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housedng owner?. semry ann aiuuw »lt;•«Put the Army isn't aHnseth«*r Inoger make very Roodhard-hearted, they can't tel! the pr«».owner? about individual d^g?. hut Messenger dugs are usee they arranged a sncciai trip for tarry me??ngo? from field r a ®toud of reporte’lt;5 so that own- quarter- to advance poPiS u ers mav loam what the Army any kind of bailie enndit does with the dogs entrusted to They must learn not be rii=tr« its'eare. from their run by anythin;?Suppose you had a doe, just a happen?. Dynamite charges u: mutt, perhaps, but big: and ?Wyy p. cinil.ito shellfire, but the and friendly. You moved into porter-' car? were spared town recently and bad no room for chivahouc cavalry officers him in vour small apartment, so siagod the dcmon^t alien, you decided to donate him to fell that women ami _ djua Dogs for Defence. X^-xt you got might be a n?hy comhinatior a form letter savins: he'd arrived Messenger rings sa\c thesafely at the Front Koval quar- nf men who would otherwise tormasler depot, Maybe you sent to be sent 011 dangerous misshim a food package, or, a- one owner did, a red ribbon bow for Christinas.He £?ot the pack a me, all rigid, and he*? set rim? a? fine kent merita? he ever knew in hk life.trade thetrinto Front Royal:eina rnomv crate, special! v rjrsgnedfor his transportation. At !np center he keep? hi? own name, but, get? an Army number for reenrd-kceuing pin r-'x-e?.This number w:il he part of him for life, for it i? tattooed on bymachine. The ta* toning machine is five rimes noisier than a dentist’s drib. It makes the dog a little nervous, but doesn't hurt at all. as several soldier? at the post who sneaked a little art work onto themselves can testify.Trained veterinarians examine all new dogs for distemper, heart-worm and other dog diseases. If r dog is too sick to stay in the Ar.nv he is sent hack to his owner.About ten to 13 per cent o[ the received at Front. Royat are foiled unsuitable. The Armywants that stand at leaft 2fmeinches at the shouldt r, weigh at least SO pound?, one to five years old- They don’t carc about pedigree or breed, but find great danos tire too easik and eat too much to make them worth using.Otis of the main rau=c? of rejection, however, is fa’lure to adapt to Armv life. Capt.Schnelle. in civilian life chiefofstaff of Angel Memorial Veterinary hospital in Boston. ?avs that some dogs are neurotic?. They become bomestick and literaHv pine away, refusing to eat until they must be fed with vitamin? anddextrose solutions.Like soldiers, dogs gn thru aperiod of baric trailing before they are assigned to their special jobs. Men from Army and Coast Guard units where dogs are used go to Front Royal to 'earn to handle them. Green nog? and men start their training to got her. As the first step, the dog loam? to obey certain simple command?. He muri: sit. lie down, stay put, jump hurdles, or turn around, toorder. Tv ■order drill he learnsmarchingin c?,'?.en ho aroundOther dog? without fighting.Xo nhvsical compulsion bcvnnd * • » %the leash is used in training. The men are taught to “prake IIf the dog rr?po-ds we1]UPtheBloodhounds are no goodWHITE V407 W. SPRING ST. -OTNovember -- NNot only because traditional feast d cause so many of season, and taste Pumpkin and Min Apples etc. (Hereyour poultry earl]Safeguard HeallDIXIE MUThe Deliciou
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The Lima News
Lima, Ohio, US
Thu, Nov 04, 1943
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