By Rebecca Frankel
Best Defense chief canine correspondent
Long
before there were bomb detector dogs, canines found their way into the soldiers'
battlefields and onto sailors' ships. And while they were generally considered
pets and mascots, these dogs served loyally beside their human masters as
messengers and sentries among other things. I discovered this week that Australia's Royal Forces have a
particularly rich war-dog history.
I came across a remarkable find, an on-line cache of old photos
dating back to WWI and extending through the Vietnam War, compiled by the
Australian War Memorial, of Aussie soldiers with their four-legged companions.
The collection is so good -- like the photo above featuring Flight Lieutenant
G. A. Greenwood and Sergeant B. Agnew with their unit's mascots that we
compiled a photo essay, a Best Defense war-dog first.
Enjoy the show: Australia's Fighting Dogs ... and cats. And koalas.
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