Title:DOGS ARE EMPLOYED AS MINE DETECTORS (PART 2) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:A70 69-2
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Summary: Further coverage of Sergeant Parkinson's material showing 277th Field Park Company RE's No 1 Dog Platoon's daily routine before going into action.
Description: The dogs - Alsatians, black Labradors, Golden Retrievers and one or two mongrels - are seen being taken for a walk along the N13 Bayeux-Caen road on the outskirts of Bayeux. Back at the kennels, the dogs are groomed by their dog-handlers. Two pre-fabricated army kennels are erected. The veterinary Corps sergeant in charge of the No 1 Dog Platoon's animals health, examines and bandages wounds on a Black Labrador's muzzle and head. During a training exercise involving a section of ten dogs, five dog-handlers and three sappers with an NCO in charge, the three dogs in the lead are seen sniffing for buried mines; on discovery, these are marked with white cones by the dog-handlers who reward their animals with food. THe three sappers following the dog teams then unearth and defuse the mines. The foremost dogs are then led away to be relieved by the three animals held in first reserve; one dog-handler stays behind with four dogs in second reserve. Dog-handlers and their animals pose for the cameraman.
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor)
Army Film Unit (Production company)
Ginger (Sergeant) (Production individual)
