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Nazis tried to train dogs to talk, read and spell to win WW2
The Telegraph ^ | May 24, 2011

Posted on 05/24/2011 6:21:25 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

The Germans viewed canines as being almost as intelligent as humans and attempted to build an army of fearsome 'speaking' dogs, extraordinary new research shows.

Hitler hoped the clever creatures would learn to communicate with their SS masters - and he even had a special dog school set up to teach them to talk.

The incredible findings show Nazi officials recruited so-called educated dogs from all over Germany and trained them to speak and tap out signals using their paws.

One mutt was said to have uttered the words 'Mein Fuhrer' when asked who Adolf Hitler was.

Another 'spoke' by tapping letters of the alphabet with his paws and was said to have speculated about religion and learnt poetry.

The Germans hoped to use the animals for the war effort, such as getting them to work alongside the SS and guard concentration camps to free up officers.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: doggieping; dogs; godsgravesglyphs; napl; nazis; worldwareleven
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To: Fledermaus
And he would've gotten away with it if it wasn't for those meddling kids.


41 posted on 05/25/2011 10:42:42 AM PDT by a fool in paradise ("If Eric Holder had his way, O-B-L would still be alive today." Thank you President Bush for Gitmo.)
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To: rabidralph

42 posted on 05/25/2011 10:46:48 AM PDT by a fool in paradise ("If Eric Holder had his way, O-B-L would still be alive today." Thank you President Bush for Gitmo.)
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To: a fool in paradise; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; ...
Here come Zer0's next voter outreach drive.


43 posted on 05/25/2011 11:29:36 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

He’s been reaching out to the dog vote for years. They join the deceased and the demented votes to put him in office every time he runs.

It’s time to disenfranchise his base.


44 posted on 05/25/2011 11:42:53 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Outcome of the experiment:


45 posted on 05/25/2011 11:43:53 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Slings and Arrows

46 posted on 05/25/2011 12:01:29 PM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("If you're not fiscally AND socially conservative, you're not conservative!" - Jim Robinson, 9-1-10)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
They did teach them to sing though!
47 posted on 05/25/2011 12:07:41 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Tigers are impulsive that way.


48 posted on 05/25/2011 12:09:39 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY; Allegra

Didn’t you say that a talking dog could really help you perform your duties in Iraq?


49 posted on 05/25/2011 12:22:57 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Free ThinkerNY; Tailgunner Joe; RegulatorCountry; Lazamataz; Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows; ...
A slightly-related FR thread from 2005 which may be of interest:

 

Stalin's mutant ape army (Yes, it's what you think)

 

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1543814/posts

 

 

50 posted on 05/25/2011 12:46:25 PM PDT by Stoat (If you want a vision of the future, imagine a Birkenstock stamping on a human face... forever)
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To: Stoat

“...third, you’ve got to give me a week to get the $1000.”


51 posted on 05/25/2011 12:53:44 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Ruh Roh


52 posted on 05/25/2011 1:01:04 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom!!! May I please be removed from the contribution under review program I will behave Thank y)
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To: Grizzled Bear
Didn’t you say that a talking dog could really help you perform your duties in Iraq?

Well, a talking dog would help, but mostly my magic socks talked to me and kept me safe. Lots of good guidance there.

53 posted on 05/25/2011 1:08:24 PM PDT by Allegra (Hey! Stop looking at my tagline like that.)
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To: Allegra
Well, a talking dog would help, but mostly my magic socks talked to me and kept me safe. Lots of good guidance there.

You really did go insane over there! No offense intended, I don't fault you at all. Clearly, I'd have gone mad as well, were it not for the support I received from my collection of singing potatoes.

54 posted on 05/25/2011 1:15:43 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Free ThinkerNY
FTA:

Hitler was a well-known dog lover and had two German Shepherds, called Blondi and Bella. He famously killed Blondi moments before committing suicide in his bunker in 1945.

He was a sick bastard, wasn't he?

55 posted on 05/25/2011 3:18:13 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic
Smart Dog BUMP!

Cat did it!

56 posted on 05/25/2011 8:56:35 PM PDT by Publius6961 (you don't need a president-for-life if you've got a bureaucracy-for-life.)
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To: Stoat

The Soviets were also busy crafting two-head dog transplants.


57 posted on 05/26/2011 4:04:42 PM PDT by a fool in paradise ("If Eric Holder had his way, O-B-L would still be alive today." Thank you President Bush for Gitmo.)
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 GGG managers are SunkenCiv, StayAt HomeMother & Ernest_at_the_Beach
Thanks Free ThinkerNY. Just adding to the catalog, not sending a general distribution.

To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list.


58 posted on 08/09/2011 6:34:51 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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