Not really, however this pic is for the amusement of you guys only as it is appearing in an exhibition so i'd rather it was not seen by anybody else unitl that show is hosted.*
* not that i can see many reaosns why you would want to...
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
So THATs how you fit the cap comforter, there's me trying to stick it on my head!
"Give generously to Gadge's hairdye fund - OR THE DOGGIE GETS IT!"
When we were a Kingdom it was run by a King
When we were an Empire it was run by an Empress
Now we're a country we're run by a..........
British Commander realises the futility of command at Arnhem , despite have stitch perfect troops 
PS i think the dog is the wrong breed for 1944 ...... 
LOL, as is the Ikea bookshelf...
Could be an early '45 dog , is there any chance of seeing it's back paws to confirm ? Although I believe some were issued early to troops involved in operation "Pedegree Chum"
In the German army of course we would have eaten all the dogs by 1943
Nope, you are wrong, the famous Westland was issued during operation 'Pedigree Chum' although it's possible that other breeds were introduced experimentally (and one or two period photos appear to show this). The vast weight of evidence is for the Westie though.
In any case, authorised identification marks can be found under the tail, ID marks found on the back paws are a sure sign of post-war issue.
Wikipedia confirmation of this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Highland_Terrier
I'm not sure 2nd pattern Westlands were used by Airborne troops at Op PC ....I have seen pictures that confirm only one dog per company and all were 1st Pattern .
Which just proves that you can't take photographic evidence as gospel. My grandfather knew a bloke who was actually there and he said he definitely remembers that they were 2nd pattern Westies (with the clipped ruffs and cheek fur and shortened tail) - 1st pattern never got beyond trials. Sadly for him 2nd pattern Westies had more flavour than 1st Pattern and were much prized by the Germans as comestibles...
I had heard the trialled parachuting of these dogs into occupied Europe was a disaster , with many being flattened on impact, although Italian troops later used them to invent the Pannini . Bloke down the pub told me so . 