Channing and I are both dog lovers, Carolin gushes.
Our dogs go everywhere with us.
They start to have personalities that are as complex as you or I, Carolin says.

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The line between dogs and humans is very thin.
He adds of military K9s, Theyre not just a weapon theyre a living thing.
The [veterans] opened up [to us], Carolin explains.

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Theyre highly skeptical of the media, I think rightly …. [The documentary] allows people to connect to these soldiers without there being a political filter.
They dont know about politics.
They dont know the Bible or the Quran.
They just know to fight for their team.
Compared toComrade Detective,War Dogis a way less outside-the-box idea, Tatum continues.
Nevertheless, its still diving into something that may be uncomfortable to watch and theres truth in that.
That it happens to be about dogs best explains why anyone who watches can connect to it.
Dogs are a unifying force they are inherently apolitical, he says.
We empathize with them because they represent the best parts of who we are.