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ARMY IS TRAINING10.000 DOGS FORUSE AS SENTRIEStoaniciiis-i vesmwOtthUsf rmFtBy CHRISTINE KQ17IRE-H1LI,I nltfd I'rt ws Stuff lt;'«rrt*«t»onrti*ntC H I C A G O — “Man’s best I“friend” i in the Army now, be- ‘ ?cause a group of dog-lovets start ^ j, I ed Dogs for Defense, Inc.I Through this organizationeed' breeders and fanciers from all lity i P»rts of the United States are con* j/v uibuting the elite of dogdom for fu (,v. ! guard duty with the Army and lost j lookout duty with the Navy. (th’s I When it was suggested to Ma.j.- VI' Gen. Edmund Ft. Gregory, quartet master general, that dogs might supplement ‘entries in guarding [u the Army’s supply depots, Gregorymade an initial request for 200ac-theMiinlt;hasikeemmi.etasdaamiI!,ns. I That was last year. Volunteer ' trainers from the ranks of the oi_ ’ American Kennel Club and other :'n d’s groups supplied the 200 from an v'* :ire 1 improvised training center in the no j cast.,w ; Today, the Army has taken over ?r- i the training process, and about2,500 canines are learning the otjral t tripes under the tutelage of the re*en I mount department of the Veteri- *nary Corps at Port Royal, Va. Ry * ,ns! ti.e end of 1040. Will Judy, editor I of Dog World, and member of the! Dogs for Defense midwest region*al ejpinmitti e. estimates that abnufi ]0.000 dogs will have been I tributed for the training.No dogs }ess thrmlJ months oldI are eligible, Judy said. In the 8 cv ! to 10-week training period, ex- I - pericnced trainers who have en- thalisted or been inducted teach the pladogs watchfulness and inculcate in ! %lt; them unfriendlinesi toward e one but the sentries with whom eunyns_ip?anolerarailiatcefi-era-ti~u vhe !in ipiis*by ive I iot a* hey work . ‘ c mI Kaeh I entry prac tices a week t ? aj with Ids dog watchman before £ i they Income a working duo. * n th*I the job. the dog, which can cover Nic ! as much ground as six human sen- thetries, give a short, warning bark janeI when he scents the presence of * Ser J concealed intruders, and watts tor the command to search. ! vm! n dt;OgsI Iashe !he is allowed to charge, The dogs }/\l re taught to lunge for the hand of 1which may hold a gun. |For the Army's purposes, the stal canine candidates come from the for medium-sired breeds such m box- Wb era, Doberman% collies, shepherds* t uo airdales, retrievers, Afghan j s\u\i The Navy is concentrating on I tinthe small**; dogs— the S* otteh ter- | riei s. fox terriers 1 »reed s. These a r eitenratingonxittishter-id sina triedforcoasts
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Victoria Advocate
Victoria, Texas, US
Tue, Sep 01, 1942
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