Dog Shortfall: Military Appeals For Canine Recruits

A dog handler and his dog on patrol with British soldiers in Basra, Iraq, this year. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

From The Guardian:

Armed forces launch campaign asking vets to help draft labradors, shepherds and spaniels into a life in uniform

It sounds like a recruiting poster from the first world war – except that the need for a bark, a bite and a twitching nose might rule most of us out.

A shortage of four-legged personnel in the armed forces has prompted a new Ministry of Defence campaign – Your country needs your dog – plus an apparent warning that gaps in the canine ranks could cost lives.

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My Comment: Cats need not apply.