The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-13

the great foreign military estapilhh-
monts viii have troops OF four-legged
soldiers. and It Will not do for this
country to lag behind.
Dogs. properly selected and educated
make the best sort OF scouts ana the
most capable carriers Of orders In the
field. They are Tarticularly useful for
transmitting information, In conveying
messages from advanced patrols and
In maintaining communication be
tween posts and pickets Also they do
excellent work In hunting mp missing
men. Several breeds OF dogs are found
highly suitable for military purposea,
Eolably poodles. shepherd dogs and
bird dogs. The kind does not matter
20 much as the quality Of the breed,
which must be pure. No mongrel
makes a good war dog. II Is only In
a well bred dog that the valuable quail
titles above mentioned are developed
In a superior degree.
All points considered. bird dogs
make the best war dogs. They unite
the good qualities Of the poodle and
shepherd dog, and are distinguished
by a lively sense Of duty and de-
voted attachment to their masters.
The training OF the dog detachment
Of a battalion Is managed by an OH
Ger. who has special eXperiness In
such matters. lie selects assistants
from among the corporals and privates.
and gives them lessons In the art 81
training. Il Is his duty 10 buy the
DOGS. to distribute them among the
companies. to supervise the breeding
and rearing Of pups, and to see that
the animals are properly cared for and
fed. The properly educated war dog
must carry messages with certainty,
running back from advanced patrols
10 detachments In the rear aud then re-
turning. II Is required 10 do this SORT
OF work with such efficiency as 10 main
tain communication between sentine's
and stationary detachments. The ami
NAL must be taught to give notice to
sentlnels OF the approach Of s,rang-
era.
The business OF training var dogs
has been reduced toa perfect system.
There Is a complete course Of canine
pedagogy. with lessons as carefully
formulated as those OF grammar and
arithmetic for children. The lessons
Pass gradually from the simple TO the
difficult. and care Is taken never TO
demand more OF the animal than Is in
tellIgible to him.
A certain amount OF training goes
naturally with the bringing mp Of the
pup. but the education proper should
not be begun before he Is al least six
months cid. II may be remarked here
that the war dos Is always OF the male
persuasion.
The war dog wears a collar that has
metal plate. bearing the name Of the
company 20 which be- is attached as.
for example. Rifle Battery s. Comp.
| tie carries small canvas pouch, when
Is closed by a button or buckle These
articles. with a chain Tor fastening him
when required. constitute the whole OF
rs equipment The canvas receptacle.
Is called a report pouch" an idea
OF its purpose Is communicated TO IA,
dog by putting written messages inc
1t In his presence when he departs on
a mission. and taking them out on his
arrival he soon learns that he is car
rying something from one end OF IN,
trip that Is wanted at the other. This
business Of conveying messages Ia IN,
most important thing that the animal
has 10 learn. lie ought TO be able
after a while to 80 distance OF tive
mllea or more and return