Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Dogs of War

"The Dogs of War" is the twenty-fourth episode of season seven of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It is the 172nd episode of the series overall. It was directed by Avery Brooks with a teleplay written by Ren Echevarria and Ronald D. Moore based on a story treatment by Peter Allan Fields. It first aired in syndication on Wednesday, May 26th, 1999.