Show I Other Points of View I GREAT T WORK OltI OP OF AVAH All DOGS An n official report has hns now been Issued on the exploits of ot tho the British war dogs doSs at tho the rent Hitherto nothing has been known about them except too tile appearance appearance appear appear- ance In the war t films of or some shaggy shags dog rushing desp r across across a piece of or shell scarred countr country The Thc corps o of ol i messenger dogs was tho creation of or Colonel Richardson tho the wId widely known lr R of or tho the uso use of ot dogs loss in war and andIn andIn andIn In police work The dogs OS were trained at a war office school of or Instruction Mon Men with a n knowledge of oC dogs doG's such as ns gamekeepers shepherds and hunt servants were selected as Instructors Tho first dog dOl recruits camo front from various homes homos for tal lost doGs doga and man many a soldier owes owe his life to a stray dog Toe saved from tho the lethal chamber b by th the war wal war Unclaimed dogs were sent bent to the camp lJ by tho the police pollee ant and many people sent their pets pet as war volunteers Tho The best beet breeds for tor tho the purpose proved to bu b h collies sheep dogs do Welsh and Irish terriers Airedales and mixtures of or these thesa varieties Tho rho do dogs doga were splendid They would make mako their way ay through a a. tremendous barrage barrago when no human being JoinS could go so and would take a a. vitally Hally needed message back In ten minutes over 01 ground Cro which would havo hao taken a runner hours to cross They were welo wounded sometimes but went on Just the tho same During the great German Gelman push In March a a. Highland sheep dog doS ran Tan about two nn and a n. half miles mUes in ton minutes with I Ian an appeal appal l for rol reinforcements and b by so doing prevented pre a very er serious disaster Part of or our lino was isolated by tho the barrage o and thanks s to the tho dog do a division of or French colonials colonial came up in time and b ved tho the situation Dogs Doss did good service in following up the tho assaulting troops and taking back essential Information about tho the condition of or the line lIno and tho the reinforcement needed Out lit fit the tho Balkans dogs doG's were used as an sentries and ono one of ot them theca barked balked tho news of at tho approach of ol a a. Bulgar Dul-ar scout when ho he was hundreds of oC yards ar 18 Manchester away away awa- Manchester Guardian |