Military Working Dogs: A Selective Research Guide: Web Sites

This U.S. Army Web page assists those looking for a career or job as an army military working dog handler.

"The Department of Defense Military Working Dog Veterinary Service (DoDMWDVS) is a subordinate unit under the U.S. Army Public Health Command that is responsible for comprehensive veterinary care for all military working dogs (MWD) at the DOD Dog Center at Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, as well as providing referral services to working dogs world-wide. Additionally, the DODAWDVS provides care for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) dogs undergoing training as part of the National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program, also located at Lackland AFB." Quotation from Director's Message page as it appears on 8/10/16.

Although this information is no longer active on the DoD Website, this link will lead viewers to the material archived on Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.

This fact sheet provides the mission statement, vision, lineage, demographics and point of contact for the 341st training squadron at Lackland AFB.

This page on the official site of the Department of Homeland Security briefly discusses explosive detection dog teams. It includes a section on strategic and preventative tactics and a section on history and training.

This page on the official site of the Department of Homeland Security discusses the canine program at U.S. Customs and Border Protection. It also provides links to a canine overview, canine disciplines, and canine center history.

"The Penn Vet Working Dog Center serves as a national research and development center for detection dogs." Quotation from the first paragraph of this page as it appears on June 15, 2017. This Web site provides additional links to pages, including those discussing their research, training and breeding, canine performance medicine.

"SWGDOG is a partnership of local, state, federal and international agencies including private vendors, law enforcement and first responders. We anticipate that establishing consensus based best practices for the use of detection teams will provide many benefits to local law enforcement and homeland security. Improving the consistency and performance of deployed teams and optimizing their combination with electronic detection devices will improve interdiction efforts as well as courtroom acceptance." Quotation from "About us" page as it appears on 8/10/16.

In this podcast, Act One: Semper Fido, discusses the use of military working dogs in World War II. A transcript, streaming audio, and photographs are available.

This site contains a history of MWDs, articles, photographs and a bibliography.

"The United States War Dogs Association, Inc. is a nonprofit organization of Former and Current US Military Dog Handlers and supporting members committed to promoting the long history of the Military Service Dogs, establishing permanent War Dog Memorials, and educating the public about the invaluable service of these canines to our country." Quotation from "About us" page as it appears on June 15, 2017. This site includes: a history of military working dogs, types of military working dogs, medical care programs, and adoptions.

This page discusses the military working dog program. It also contains photographs and videos.

The Vietnam Dog Handler Association has over 3,000 members. One of their original goals was to, "...never give up the search to re-unite veteran war dog handlers and honor the memory of their war dog partners." Quotation from the "About us" page as it appears on June 15, 2017. This Web site also contains a vast amount of information, including a list of war dogs and their dispositions, a list of war dog units, a memorial locator, and links to other sites.

"A resource page for books, magazine and newspaper articles on military dogs."