B S Panwar is former Additional Director General and Head, Remount Veterinary Services, Indian Army. A postgraduate from GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, and PhD from JNKVV, Jabalpur, he was commissioned in to the Indian Army in 1969. He was Commandant, RVC Centre and College, Meerut Cantonment, wherein Indian Army’s state of the art Dog Training Faculty is located and extensively involved in scientific breeding, management, and specialised training. Army dog trainers (ADTs) are also militarily and professionally trained at this establishment to meet the requirements of armed forces.
<p><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px;">Through the ages dog has served as a faithful companion to man : The natural gifts of smell, ferocity, speed, coupled with the sixth sense and a desire to please his master, have been extensively used by man to fit into his designs. The concept of war dog is as old as the war itself. Primitive man took his dog to the battle when rival tribes clashed.</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify; font-size: 1rem;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px; text-align: justify; font-size: 1rem;">As such, “when we go to war, they go to war” and the hair raising tales of dogs in various wars speak volumes on their bravery, devotion and faithfulness, even endangering their own lives. While serving in the Indian Army, the author was responsible for organising the canine resources in consonance with the requirement of strategic and tactical employment of army dogs to meet the military objectives. His interaction with people at large in various spheres of society gave him the feeling that they are generally aware about the pet dogs but do not know much about the war dogs, working as silent K9 warriors, and hence this book.</span><br></p>
