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The German peoples love of dogs spawned some very interesting programs in the 1920's and 1930's. When Hitler came to power he continued and expanded the canine research. Hitler's respect for dogs prompted him to encourage his followers to
train dogs to communicate. The belief was that dogs could be trained to converse with humans and
even engage in abstract thought.
The hope was that dogs could be trained to guard prison camps without supervision. This would release the human guards for more glorious duty in service of the Reich.
The Germans kept scrupulous records regarding their
research into dog development.
One Airedale was alleged to be able to converse by tapping out letters with his paw.
The clever canine (no relation to Clever Hans, the counting horse)
was alleged to have requested to join the German army because he hated the French.
(This journal entry may say more about
the researcher than the dog.)
The German peoples love of dogs spawned some very interesting programs in the 1920's and 1930's. When Hitler came to power he continued and expanded the canine research. Hitler's respect for dogs prompted him to encourage his followers to
train dogs to communicate. The belief was that dogs could be trained to converse with humans and
even engage in abstract thought.
The hope was that dogs could be trained to guard prison camps without supervision. This would release the human guards for more glorious duty in service of the Reich.
The Germans kept scrupulous records regarding their
research into dog development.
One Airedale was alleged to be able to converse by tapping out letters with his paw.
The clever canine (no relation to Clever Hans, the counting horse)
was alleged to have requested to join the German army because he hated the French.
(This journal entry may say more about
the researcher than the dog.)
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