Rating: - I'm a very big man and this movie made me cry.
I first saw this on The Documentary Channel and pretty much cried through the whole thing. I worked at a military K9 kennel in Japan in 2002 and those dogs are truly incredible. I think however, that trainers should not be rotated if they bond. I think they should work with the same trainer and retire together as well. It's a crime that they would ever be seperated like a parent from child and it bewilders me that the military should want to even play the part of seperating such solid bonds of friendship and thereby creating such profound sorrow. Military dogs are soldiers and not inanimate objects like the m-16 is. They should not be viewed as government property in certain intances and I think they should consider creating an application preocess for the trainers to pay for a replacement dog and retire with his dog in certain cases, dammit !!!
Rating: - pristine
VHS tape arrived quickly and in perfect condition. Original plastic still had the little sticker on it in the corner. Very pleased.
Rating: - Why Is This Gem Not on DVD?
Forgive me if I vent a little: How is it that a marvelous gem of a documentary like this still languishes on a dying format (VHS) while idiotic drivel like "MTV's Real World" or "Sex in the City" pop right onto DVD? It's an irony that some of the best things are just kept in the can somewhere in a dusty archive waiting for a building fire.
Rating: - " 'War Dogs' is an Unforgettable Learning Excperience"
I am a seventh grade English teacher and every year my classes study a Veterans Day unit. This video teaches an aspect of the humanity of the American soldier that nothing else I can present teaches. This video is compellingly compassionate towards treatment of animals in general, and specifically towards each of the featured dogs and their handlers in Viet Nam. Many of my students weep during the viewing of the video and no matter how many times I show it, I am always moved to tears. This video is so well loved it "disappeared" this year and I am frantic to replace it. I simply cannot teach the Veterans Day unit again without the slant this video provides, demonstrating graphically the emotional toll the dog handlers paid and the homage they continue to pay, these many years later, to the dogs who accompanied them in the jungles of Viet Nam. This video is tremendously AWESOME.
Rating: - War Dogs
After watching this program on the Discovery Channel I have to own a copy of this vidoe. Very moving video,I have watched many war documentaries but have never seen one that honored the War Dogs. I had no idea what an important roll Dogs played in saving many lives during the Vietnam War. Excellent, emotional piece of work.
- I'm a very big man and this movie made me cry.