Dog relay
Dog squadron refers to a group of people who work with trained dogs for specific purposes. Depending on the area of application, a distinction is made, for example, with rescue dog teams , avalanche dog teams , police dog teams , and war dog teams . Many service dog handlers are organized in dog teams with their service dogs .
Dog teams are usually organized according to military principles. The abbreviation K9 is common in international use. The job badge is uniformly worn by all dog handlers in the Bundeswehr. These are available for all uses.
First World War
As early as 1914, medical dogs were used in France to track down wounded soldiers. During the First World War , war dog squadrons were used for a wide variety of tasks in the Austro-Hungarian army. On the south-west front in the Alps, dog squadrons served as water carriers for forward posts in high alpine terrain or were used as draft animals in front of infantry guns or for supplies and as reporting dogs as part of the war dog detachment.
Second World War
Even in the Second World War dogs were used in all theaters of war. Dog squadrons played an important role in guarding ammunition depots, but also concentration camps (see service dogs in concentration camps ).
Austria
In Austria there are dog squadrons of the police, customs, the military and civilian dog squadrons from the Austrian Red Cross, the Austrian mountain rescue service and in some federal states the Austrian rescue dog brigade.
The Austrian military dog squadron
The Austrian military dog squadron (abbreviation: MilHuSta) Kaisersteinbruch was set up in 1964 and renamed the Kaisersteinbruch military dog center in 2007 . Above all, Rottweilers from our own breed are used, which make up 90% of the total population, but also, for example, German and Belgian shepherds . According to its own information, the military dog center is the largest Rottweiler breed in the world with more than 1800 dogs bred and used.
The Austrian rescue dog brigade
In Austria, since 1966 dog teams with rescue dogs have been organized in the Austrian rescue dog brigade, which is recognized as an emergency organization in some federal states. Teams of this dog squadron are deployed in avalanches, accidents and disasters such as earthquakes to search for people buried or missing. Assignments abroad are also not uncommon.
Web links
- Video: Demonstration of the military dog squadron in Vienna on October 26, 2006 (queried on February 19, 2010)
- Photos of the Austrian military dog center (requested on February 19, 2010)
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of the rescue dog (queried on February 19, 2010)
- ↑ Walther Schaumann : From the Ortler to the Adria ; Mayer & Comp., Vienna 1993; ISBN 3-901025-20-0 . (P. 109).
- ↑ Gabriele and Walther Schaumann: On the way from the Pustertal to the Plöckenpass. On the trail of the Carnic Front, 1915 - 1917 ; Verlag Mohorjeva - Hermagoras, Klagenfurt, 2003 (with tour guide). ISBN 3-85013-983-2 . (P. 96).
- ↑ Walther Schaumann: From the Ortler to the Adria ; Mayer & Comp., Vienna 1993; ISBN 3-901025-20-0 . (P. 146).
- ↑ Heinz von Lichem: The Tyrolean High Mountain War 1915-1918 in the air ; Steiger, Innsbruck 1985, p. 100. ISBN 3-85423-052-4
- ↑ a b Military Dog Center. on the website of the Austrian Armed Forces (accessed on August 29, 2014)
- ↑ OERHB - the rescue dog brigade ( memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (queried on February 19, 2010)
- ↑ Media reports on operations by the Austrian rescue dog brigade ( memento of the original from March 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (queried on February 19, 2010)
