The sun., 1916-12-31
PRAISES WORTH
OF ~BLOODHOUNDS
Member Of Black Watch Says
They DO Good Work in War
and for Police.
HELP KEEP DOWN CRIME

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IN the war and their police work Is writ
ten by \ member Of the Black Watch
Of England TO the Fie,d. lie says:
u quite expected To see a more able
critic than my self reply 20 Sipt. Arun-
6els remarks relative to the bloodhound.
am going to defend the bloodhound. I
10 not inow whether Supt. Arunde has
seen any trained police bloodiounds at
work. other than the hounds used by the
West Riding Constabulary. or he might
lave based his remarks on their ability
IN a different way. Bloodhornds nm
doubted,y have a moral effect In keep
Ing dow crime. Eut they have a much
better moral effect In reducing crime OF
certain classes which I'LL the calendar at
,etty sessions. when once their reputs-
lion az successful criminal trsckers and
their presence become known through
ont the country where they are em-
ployed.
As a rule criminals work by night.
after having made their arrangements
hy day. A crimina, does not intend to
have ANYTHING behind him which would
lead to a clue. II would be all the bet
ter FOR both hounds and police II he did.
tu, such is not necessary where finished
hounds are used. There IL one thing
criminals must leave behind them. and
that 10 Their scent sometimes. where
the ground IL suitable. their boot prints.
and sometimes their finger prints. No
two human beings have the same scent.
,u., as no two human beings have the
same finger prints.
Tracked Macy Criminals.
"1n some instances n criminals trail
m eht not he crossed at all: II depends
on how he has made his plans and the
course he takes and the distance he has
10 20 with his booty. But In most cases
Of depreciation the criminals track will
h, crossed many times during his re-
,fea,. This I do not mind. provided I
have satisfied myself that the hounds
pre- on the right scent when they start
on from the scene OF the crime or theft.
IT have tracked down all classes OF
criminals with bloodhounds. both by day
and by night. and some OF the best
hound work ha. finished through va
rious kinds Of road and places heavily
populated.
"Supt. Arundel says a herd OF pursu-
ing cows. an express laundering over a
bridge. a man threatening with a stick
viii often be SUFFICIENT TO turn the hound
of the rail. There il certainly room
FOR great improvement here. ] deem 1t
advisable where bloodhounds are re-
aulred TO met the emergency OF the va
rious clasaa of crime they have to try
1Iu NV uoN ~ y wv
virgin soil but over I'll classes OF ground
stocked by cattle. sheep, deer and game.
getting them acquainted with all and
'sundry which they are likely to meet
and encounter during actual work.
"Much. too. can he done for the bsne-
A. Of the hounds during exercise In tins
direction. Th( police hounds under nv
charge will go boldly through any 'raf-
A.. and will enter a train or motor car
IN the same way. Much OF this bold
ness depends on their handling and
training. exercise the hounds IN CONF
pany with my Airedale terriers and
Labrador retrievcrs. which ! have
proved n splendid idea. for IL instills
into them much of the determination
and bold ways OF their companions.
some Are Useless.
Certainly Some b'oodhounds are just
HE certain gun dogs, shy and useless.
II Is a waste OF both time and energy
10 try and train such specimens. for
they can never be relied OF. When you
nd that YOU have got n valuable puppy
with a good nose, sagacity and intelli-
s"nce, do not neglect his training watch
him handk. him carefully and patiently.
AID some day when you have occasion
10 try him on actual work he will re-
ward YOU 10" the time you spent and
the patience shown In making him. The
frst eighteen months OF n bloodh9uul's
existence IL the most important you
either make him or mar him
TO train bloodiourds to he valuable
as = detective agency for police purposes
- not done in n montn nor We; in two
They must when trained be kept at con-
slant work. so that tiiey are .csJy for
any call out 10 duty some people seen,
10 think Il Bloodhound trained to sallop
o. \ scent one or two hours cold Is capa-
be OF tracking down n criminal ten or
Twelve hours after tn. crime has been
done. This is entirely wrong, They
mus, he trained TO follow such cold lines.
also a good part OF their training should
he done at night In and about thic'.ly
populated places which have been
'rsverscd during daytime. II Is n great
ply that too often inferior trained
hounds are used on criminal cases. De-
cause i, is most detrimental 20 tceir real
value and good name. In some cases
Nhelc they have been used they have
rece.yd no training AT AL.
Many Varieties Of NOuad.
simply because Mr.. or Mrs. So-ani-
IN keep a bloodhound as a companion.
~ at,enp, i, made TO set 1t 20 uack
down the criminal, with whst results
Failure j. a csTtainty before YOU start.
Then the newspapers get hold OF II, and
make much Of tn failure ~ the hounds
TO track down the criminal You could
not expect a recruit who had never
handled a rifle to be OF any service to
his country until he was taught how TO
use 1t and knew its value as "A shooting
weapon, also at close quarters delivering
n" long point
People who are so llliierate as 10
believe Uncle Toms Cabin stories about
h,oodhounds possess oaly "A hazy idea
o. the real worth OF the English blood
hounds. The hounds of Cuba were not
English hounds. .Airedale teriiors are
Valuable az scouts. but a well trained
bloodhound will always be the guide.
From experience I certainly prefer the
Labrador retriever when trained as a
patrol dog. He Is dark In color and
lac a coat 10 protect him during the
cold, wet winter nights, which the Are
dH,c does not possess, their coat being
o'"u ana easily wet through.
Again the Labrador IL qui"k ana
almost mute in giving the ala, m OF up
lr"aCh.ng danger and can he trained 10
Use he eyes to a better advantag" n
h.n. He viii stick 10 his master
Trough thick and thin and is obediert
t. every command. WITH regard TO he
u.e Of bloodhounds In war and ambu-
lance work. | trained a very nne hound
for tins class OF work In the autumn o.
as. lie went out to France ard var
tached Ia the ambulance stan. Marcus
''s n the big push which started on