Dogs For Defense
Dogs for Defense was a World War II US military program in which the military asked pet owners to donate their pet dogs to the war effort. The dogs were trained and used for guard and patrol duties. To encourage donations, the dogs were deprogrammed and returned after the war.
History
Prior to World War II, the US military did not have a formal canine corp and owned fewer than a hundred dogs (mostly sled dogs in Alaska). After Pearl Harbor, a woman named Alene Erlanger pushed for the US military to begin using dogs.[1]
References
- ^ "Poodles Against Hitler: A Canine Unit for World War II". America Comes Alive - Kate Kelly. 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
Additional references
- Waller, Anna M. (1958). Dogs and National Defense. Department of the Army.
- Blumenstock, Kathy (2011-11-09). "World War II's Dogs for Defense". www.petmd.com. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- Kelly, Kate (2011-08-03). "The Government Asked for Pets for Defense in the 1940s". HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- Sabol, Joseph M. "Dogs for defense". Dogs Gone Good. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
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