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They were often sent out after large battles, where they would seek out wounded soldiers, and they were well-suited to the conditions of <a href="/wiki/Trench_warfare" title="Trench warfare">trench warfare</a>. They carried first-aid supplies that could then be used by wounded soldiers, and comforted dying soldiers who were <a href="/wiki/Mortally_wounded" class="mw-redirect" title="Mortally wounded">mortally wounded</a>. They were also trained to guide <a href="/wiki/Combat_medic" title="Combat medic">combat medics</a> to soldiers who required extensive care. Many mercy dogs were trained by national <a href="/wiki/List_of_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Societies" title="List of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies">Red Cross societies</a> to serve the country in which the specific society operated. The German army called such dogs <b>medical dogs</b>. As many as 20,000 dogs are estimated to have served as mercy dogs in World War I and <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, and they have been credited with saving thousands of lives. Such dogs were also used by the United States in the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercy_dog&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%22Red_Cross_Dog%22_-_Alexander_Pope.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/%22Red_Cross_Dog%22_-_Alexander_Pope.png/220px-%22Red_Cross_Dog%22_-_Alexander_Pope.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="297" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/%22Red_Cross_Dog%22_-_Alexander_Pope.png/330px-%22Red_Cross_Dog%22_-_Alexander_Pope.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/%22Red_Cross_Dog%22_-_Alexander_Pope.png 2x" data-file-width="396" data-file-height="534" /></a><figcaption>Painting by <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Pope,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Alexander Pope, Jr.">Alexander Pope</a> of a red cross dog carrying a soldier's helmet</figcaption></figure> <p>A typical mercy dog in World War I was outfitted with a <a href="/wiki/Saddlebag" title="Saddlebag">saddlebag</a> that had water, liquor, and <a href="/wiki/First_aid" title="First aid">first aid</a> supplies. They were trained by the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Societies" title="List of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies">Red Cross society</a> that was based in the country of each army to travel silently around <a href="/wiki/No_man%27s_land" title="No man's land">no man's land</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERogak2011[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidYaDZvJVtJcYCpgPA47_47]_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERogak2011[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidYaDZvJVtJcYCpgPA47_47]-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> typically at night<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or after a battle had ended,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> looking for its side's wounded soldiers and ignoring dead or wounded enemy ones.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchilp201914–15_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchilp201914–15-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When they found a soldier, the soldier could use the medical supplies to tend to their wounds.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If their condition was severe enough that this was impossible, the dog would return to the trenches with a piece of the soldier's uniform and lead a paramedic to the soldier.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERogak2011[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidYaDZvJVtJcYCpgPA47_47]_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERogak2011[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidYaDZvJVtJcYCpgPA47_47]-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If the dog was unsuccessful in finding a wounded soldier, it would lie down in front of its handler instead of leading the handler to them.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchilp201914–15_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchilp201914–15-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some dogs were fitted with <a href="/wiki/Gas_mask" title="Gas mask">gas masks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchilp201914–15_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchilp201914–15-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dogs attached to <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_I" title="Allies of World War I">Allied Powers</a> were trained to take a piece of uniform and those with the <a href="/wiki/Central_Powers" title="Central Powers">Central Powers</a> any item, including a helmet or particularly a belt.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchilp201914–15_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchilp201914–15-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJager191723_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJager191723-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 25–26">: 25–26 </span></sup> Some dogs were also involved in pulling soldiers on carts between the <a href="/wiki/Front_line" title="Front line">front lines</a> and medical bases further back.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mercy dogs were known to drag soldiers to safety at times.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERogak2011[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidYaDZvJVtJcYCpgPA47_47]_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERogak2011[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidYaDZvJVtJcYCpgPA47_47]-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHartMontgomery2016[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidz9vjCwAAQBAJdqMERCYDOGpgPA153_153]_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHartMontgomery2016[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidz9vjCwAAQBAJdqMERCYDOGpgPA153_153]-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The dogs would also comfort <a href="/wiki/Mortally_wounded" class="mw-redirect" title="Mortally wounded">mortally wounded</a> soldiers as they died.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchilp201914–15_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchilp201914–15-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Military_surgeon" class="mw-redirect" title="Military surgeon">military surgeon</a> praised the dog's abilities to <a href="/wiki/Triage" title="Triage">triage</a> wounded soldiers, saying "They sometimes lead us to the bodies we think have no life in them, but when we bring them back to the doctors [. . .] they always find a spark. It is purely a matter of their instinct, [which] is far more effective than man's reasoning powers."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchilp201920_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchilp201920-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercy_dog&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Even_a_dog_enlists,_why_not_you%3F_poster.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Even_a_dog_enlists%2C_why_not_you%3F_poster.jpg/220px-Even_a_dog_enlists%2C_why_not_you%3F_poster.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="329" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Even_a_dog_enlists%2C_why_not_you%3F_poster.jpg/330px-Even_a_dog_enlists%2C_why_not_you%3F_poster.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Even_a_dog_enlists%2C_why_not_you%3F_poster.jpg/440px-Even_a_dog_enlists%2C_why_not_you%3F_poster.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1929" data-file-height="2889" /></a><figcaption>A military recruitment poster</figcaption></figure> <p>The first mercy dogs were trained by the German army in the late 19th century.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A program to train mercy dogs in 1895 begun by <a href="/wiki/Jean_Bungartz" title="Jean Bungartz">Jean Bungartz</a> in Germany was described as a "novel experiment".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1908, Italy, Austria, France and Germany had programs training mercy dogs.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_I">World War I</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercy_dog&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: World War I"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By the beginning of World War I, Germany had around 6,000 trained dogs, many of which were ambulance dogs. The German army called them '<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Sanitätshunde</i></span>',<sup id="cite_ref-:2_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or 'medical dogs'.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Fachportal_für_Wehrmedizin_&_Wehrpharmazie_2017_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fachportal_für_Wehrmedizin_&_Wehrpharmazie_2017-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GmbH_2016_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GmbH_2016-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The nation is estimated to have used a total of 30,000 dogs during the war, mainly as messengers and ambulance dogs. Of those, 7,000 were killed.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is estimated that upwards of 50,000 dogs were used by all the combatants.<sup id="cite_ref-Photos_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Photos-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Upon the outbreak of fighting, Britain did not have a program for training military dogs. <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Hautenville_Richardson" title="Edwin Hautenville Richardson">Edwin Hautenville Richardson</a>, an officer in the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> who had experience working with military dogs and had advocated for the start of a military program since 1910, trained several dogs as ambulance dogs and offered them to the British Army. After the army did not accept, he gave them to the <a href="/wiki/British_Red_Cross" title="British Red Cross">British Red Cross</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchilp201916_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchilp201916-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result of his advocacy, Britain created a British War Dog School with Richardson as the commander. The school eventually trained more than 200 dogs.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchilp201917_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchilp201917-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As many as 10,000 dogs are estimated to have served as mercy dogs in World War I, and are credited with saving thousands of lives,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including at least 2,000 in France<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJager191725_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJager191725-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 4,000 wounded German soldiers.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several such dogs drew specific attention for their work, including Captain for finding 30 soldiers in one day, and Prusco for finding 100 men in just one battle. Both were French dogs.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHartMontgomery2016[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidz9vjCwAAQBAJdqMERCYDOGpgPA153_153]_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHartMontgomery2016[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidz9vjCwAAQBAJdqMERCYDOGpgPA153_153]-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prusco was known to drag soldiers into ditches as a <a href="/wiki/Sanctuary" title="Sanctuary">safe harbor</a> while he went to summon rescuers.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHartMontgomery2016[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidz9vjCwAAQBAJdqMERCYDOGpgPA153_153]_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHartMontgomery2016[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidz9vjCwAAQBAJdqMERCYDOGpgPA153_153]-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, many French dogs were killed in the line of action, and the program was discontinued.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While many European nations had a mercy dog program during World War I, the United States did not,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as its leadership felt the war would end soon enough that such a program was unnecessary. Numerous US dogs did serve in the Red Cross, whose dogs bore the red-cross emblem on their saddlebags.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJager191723_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJager191723-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchilp201916_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchilp201916-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Americans borrowed dogs from their allies, as they had no organized dog units.<sup id="cite_ref-Photos_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Photos-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mercy dogs were considered symbolic of patriotism, Jill Lenk Schilp writes that they were "elevated to heroic levels and attributed human emotions and characteristics<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchilp20192020–21_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchilp20192020–21-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some dogs may have had <a href="/wiki/Traumatic_stress" title="Traumatic stress">traumatic stress</a> as a result of their service.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchilp201920_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchilp201920-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The American dog <a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Stubby" title="Sergeant Stubby">Sergeant Stubby</a>, who located wounded service personnel among other activities, was not honoured with a <a href="/wiki/Dickin_Medal" title="Dickin Medal">Dickin Medal</a> (the animal equivalent of a <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a>), as many animals were. Rather, he was made a "Sergeant."<sup id="cite_ref-Devon_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Devon-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_II_and_later_programs">World War II and later programs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercy_dog&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: World War II and later programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Casualty_dog_reporting_to_its_handler.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Casualty_dog_reporting_to_its_handler.png/220px-Casualty_dog_reporting_to_its_handler.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Casualty_dog_reporting_to_its_handler.png/330px-Casualty_dog_reporting_to_its_handler.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Casualty_dog_reporting_to_its_handler.png 2x" data-file-width="432" data-file-height="291" /></a><figcaption>A casualty dog reporting to its handler during US Army training exercises.</figcaption></figure> <p>In the lead-up to <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, it was reported that the German Army was conscripting dogs to serve as messengers, watch dogs, and mercy dogs.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During that war, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Medical_Corps" title="United States Army Medical Corps">United States Army Medical Corps</a> used ambulances with six casualty dogs, mainly <a href="/wiki/Pointer_(dog_breed)" title="Pointer (dog breed)">Pointers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Setter" title="Setter">setters</a>, to find wounded soldiers.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TM_10-396_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TM_10-396-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its training program began in August 1942.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> utilized a casualty dog program during the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a> to find wounded soldiers. <a href="/wiki/German_Shepherd" title="German Shepherd">German Shepherds</a> were used for the work, which consisted of searching for a soldier and bringing their handler to them. The dogs were trained at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Riley,_Kansas" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Riley, Kansas">Fort Riley, Kansas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After World War II ended, the <a href="/wiki/American_Red_Cross" title="American Red Cross">American Red Cross</a> began a <a href="/wiki/Therapy_dog" title="Therapy dog">therapy dog</a> program, which continued until at least 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchilp201914–15_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchilp201914–15-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercy_dog&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Historical_fiction" title="Historical fiction">historical fiction</a> book, <i>Darling, Mercy Dog</i> by Alison Hart, was published in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2014 video game <i><a href="/wiki/Valiant_Hearts:_The_Great_War" title="Valiant Hearts: The Great War">Valiant Hearts: The Great War</a></i> features a German medical dog named Walt, who takes on a prominent story and gameplay role.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DSRev_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DSRev-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercy_dog&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dogs_in_warfare" title="Dogs in warfare">Dogs in warfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Search_and_rescue_dog" title="Search and rescue dog">Search and rescue dog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medical_response_dog" title="Medical response dog">Medical response dog</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercy_dog&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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<li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECampbell2014[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidrUnCBAAAQBAJpgPA274_274]_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a 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