Show Dogs o of War Long a figure of speech dogs of war has a real meaning for Uncle Sam is drafting a K K 9 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- Dober I 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 in 1 as l t O h New 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 dogs Germany is believed to have a canine corps numbering France used to have a abig abig abig big dog army t employing dogs even for hauling light t guns At left Hans fans learns to look where the finger points I If f he e misses anything with his nose will trill rick pick tick It up I z v a 1 T 1 tiN Ry b. b ON PARADE The dogs are exercised and walked talked many times over the beat they are expected to patrol as shown in the picture above They learn that men in uniform have a right to be on this beat but others have not So when on night duty the dogs are right on their toes for unauthorized prowlers Right An Afghan and a German shepherd are learning to stand fast under fire here The soldiers blaze away with their pistols while the dogs are kept in leash 0 a w wry ry x a y 4 ff p ma w A mw y r p Nt t 0 i l r Vt I wy 4 x Y n 9 r R S 5 a a g. g 0 3 r 10 u 0 ROOKIE SQUAD A captain and three military policemen are arc shown with four canine recruits The dog second from the right is unfamiliar unfamiliar a to most Americans It is an Afghan a real aristocrat of 8 e a 8 f Dog Og serving French in trench on W Western ter front before France fell |