Story of a Dog
The life of a Coast Guard dog is presented (from the dog's point of view) from induction to graduation and then into a jungle to hunt for an enemy sniper. To pass muster, dogs must be of a certain size, then they go through basic ...
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"This short starts off as a real laugh a minute. It's about the Coast Guard training dogs to be used in World War II. The whole thing is narrated by one of the dogs being trained!!! I literally broke out laughing when I figured that out. I almost turned it off whenever the "dog" started telling some really bad jokes. But it sort of grew on me. It's actually pretty interesting in its own way and I was impressed by some of the tricks the dogs were taught. I really liked the part when the dogs hit the ground with their trainers when a bomb hit. It ends up with an reenactment of..."
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In the version presently shown on TCM, this short is not identified on-screen as part of any particular series. However, in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science's (AMPAS) on-line database, as well as its set of looseleaf pages listing all nominees and winners, and in "Box Office" magazine, this short is identified as an entry in Warner Bros.' "Vitaphone Varieties" series.
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The life of a Coast Guard dog is presented (from the dog's point of view) from induction to graduation and then into a jungle to hunt for an enemy sniper. To pass muster, dogs must be of a certain size, then they go through basic ...