The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-03-24
TIE POLITE DOG.
What the Animal Has Now Been
Taught to Accomplish in
Paris


Paris.
Quite an unusual sight was wit
messed today ON the race course at
Ninc2nncs. Instead of stccplcchascrs
CT trottin~ horses. with their multi
colorcd jockeys, the pcsage, or in
closure. was taken up by the curious
collection of police dogs and their
masters or trainers. The "Club
Franchise Iu CHEN dc Defence, de
Gardc, 1T dc Policc.' an entirely
private association Of amateurs, had
obtained permission to use the race
rnursc for Il series Of experiments to
which TIC police authorities were in
vitcd. The ground was frozen. and
the immense plan of the largest race
curse near Paris looked like Il piece
of some remote desert. About fifty
persons in all. inrludin" three fash
ionablr ladies'. had come TO witness
The trials. whicn were to consist.
!irSt, in a test Of the dogs obedience
and intelligence. He WAS 10 walk
~nrirl}v beside his ma>rcr weld in Il
leash. and then loose. to explore The
ground. sit guard. croucl, down to con
ccalmcnt, or bark mt the word Of COM
manI. Rolf was told to bark. and a
deep %rythmical sound came out Of his
throat three times, as if he under
stood exactly how many times were
sufficient for the occasion. All the
dogs went through the first part Of
the programme with success.
The most intcrrStin" trials were the
man-hnnt and arrest of supposed bur
glars. Two men were dressed up as
NpachrS. They were thoroughly pad
d2d from head to foot with Mattress
like coverings. and we'll did thcy need
them. for the dogs took their business
in earnest. Each man also wore an
iron mask and a steel helmet. as we'll
aS iron gloves. \. dog was first told
to escort one Of his prisoners To n
"ivcn place. He maYcnrd close at
his side, and woe to the man if he
mad' the SlHigtrSt attempt TO escape.
Thc dog would make fierce bound ut
him and throw him down in an in
stant. catching, as Il rule. the mattress
padding where it was thickcSt, and
burying his teeth vicfously in the
mans supposed flesh. An armed at
tack was then represented. A man.
representing a burglar, crouchcd vita
his back against a wall, stood conceal
ed. armed with a club and Il revolver.
The trainer came along with his dog,
and was not supposed to see the man
in conccalmcnt. The Imaginary bur-
glar suddenly pounces ont at him,
fires a shot, and catches the man by
the throat. The police~iog, however,
hardly gives him time. Tn an in
slant he seiZes the man and bowls him
over, bclaboring him at the same time
with his teeth. The man is allowed TO
use his club as best he can on the
dogs back, but the animal easily has
the better Of him, and the blows only
stimulate his vigor.
Only n animal out Of nineteen, n
German shccp-dog, refused battle. and
acted the coward. All the resi- per-
Formed thcir part with powerful con-
v%lrtlon. and il may we'll b. smmiSrG
that a real burglar. though armed
with club ana revolver. would have
Jared very badly under such m at
tack. Seven dogs especially distin-
"'lishcd themselves by their clever and
almost scientific behavior. The best
Of all seemed 10 be Il big mastiii call
ed Garcon. who has been for some
time already in thc police service Of
RoubaiX. Prizes have been Offered
by NJ. Clcmencca1l, the premier, who
takes great interest in these expert
mcntS, and by NJ. Icpin. project Of
police, who was represented at Vim
c"nncs by thc police commissary Of
J"lnvillr. The prizes wary FROM POS
Trace to Is francs. NJ. ITcnnion. chief
Of The detective bureau will be prrScl,
at the next trials. Further expert
mcnts will also be made with ambu-
lance dogs, in which tI2 war Office
takes great intercst.-London Tclc-
graph.