The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-08
DOGS OF THE ARMY.
CANNES Quit Civilian Ways and /
Take to Camp Life.

AAANe 10 lamp LiASs
Dogs with no penchant for army life
had better be careful about how they leave
home without an escort. Being out on
the streets is dangerous. for the soldier
wants nothing better as pet aud a mas
cot than some NICE genteel well dis
posed dog, preferably bulldog. 1t is this
breed that seems best to fulhn the re-
quirements for a mascot. Half the dog
mascots in the army are of the species
Dos. There are other breeds represented,
but none has met with the favor in mill
tary eyes the bulldog enjoys.
Soldiers, or some of them, rather have
taking way with dogs The owners fud
il peculiarly so. They miss their dogs and
wonder what has become of them. Some
times they come back, and sometimes,
more frequently. in fact, they do not.
They stick to the camps. There seems to
be fascination about the life for the
dogs. They get among the men, who
usually make much of them, and the pet
ting makes On impression. But the at
traction, above all others, is the album
dance of camp fare. That is where the
dogs have a picnic three times a day and
between meals. They get all then can
eat, something they can't always get at
home. The result is they take up new
gods.
Several people IN Savannah have missed
their dogs lately. Beyond question many
of the brutes are in the camps. One man
saw his out At one of the regiments yes
terday, big brute of St. Bernard, one
of the biggest in the city, and 1t takes
pile of food to fill him up. Feeding him
is a trial to a cook, and to the pocket of
the householder who has to furnish the
Of far will hi xr
get along better in camp than he has for
some time. When he gets back his folks
won't know him. He might return now,
but there is little red tape TO be gone
through first, and the old fellows teeth
are not as sharp as they were in the days
of his youth. Time has not touched him
lightly, and the string around his neck
will be likely to resist his efforts to rid
himself of It,
The owner of the dog was asked If he
intended to get the animal. He did not APP
pear to be at all concerned. He said he
did not mind the soldiers having him for
a while. They will have to feed him, and
that is more than the owner will have
to do. He thinks he is getting out of the
brutes board bill for month very nicely,
as he can get him any time he goes out
and puts in a claim of ownership. The
colonel of the regiment will be very glad
Some dogs just take up with the SOL
diers and some of the soldiers just take
up with the dogs. Usually there are a lot
of CANNES prowling about after a camp
has been established for some time. They
learn the ropes and appreciate a good
thing. They are out for the stuff, and
generally find very good pickings. The
dogs make very good scavengers, picking
up the bits of food tina, escape the vigi-
liant eye of the police corporal and the
unwilling hands of his squad. Occasionally
a lkely-looking dog makes his voluntary
appearance about the camp. He is at once
seized upon and the right of possession
falls to the company that made the discov-
cry and seizure.
Other animals find their way to camp in
a less prosaic manner. They are escorted
in with the assistance of rope. AS a
good specimen reaches the company street
in the custody of his captor, he is receiv-
ed enthHsastioal The soldiers gather
about discuss the animaFs fine points,
make friends with him and formally re-
ceive him as a sort of mascot. He is then
distinctively company property.
The First Battalion of the Second Geor-
gia had number of dogs at Tampa. Some
were volunteers and others were con
scripts. All served willingly after a TASTE
of the chuck the men feasted on, however,
and there were no desertions. One or two
fell victims to the disorders of camp life
and were laid away and some had to be
left behind when the regiment left for
Huntsville. Others had staunch friends,
however, and they were looked out for on
the trip.