Guide dogs for blinded veterans in Germany, 1918

[seaJane]

From the St Louis Daily Globe-Democrat, one Monday morning in April 1918, discussing the formal training of guide dogs for blinded German veterans of the First World War. 
 

[AOK4]

Thanks seaJane,

I didn't know this.

Apparently guide dogs for the blind were "invented" (I don't know how I should say it correctly) in Germany in 1916, see https://www.spiegel.de/geschichte/blindenhunde-gepeitscht-geliebt-verordnet-a-1108289.html

There was even a memorial for the dogs in Berlin: https://bildhauerei-in-berlin.de/bildwerk/blindenhund/

Jan

[Marilyne]

Interesting !!

Sent both the picture and the link to der spiegel to my dog-handler sister! 

M.

[egbert]

Some more ww1 blindenhund pictures

 

https://www.google.com/search?source=univ&tbm=isch&q=blindenhund+1.+weltkrieg&fir=YkGMMZ1rhX_3ZM%2CZTEb3uvTMZ6loM%2C_%3BqhPX8k-bU4dg_M%2CS3VYbuPTkbpgcM%2C_%3BbLn09gJ9YkL5cM%2CS3VYbuPTkbpgcM%2C_%3B7Ixchg5uF_KolM%2CrO-BUqbKYL_qyM%2C_%3B-r1qNeCe--yK-M%2CKkL5oRFQRgaFtM%2C_%3BXsLsCpK4c0NSMM%2CKkL5oRFQRgaFtM%2C_%3BUneg1FNDD3-vnM%2CUIoBlocj9bUiiM%2C_%3BvhwOTYzWyyH2pM%2CRfzJP08KCorIQM%2C_%3BWYElLNnWE0y3NM%2CXnfmzq42i9mcVM%2C_&usg=AI4_-kQP5QBLtzGeOc7JHSXfA0wa56yZPg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi_h4Oy76X1AhU0tjEKHbZkAgEQ7Al6BAgDEB0&biw=360&bih=668&dpr=3