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Show America Sn Action WAR DOGS WILL BE DISCHARGED IN PREWAR STATE OF DOCILITY "Bowser" will trot home from war, when the time comes, in his prewar state of docility and with an honorable discharge certificate similar sim-ilar to that issued his khaki clad masters, the war department has announced. To assure the return of all K-9 Corps War Dogs to civilian life in the proper frame of mind and assure their welcome as members of communities com-munities from which they "enlisted," "en-listed," a "reprocessing" routine has been made an important part of the discharge procedure. The routine is the exact opposite of that followed to fit the dogs for war service. They are petted and become friendly with all the men on a post, rather than the few to whom they were officially detailed in the performance of combat or other war duties. They quickly become readjusted, the announcement said. Dogs also are given a thorough physical examination before being sent home, and thus are not only in excellent condition but, because they retain the rudiments of their military mili-tary training, are better equipped to be family pets than ever. Upon leaving active war duty for any reason, the canine warrior receives re-ceives a certificate reading: "The War Dog 'Bowser,' Tattoo No. 000, having served with the Armed Forces of the United States of America, Amer-ica, is hereby awarded this certificate certifi-cate of faithful service and honorable honor-able discharge." The dog also is given a service record. Just as a number of soldiers are honorably discharged each month, the K-9 Corps is releasing certain of its numbers from time to time. This does not mean, however, that the K-9 Corps is being disbanded, according ac-cording to the office of the quartermaster quar-termaster general, through which dogs for all armed services are recruited, re-cruited, any more than the discharge dis-charge of soldiers means the army is being demobilized. The occasional release of War Dogs is due to changing conditions which alter needs for various types of animals. For example, blackout regulations in some cases now permit per-mit the lighting of industrial plants where dogs had served as sentries. A large percentage of the dogs thus released can be adapted to other tactical needs, butome do not take readily to new duties, and these are being discharged. Released by Western Newspaper Union. |