About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 66. Chapters: Coprophagia, BowLingual, Operant conditioning, Dogs in warfare, Dog attack, Dog communication, Stanley Coren, Bark, Clicker training, Dog training, Dog Whisperer, Obedience training, Dog behavior, Shock collar, Detection dog, Dog collar, Dog intelligence, Housebreaking, Pack, Alpha roll, Kate and Gin, The Intelligence of Dogs, Dog aggression, Jez Rose, Gun-dog training, Jake, Prey drive, New Skete, Defence Animal Centre, Dog behaviourist, Dog trainer, Sarah Hodgson, Fetch, Crate training, Donnie, International Association of Canine Professionals, Game, Separation anxiety in dogs, Bite inhibition, Dog whistle, Canine Good Citizen, Treibball, Soft mouth, Professional handler, Mutual operant conditioning, DogTown, Sophia Yin, Obedience school. Excerpt: Dogs in warfare have a long history starting in ancient times. From 'war dogs' trained in combat to their use as scouts, sentries and trackers, their uses have been varied and some continue to exist in modern military usage. War dogs were used by the Egyptians, Greeks, Persians, Sarmatians, Alans, Slavs, Britons, and the Romans. The Molossian 'Canis Molossus' dog of Epirus was the strongest known to the Romans, and was specifically trained for battle. However, when fought against the broad-mouthed, powerful mastiff of Britannia, they were outmatched. The Romans exported many of this breed of mastiff to Rome and then disseminated them over the known world. Often war dogs would be sent into battle with large protective spiked metal collars and coats of mail armor. The Romans had attack formations made entirely of dogs. Native Americans also used dogs, though not on this scale. During the Late Antiquity, Attila the Hun used giant Molosser dogs in his campaigns. Gifts of war dog breeding stock between European royalty were seen as suitable tokens for exchange throughout the ...
