War Dogs of the World War

In 1914, when France was pulled into the world war, dogs of all breeds and characteristics were assembled at the Refuge in Neuilly. A systematic training school was arranged to fit these dogs for war work, some for the Red Cross, some for trench work, and others to become messengers carrying essential papers and light burdens. It was necessary to train a dog for each division of this work, and after this was done, the work became one of routine and practice. Six hundred dogs were thus instructed for their various war duties and sent to the front. This is a brilliant work about the different dogs that served as War Dogs in the French army. The author writes of the loyalty, service, and friendliness of man's best friends, dogs.