New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
Police Dogs in Training Do
Not Find Time to De-
velop Nostalgia.
ASKO is LEADER
AMONG STUDENTS
Kennels at Mamaroneck Contain
Some Wonderfully Bred Young
sters Just from Germany.

Although a majority of the canine eel
ebrities at the Baer training school for
police dogs have quite recently said "Auf
Wiedersehen" to the Fatherland, they do
not seem to be suffering from nostalgia,
and small wonder, when one views the
natural glories OF their home in Mamar-
oneck. 1t lies "over the hills and far
away" and is approached by winding
road which leads under stately elms and
weeping willows and over rustic bridges,
which span babbling brooks.
All this is playground and training
camp for the dogs. which are sent 10
Bruno Hoffman, to be initiated into the
mysteries of English as she is spoken In
America, and how 70 become one OF tho
Finest" Every Sunday is a schooling
day at the training school. and visitors
come from all over the country TO see
the pupils put through their PAGES.
Asko heads the list standing rather in
the light of valedictorian, although he
received his training on the police force
in Germany, and has little to learn with
the exception OF English. Asko has been
purchased by Mrs George NJ. Landers OF
New Haven, although he still remains in
the training school. The price paid for
Asko ran well up into four figures, but
he is well worth the money for his
sagacity and beauty are away above the
average in a breed noted for these
attributes
Asko won the police dog trials at the
recent Devon show which was the first
ever held by the German Shepherd Dog
Club OF America. Ii was intended at first
to make the trials public, but 1t has been
found by experience that the dogs do not
work we'll before a large audience. 1t
is not so much stage fright as the fact
that number of persons distracts their
attention from the business in hand. Asko
came out of the trials with flying colors.
although he had TO compete with the best
from Europe and America.
In the kennels at Mamaroneek are
some adorable youngsters which are
going 10 become minions of the law
under the guidance of Herr Hoffman,.
There is Hilda, a beautiful coal black
matron which has been in America only
two months; Arno. a young dog which
has been purchased by Mrs. Herbert
Coppel. who has left him to complete
his education; Arn0 II, a dog which
will soon be shipped TO F. H. Higgins;
Sport. which is now the property of w.
Storz, Of Omaha, Neb.; Jenny. a FIVE
months-old puppy; Allie, Wolf. Bessie,
Cutse, Prince and a number of others
which are TO be sent TO the four corners
of the earth Henri l. Baer, founder OF
the kennels, has orders from California,
Galveston and Alaska.
Two Doberman Pinschers. also natives
of Germany, are rusticating in the ken
nels at present. They are Tom and
Jerry, the property Of Captain John c.
Groome, of the Pennsylvania state police.
II is hard 10 realize as one fondles the
soft-eyed puppies that they will one day
become the fierce wolf-like animals
which view with distrust all save their
masters and refuse 10 accept the over
lures OF any one until they are hidden
to do so.
Asko is always ready to perform for
the edlhcatioh of callers at the kennels