THEATRE WORKING DOG SECTION AT SHAIBAH LOGISTICS BASE, 19 AUGUST 2005 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THEATRE WORKING DOG SECTION AT SHAIBAH LOGISTICS BASE, 19 AUGUST 2005 (TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 234
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Activities of working dogs at the Theatre Military Working Dog Support Unit.
  • Description: START 00:00:00 Bars. 00:00:31 Close-up shots of springer spaniel in kennel. Soldier cleans one of the kennel units with mop and bucket. 00:03:00 Walking dogs behind the Hesco barriers at Shaibah. 00:04:19 Various dogs and their handlers playing and exercising in the yard. 00:10:39 Signs ""Theatre Military Working Dog Support Unit" and "Welcome to K9 Alley". 00:11:58 Interview with Private Challis RAVC and Dennis, a springer spaniel used as a vehicle search dog, trained to track down weapons and explosives. 00:18:26 Interview with Private Lindsay Walsh RAVC with a "protection dog" (ie an attack dog). 00:24:48 Private Thomas RAVC with Bonnie, a golden labrador search dog. 00:27:42 Interview with Private Ross RAVC with Alan, a German shepherd dog trained as a patrol armed intruder dog. 00:31:42 Search dog Daniel inspects a Land Rover Discovery and finds a pistol hidden in the wheel arch. 00:34:50 Perimeter patrol with dogs. Sign "Warning: Dogs on Patrol". 00:37:19 Poppy, a spaniel search dog who has been injured and has a drip inserted into her leg; she is inspected thoroughly by a veterinarian. 00:41:34 Dogs cool off in the "dunk tank": a large tank of water assigned for this purpose. 00:44:37 Dogs locked in their air-conditioned kennels. END 00:45:34
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2005 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BFV 234
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
  • Featured Period:
  • Production Date: 2005-08-19
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Royal Navy Combat Camera Team) (Production company) McIvor, Mac (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Walsh, Lindsay (person) Challis (Private) (person) Thomas (Private) (person) Ross (Private) (person) British Army, Royal Army Veterinary Corps, Theatre Military Working Dog Support Unit (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Shaibah Logistics Base, Shaibah, Iraq (geography) Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event) British Army post-2000 (theme) Iraq post-2003 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: DVCam Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 40; Running time: 45 mins
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    BFV 234

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 235 (THEATRE WORKING DOG SECTION AT SHAIBAH LOGISTICS BASE, 19 AUGUST 2005 (TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFV 236 (THEATRE WORKING DOG SECTION AT SHAIBAH LOGISTICS BASE, 19 AUGUST 2005 (ROUGH EDIT) [Allocated Title])
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