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REGIMENTED BOW-WOWS(From Saturday Evening Pant, by Joaef Israels, II),Dogs for Defense, Inc., was organized to train dogs for the army. Subsequently it was taken over bythe quartermaster general. It has agreed to supply 5.000 trained docs for the First Army, and other army units are expected to need at least 20.000 others. The dogs, worth from $')0 to $500 each, are contributed by owners, and neither the dogs nor their training costs the government a cent.Moving spirits in Dogs for Defense are Henry Stoecker; his boss, Mrs. Milton Erlanger, owner of the Pillicoc poodle k°nnels, on which she lavishes a large part of her generous allowance; and Harry I. Caesar, an ascetic-looking investment broker, who breeds springer spaniels on a New Jersey estate close to the Erlanger home.Mrs. Erlanger conceived the idea of sentry dogs for the army a year ago and talked it over with Caesar. They put up the working capital and successfully executed the maneuvers necessary to win the support of the Professional Handlers Association and the powerful American Kennel Club.A direct, larlv Mrs TTrlanonr th#n“Out! is more complicated. Under this command the dog is let off the leash and must search energetically in the direction indicated by the guard. On findirfg an intruder, he must set up an alarm and menacingly keep the culprit from run^ ning away. They are trained to a|SSg tack and bite only if the quar” runs away. So, if a military dog gets you at bay, you had better stay there until the human sentry arrives. The careful cultivation of a dog’s natural instinct for suspicion is the basis of training for this command. Men serving as test saboteurs often get some nasty bites. The essential qualities for trainers are good temper and willingness to repeat the lessons endlessly.Sentry duty is only part of an Aimy dog’s work. Some are trained as Red Cross dogs tr locate wounded soldiers on the field of battle and I report their find to the nearlt;*M first-aid station.The dogs are also used to carrv messages, placed in a pocket of th^ir special harness, and to reestablish broken communications lines. For the latter purpose small spools of wire are attached to thedogs. The spools unwind as they run.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo, Texas, US
Thu, Sep 03, 1942
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