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Show Asks Burglary Insurance Costs Be Reduced for Families Keeping a Dog Every local family keeping a dog would reap a saving in its burglary and theft insurance premiums, pre-miums, if a movement inaugurated by the Gaines Dog Research Center, Cen-ter, New York City, succeeds. In recognition of the dog's value as a "burglar alarm," insurance companies for years allowed a discount dis-count to homes having a dog, according ac-cording to Harry Miller, director of the Center. The practice, like a lot of others, was discontinued during the troubled years leading up to World War II. Now his organization or-ganization is attempting to get the insurance companies to resume the practice. - . "While not all dogs are of equal value for guard duty, practically any family dog will rise to the occasion whan needed," he states "Any dog can sound a warning and even the little toy dog can act as an effective alarm by barking In shrill ferocity. Families with a dog not only sleep with more confidence, con-fidence, but also know that thc-likelihood thc-likelihood of their sustaining a loss while absent from home because of a visit from thieves or burglars is materially reduced." Mr Miller believes that the recent re-cent Victor Reuther shooting in Detroit probably would not have taken place but for the Reuthers' parting with their dog a few days previously. His assailants evidently were fearful of the family Cocker Spaniel, and by anonymous complaints com-plaints to the police that the dog was a continuous barker forced the Reuthers to give their dog away. With the dog removed, the culpriU could proceed with their plans with the chances of detection detec-tion greatly minimized, he states |
