Gurkha soliders in Iraq picture

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Gurkha soldiers escort four Iraqi
men stopped in a vehicle west of
Basra, Iraq, to a waiting
helicopter. Two Puma helicopters
were sent out to intercept the
men, who were then taken for
questioning.
http://www.boston.com/news/packages/iraq/
 
Has there ever been a war in which dogs were not conscripted?
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Uncle, that is a Buddhist perspective that I frankly had not considered. From my point of view, dogs are always volunteers, but maybe I am too focused on the human side of the canine/hominid partnership.
 
It is a Buddhist perspective. I wonder if the dogs would volunteer to walk through a mine field in point position if they knew exactly what they were doing.
 
I have found that most dogs are more loyal than the average man that says he is a friend. I'm not talking about the guys that are on this forum. The HI forum is a whole different ball game. I have had dogs of my own that when they died or got killed some how. It didn't just hurt, I think a part of me died with them. All they ever seemed to want to do was please their master. So many people do not understand that I think is why we hear of so many cases of animal cruelty. I know there are those who do not care whether they hurt the animal or not. These are the ones that should not have any pets. I doubt if they treat their families much better.

The older dog I have now was the middle son'e dog and was abandoned to shift for herself. She has turned out to be a very good watch dog and protector of the place the Wife and I. Between her and the wolfdog who roames most of the night it would be very hard for someone to get to the house without us being wakened so we can take care of the situation.

I think even if they somehow knew that they were going into a dangerous situation they would not hesitate. If the master goes so goes the dog. Thus , mans best friend surely is.:)
 
Pendentive can probably comment on Great Danes and the English and others had mastiffs, deliberately bred for war.
 
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British Gurkha soldiers, part of 1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment walk in formation in the Kuwaiti desert near Iraq's border prior to the visit of Chief of Staff of the British armed forces General Sir Mike Jackson, March 7, 2003. Unidentified people have cut down part of a fence marking a demilitarized Iraq/Kuwait border zone (DMZ), U.N. observers said on Friday, in a move analysts described as a preparation for possible hostilities with Iraq. REUTERS/Oleg Popov

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Chief of staff of the British armed forces General Sir Mike Jackson (C) smiles during his visit to the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment in the Kuwaiti desert near Iraq's border on March 7, 2003. Unidentified people have cut down part of a fence marking the demilitarized Iraq Kuwait border zone (DMZ), U.N. observers said on Friday, in a move analysts described as a preparation for possible hostilities with Iraq. REUTERS/Oleg Popov

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Regarding the dog story:

I think this is an excellent thing to do with strays, as an alternative to euthanization. I wonder how the average mutt's abilities compare to the standard police dog breeds - Shepards, Dobermans and the like. I'd bet that there are mutts who are as good or better than the pedigreed special purpose dogs.

As for whether the dogs would willingly go into harm's way, I think at least some would. After all, many humans in the armed forces made that choice because they saw some good in it.
 
As an old Navy puke I must include our underwater friends who are locating mines or intruders: bottle nosed dolphins and seals (the animals not the SpecOp guys).

I had the opportunity to watch the dolphins do their stuff in a training exercise in San Diego long ago and it was quite amazing. They really love their mission.
 
Originally posted by John Powell
As an old Navy puke I must include our underwater friends who are locating mines or intruders: bottle nosed dolphins and seals (the animals not the SpecOp guys).

I had the opportunity to watch the dolphins do their stuff in a training exercise in San Diego long ago and it was quite amazing. They really love their mission.
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There's been some vids of the dolphins doing their thing. What really got me was how they willingly came aboard one of the rubber boats.
They really do seem to enjoy their mission!!!!:D

Kinda makes a fellow wonder just how much real spoken communication is going on between the keepers and the dolphins, ainnit?;)
 
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