. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. Geriiax Police Don told. There is now a club for the de- velopment of these hounds and their congeners. The law could profitably use these animals in certain cases, and they might be gix'en to the police as watchers and companions. In remote quarters, where onl\' two ])olice agents can be employed, a dog would answer well as a reenforcement, and would be cheaper than a man. In fact, in Ham- burg, Stuttgart, Leipzig, l^runswick, Oldenburg, and Str
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. Geriiax Police Don told. There is now a club for the de- velopment of these hounds and their congeners. The law could profitably use these animals in certain cases, and they might be gix'en to the police as watchers and companions. In remote quarters, where onl\' two ])olice agents can be employed, a dog would answer well as a reenforcement, and would be cheaper than a man. In fact, in Ham- burg, Stuttgart, Leipzig, l^runswick, Oldenburg, and Strasburu' the iiolice ha\'e dogs. In Paris the police ha\'e a brigade of life-sa\'ing Newfound- lands, who ai"e particularly fitted and used ff)r rescuing persons from the Seine. In Austria the attention of the authorities has been drawn to such use of these animals, while at Zurich, Ghent, and Rotterdam they now form pai't of tlie jiolice force. It is difficult to decide which race or breed is best fitted foi' such purposes. Lovers of the shepherd dog favor that race ; breedei-s of terriers (which have already done good ser\'ice with the armies) recommend them highly. In any case the dog must be dark in color, not too small, courageous, hardened, not pampered, and possessed of a keen scent. There are places on certain frontiers where the customhouse officers employ dogs with great success in tracking smugglers. On the other hand, it often happens that the dog helps the smuggler by car- rying jjrohibited merchandise across the frontier with caution and great rapidity. War dogs, introduced of late into armies, never miss the roll call. The Scotch shepherd dog and the Aires- dale terrier ha\-e been found most suitable for both cam- paign and ambulance use. They do incalculable service in seeking for the wounded among bushes and under- growth, where the poor fellows escape the eye of the. Uoos -: River :, Paris Digitized by IVIicrosoft®. Please note that these images a
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