by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Oct 13, 2021 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Stubby, a bull terrier mix, is often referred to as America’s first war dog. He attached himself to his regiment when they were training for WWI in 1917 in New Haven, Ct. When it was time for the outfit to ship to Europe, Stubby was smuggled aboard and hidden in the...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 16, 2021 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Unlike the U.S., Germany didn’t terminate its war dog program after World War 1. So the German army was equipped in WW2 from the get go with dogs that had attended training schools at around six months of age. The process started with testing of the animals’ potential...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Aug 18, 2021 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
In the First World War, many veterinarians were needed due to the large number of horses employed by the armies of the participants. One of those vets was an English army officer from Ireland that had a big black tomcat named Dublin. They arrived in France early in...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 25, 2021 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
Dogs filled an important role in the care of the wounded in World War I. They were called Red Cross Dogs, Casualty Dogs and Sanitatshunde by the Germans. Sanitatshunde were trained to find wounded and dying men anywhere on the battlefield. Some were equipped with...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 29, 2021 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
In the Vietnam war Special Forces Medics were in charge of Green Beret camp sanitation. One cleanliness issue to be dealt with was rats. Medic Jerry Kizan first used a 12 gauge shotgun to stem the horde. In order to reduce indoor personnel and equipment damage, he...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | May 31, 2021 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military)
In Draft Dogs I wrote about the use of pack dogs in wartime. But long before those European conflicts, dogs were hauling goods in the Americas. Dogs were an important part of early native American life – besides hunting and religious uses, dogs were used to...
