Eric Queen Posted January 6, 2019 #1 Posted January 6, 2019 I am always on the look out for these but are much harder to find than German dog photos. Have never seen a studio portrait.
Eric Queen Posted January 6, 2019 Author #4 Posted January 6, 2019 This is a very cool postcard (thanks again Bob)
vintageproductions Posted January 6, 2019 #5 Posted January 6, 2019 These are great images. I agree with Eric in how hard these are to find as he and I have both heavily shopped Japan and I want to say I have owned less then a dozen.
Eric Queen Posted February 17, 2019 Author #6 Posted February 17, 2019 Just found this one. At some point I think Japanese Photos/Paper needs its own sub-section.
tiger41 Posted February 17, 2019 #7 Posted February 17, 2019 I have seen s few pictures but they are few and far between. What I have in my personal collection are several army FOB's for military dogs. If you are interested in seeing them let me know. I'll try to get pictures off before I leave for the SOS Show.
Fortunes Of War Posted February 17, 2019 #8 Posted February 17, 2019 Terrific images Eric. I really enjoyed those; thank you for posting. I have a good luck flag that was presented to a war dog. The flag came with a photograph showing the handler and the dog with the flag draped over the dog's back. I have seen a couple of others over the years but this is the only one that I have acquired. Unfortunately, they are being stored in a place where I cannot get my hands on them, otherwise I would post.
Fortunes Of War Posted February 25, 2019 #9 Posted February 25, 2019 War dog items, especially photos are pretty interesting. I know that there are also award fobs and similar "award" pieces for dogs and their dog handlers. All of these things combine to make it its own separate mini-field of collecting within the larger aspect of Japanese militaria collecting. I did hear that there were some dog/dog handler items available at the SOS last week. John Egger reviewed this photo album that showed a Japanese war dog and soldier while visiting one of the many seller's booths. He has asked me to post the cover of the album, so here it is; thanks for showing John.
Eric Queen Posted June 1, 2019 Author #10 Posted June 1, 2019 Just picked this one up. Wasn't cheap but really liked the composition of the image.
tiger41 Posted August 22, 2019 #13 Posted August 22, 2019 Question for all you dog guys.... This may be getting a little out of this particular subject; But today on the Smithsonian channel they showed a WWII history segment and there was a short section on Russian war dogs that had explosives strapped to them. They were released toward German tanks and remotely blown up when they get to the tank ! I assume that this is true because they were showing some film footage...... its the first I have heard of it. Am I missing something or is it true? tiger41
Bob Hudson Posted August 23, 2019 #14 Posted August 23, 2019 Question for all you dog guys.... This may be getting a little out of this particular subject; But today on the Smithsonian channel they showed a WWII history segment and there was a short section on Russian war dogs that had explosives strapped to them. They were released toward German tanks and remotely blown up when they get to the tank ! I assume that this is true because they were showing some film footage...... its the first I have heard of it. Am I missing something or is it true? tiger41 True - and the US trained such dogs but never used according this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-tank_dog
tiger41 Posted August 24, 2019 #15 Posted August 24, 2019 Thanks Bob.....and for the info on wikipedia. I admit to laughing about them using donkeys
Eric Queen Posted March 17, 2020 Author #17 Posted March 17, 2020 Just picked up this really nice photo from a German auction. Thought I would share.
shemp h. Posted March 17, 2020 #19 Posted March 17, 2020 Hi Eric,German sheperds are my favorite breed and in every photo of a Japanese dog handler I've seen ( not to take anything away from German sheperds), why they exclusivly use German sheps or mixed sheps? Bill
Eric Queen Posted March 20, 2020 Author #20 Posted March 20, 2020 Bill, During this time the Japanese (as well as the Americans, Germans and I am sure other armies) tended to prefer German shepherds as messenger dogs. The Marines used only shepherds for messenger dogs (always with two handlers) and used dobermans for scout dogs (with one handler)
jangle Posted March 22, 2020 #22 Posted March 22, 2020 Very nice and rare photos. A man and his best friend....no matter which side you're on. Thanks for posting these!
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