Dogs have been used in war since ancient history. The earliest mention was in a history of King Alyattes, King of Lydia, around 600 B.C. In 525 B.C., at the Battle of Pelusiam, Persian Emperor Cambyses put dogs, cats, and other animals in the front to get the Egyptians Read more
Tich was a mutt (probably a terrier and dachshund mix) that was adopted by the British battalion in Egypt in World War 2. They nicknamed him “The Desert Rat” and he became their beloved mascot. His unit fought in North Africa. Rifleman Thomas Walker became his master. Tich followed Read more
James Symington was the founder of the canine unit for the Halifax Regional Police. Trakr was a German Shepherd who came to the unit from Czechoslovakia in 1995 as a puppy. Trakr was part of the confiscation of over a million dollars of contraband, found missing persons, and helped make Read more