#tracker dog

“Two Australian soldiers with two tracker dogs at Fire Support Base (FSB) Coral. The soldier with his back to the camera is pointing out something to the dog handler, as he gives him instructions. The handler was a scout with 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), while the other soldier, a corporal, was a medic with 102 Field Battery.(Donor R. Carbury)” Bien Hoa Province, Vietnam. May 1968.

“Two members of 7RAR, one of them with a tracker dog on a leash, make their way along a wide cleared track during an operation in the southeast of the [Phuoc Tuy] province, probably Operation Concrete II.“ June 1970

“ Vietnam. 1967-06. The merits of tracking dogs and the early successes of Justin (the labrador dog), are discussed by Private Tom Blackhurst of Swansea, NSW (left), and the Deputy Leader of the Federal Opposition, Mr Lance H. Barnard.“

"43921 Norman Leslie (Normie) Cameron (left) and 'Johno' Johnson (right), members of Fire Assault Platoon, Support Company, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), and their tracker dog named Tiber, resting in the field during an operation. Tiber was the first reinforcement tracker dog, sent to replace an earlier dog, named Cassius who had died of heat exhaustion." 1968.

"An unidentified soldier from 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), with his German Shepherd patrol dog called Carlos. These patrol dogs from the War Dog Section proved to be highly valuable when sent out on patrol with the platoons of 2RAR. They had the ability to provide early warning to the patrolling Australians which could turn the tables on a potential Communist ambush. Sadly, no patrol dogs were with the sections of 1 Platoon, A Company, 2RAR during what became known as the Sungei Siput Pipeline ambush on 22 June 1956, which resulted in the deaths of three Australians and wounding of two others."