Chapter 1: Preparing Your Dog for Siege Warfare
- Recommended breeds: Mastiffs, German Shepherds, Poodles with military aspirations.
- Avoid: purse dogs (historically known to collapse morale in the ranks).
Chapter 2: Constantinople’s Walls
- Humans: marvel at Theodosian triple fortifications.
- Dogs: practice “wall-sit” exercises to empathize with defenders. Treats may help.
Chapter 3: Mehmed II and the Big Cannons
- Owner Talking Point: “Yes, Sparky, they had really big boom-sticks. No, you can’t chew on them.”
Chapter 4: Tail-Wag Diplomacy
- Dogs will want to know if they could have prevented the fall by wagging their tails harder. The answer is complicated, but probably not.