weekly in 1862. Jack
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The story goes that in 1937 two Coast Guardsmen returned to their ship, The U.S.S. George W. Campbell, docked in Staten Island. They carried with them a bag they tried
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Despite the success that European countries had with the dogs used during World War I, the U.S. government had never proceeded with organizing a canine unit for the military. When
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During World War I, the United States had no canine corps, but once we entered the war, our troops were the beneficiaries of military dogs trained by other countries. Carrying
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“Many soldiers have their todays and can plan their tomorrows because of what a Military Working Dog did for them yesterday.” This is the motto for Military Working Dog Adoptions,
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