Spontan meldet sich Megan Leavey zu den Marines. In der Ausbildung trifft sie auf einen anderen Soldaten mit schwierigem Charakter: Sprengstoffhund Rex. Der aggressive Schäferhund braucht einen neuen Hundeführer und Megan setzt alles daran, um die entsprechende Qualifikation zu bekommen. Im Irak retten sie viele Kameraden vor Bomben und Minen. Die Arbeit schweißt die junge Frau und ihren Hund eng zusammen. Danach beginnt für die junge Frau ein neuer Kampf: Ihr vierbeiniger Kamerad soll wieder in den Einsatz, für ein ziviles Leben an ihrer Seite ist er nach Ansicht der Army nicht geeignet.
Gegen Ende des I. Weltkriegs erwirbt der amerikanische Kampfflieger Lee Duncan auf einem Marktplatz im ländlichen Frankreich einen Schäferhundwelpen, den er auf den Namen Rin Tin Tin tauft. Schnell entpuppt sich das Tier als ausgesprochen kluger Kläffer, der sich nicht nur für Spielereien, sondern auch für gefährliche Fronteinsätze eignet. Trotzdem darf der Wuffi am Ende des Krieges wegen irgendwelcher Paragraphen nicht mit nach Amerika. Das ändert sich, als Rin Tin Tin sich als Lebensretter bewährt.
A drama of the Korean War. Four American Army POWs escape behind enemy lines and try to make their way back to their units in the South. Along the way they are aided by a young Korean boy and his adopted dog, a US trained German Shepherd named Lobo.
A German Shepherd Dog named Rain is trained to fight in the Vietnam War and his intelligence and courage in the face of adversity wins the respect and loyalty of his platoon.
It’s 1942, somewhere in the Pacific: Deadly ambushes by entrenched Japanese in the thick jungles take a heavy toll on American troops. Marine commanders were willing to try anything, including using dogs to sniff out the hidden enemy. But even with their superior senses, nobody anticipated just how effective they would be.
A German Shepherd Dog and the people he loves are entangled in World War One.
A family in rural area of West Java, Indonesia enjoys their time with 'Ngadu Bagong', a sundanese traditional game where dogs put to fight against a wild boar in a single event. Ngadu Bagong has always been some sort of animal abuse but it's been in the tradition for a long time. Ade Rohmat has been in the game for a long time; a hobby that he now passes on to his daughter, Ilma Nurjanah. The potentially controversial Ngadu Bagong has always brought intense emotion, prestige, and fortune upon its practicioners.
A loyal dog follows his master to the front in World War One.
A young soldier must balance the difficulties of being a military dog handler with his own personal life.
Story of a Dog is a 1945 short documentary film under the supervision of Gordon Hollingshead. In the film, a dog trains for the battlefield and becomes a crucial part of the United States military. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short, One-Reel.
The military history of animals is surprising and little-known. Starting from a strange London memorial dedicated to war animals, the evocative power of animation and the testimonies of those who are passionate about this long history, this documentary sets out to meet these anonymous heroes.