Dog Toy? Who Sez?

While at Tractor Supply shopping for dog treats I found this dog toy.

It was $10 plus tax and a very nice item.

The disclaimer on the back of the package says that this item is for pet use only.  It is not a child's toy.

However, in my opinion it is too good to give to the canine buddy, it's an awesome retro robot.

It is perfect for science fiction wargames from the 1920s to the late 1960s in my opinion.

Here is the robot with two scientists who were instrumental in it's development.

At least that is the plot of the B science fiction movie they are filming.

I think it works well with 60mm figures, it is big enough to be intimidating but not so large as to take up a lot of space.

Cut, that's a print.
 

German Shepherd Dogs

Somewhere a long time ago I got about a dozen of these long haired German Shepherd dogs.

So I went on line and picked out some good German Shepherd dog photos in the long hair version.

I think the dogs painted up pretty well.

The black seemed to vary on the real dogs so I painted it differently on the model dogs.

Sgt. Schultz, take the guard dogs out for their walk, and don't forget your e-tool.

Dogs and Monkeys

Hollywood has a long history of dog acts.

Rin Tin Tin, Lassie, Astra, Petey, Toto and many other real and animated dogs.

The Labrador Retriever is from Matchbox, and this one is from Imex.

Even a old dog can be a watchdog and be a good friend.

Trained chimpanzees also made lots of appearances in movies.

These are from Preiser and I have not yet painted the bases.  Might make a nice pack for a Tarzan picture.

Lions and Tigers and Bears Almost

I like to collect photos of troops with animals.  Here a World War One American, or British soldier with his fuzzy white dog, stands by the roadside.  My wargame rules give troops a bonus if they have an animal mascot with them.

US troops using a lion cub as a mascot.  Lions seemed very popular in World War One but I would have thought they would be rare, I guess not.

Bear cub as a mascot, for the US Army.  It seems a large, omnivorous animal would be rather dangerous as a pet, but here he is, and they were kept as pets in WWII also.

Troops with a pet fox.

Pet alligator, probably in Florida, not a long term relationship, I suspect.

Pet goat and troops.  Goats are usually associated with the Navy.

Pet crow, probably would not have done well in the trenches, I suspect.

I knew a few clowns when I was in the Army, but they were not usually this obvious!  British or American, not sure which.