Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Nazis Tried To Train Dogs To Talk, Read, And Spell In Effort To Win WWII


Nazis Tried To Train Dogs To Talk, Read, And Spell In Effort To Win WWII

Posted by JacobSloan on June 1, 2011
hitler-dog-620_1903562cThe ultimate goal of a large-scale experiment known as “Wooffan SS” was for dogs to take over as SS officers, spies, and concentration camp guards. The Telegraph sifts through the kennel of history:
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.
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. The bizarre ‘Wooffan SS’ experiment has come to light after years of…

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