Evening star., 1934-11-01

skill or understanding on the part of
the dog.
House breaking" of the police dog
is done, not by rubbing his nose in
his own filth, as mistaken persons
often do, but by proper attention to
its wants as a youngster. 1t soon
learns to 60 outdoors, and manages
to attract attention by whining or
jumping at the door. but these ap-
peals must be recognized by the
owner, else they are wasted effort on
the pups part, and he soon realizes
1t. If he Is reproved every time he
breaks the rule, and praised and
petted when he goes outdoors, he
soon learns all that is necessary. The
old method may teach a dog a very
bad habit which is at once unsan-
itary and may lead to parasitic in
fection.
AS may be seen from the quotation
heading this article, the police dog
Is particularly susceptible to neglect.
and this includes keeping him too
much of the time shut in one room
He then becomes restless and ILL
natured, and unless the owner is keen
to detect such signs, and break him
of them, he may tend to lack dis
elimination between friend and foe,
and to bark uselessly.
The control of the voice" by the
owner is one of the necessary bits OF
training. 1t does no good for this
fine watch dog to wear himself out
in hoarse denunciations of mankind
in general. What is wanted Is good
watch dog that knows his business,
and gives voice" only at the tres
passer on his own property.
The person training his own dog
must put some real intelligence into
the work If he would get an intelli-
gent response from the dog.
Dog training. of any breed, is not
a one-sided business, by any means;
perhaps the training Of the German
shepherd or police dog demands more
real brains on the part Of the owner
than with any other sort.
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This great dog is a wonderful crea-
ture, in any of its moods; even per-
sons who may have been frightened
at its size and evident strength can
not but accord it praise
There are several matters in con-
nection with the daily care of this
breed which must be kept in mind
if the dog is to be in good humor,
mind its own business, and be credit
to itself and owner.
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sWerving obedience demands real in
telligence and work, education in ac-
ton, on the part of the owner, so
the daily care calls for certain basic
physical requirements fully met.
The dog should have a rug bed of
its own, which is aired every day and
washed at least once a week
1t should have an unfailing supply
OF fresh water at all times. The po-
lice dog takes on a bad odor when
its water supply is deficient.
1t should have two meals a day, of
meat, grains and vegetables, never
all meat unless it can be given far
more daily exercise than the average
city person is able to give it.
Bathing is not so good for this
breed, but the dog should be brushed
and rubbed down daily, the experts
say.
And it should have daily exercise,
above all. Including a good run, but
even at such times it must be kept
absolutely obedient. The owner
should approve its obedience and dis
approve its disobedience audibly at
all times. but in any event make
friends afterward by shaking its
paw. The shepherd Is too fine a dog
to permit to be anything but its
best. Further information on the
breed may be secured from our
source. The Police Dog" by David
Brockwell, published by G. Howard
Watt.