common animals used were dogs, horses, and pigeons. These three groups held a variety of jobs such as transportation, morale boosters, message carries, gas detectors and many more. Dogs were a vital part of the war effort. It is estimated that by 1918, Germany had employed 30,000 dogs, Britain, France and Belgium over 20,000 and Italy 3,000. Many breeds were used in World War I but they were usually medium sized, intelligent and trainable breeds. One of the most well known war dogs was American Sergeant Stubby…
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