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Story of a Dog

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A dog trains for the battlefield and becomes a crucial part of the United States military. This 1945 short documentary film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short, One-Reel.

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English
  • world war ii
  • coast guard
  • black and white
  • dog
  • german shepherd
  • doberman
  • pacific theater
  • dog trainer
  • animal trainer
  • us military
  • war dog
  • military training

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United States of America

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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical27 Oct 1945

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Story of a Dog was released on 27 October 1945.

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    CinemaSerf

    7/6/2025

    6/10

    Given what they were being fed, I was quite surprised these dogs didn’t turn on their handlers and eat them instead! Rather than that, though, the narration adopts the persona of these mutts as they undertake some brutal and onerous training so that they are as immune to the effects of war as it’s possible to be. That’s handy because the plan is to ship them off to the Far East theatre of the Second World War where t…

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