As in they were trained to run under tanks and trigger an explosive charge, but the Soviets trained them on their own tanks. It was a horrifically stupid idea all the way through.
For weaponizing dogs in such a cruel way, they deserved to get hit by their own system.
EDIT:
From the Wikipedia page, emphases mine.
In order to save fuel and ammunition, dogs had been trained on tanks which stood still and did not fire their guns. In the field, the dogs refused to dive under moving tanks. Some persistent dogs ran near the tanks, waiting for them to stop but were shot in the process. Gunfire from the tanks scared away many of the dogs. They would run back to the trenches and often detonated the charge upon jumping in, killing Soviet soldiers. To prevent this, the returning dogs had to be shot, often by their controllers and this made the trainers unwilling to work with new dogs.
As in they were trained to run under tanks and trigger an explosive charge, but the Soviets trained them on their own tanks. It was a horrifically stupid idea all the way through.
For weaponizing dogs in such a cruel way, they deserved to get hit by their own system.
EDIT:
From the Wikipedia page, emphases mine.
No shit, Sherlock.