Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-27

ably make an extra affectionate,
one-man or one-family dog, his
whole love concentrated on his own
people instead of spread thin over
the world.
The second puppy, unless he is
given good chance to quiet down
and is Immediately put upon suit
able, canine diet, is likely to have a
serious illness resulting from too
much excitement and unaccustomed
food Babies of every species must
have sleep as we'll as play.
| A box in quiet corner of the
house in which he can seek shelter
and where he will not be disturbed
is must" for a young dog. Correct
food at stated intervals help to
develop a pup to his ultimate best
and Is far cheaper in the end than
series Of veterinarian bills to
remedy a bad condition.
A stamped, self addressed enve-
lope sent to this column will bring
leaf1et on the care of young dogs.
The German shepherd breeders
OF America are being asked to FORE
go their peacetime program Of
breeding only the best to the best,
and to breed more and more dogs
for the use of the Army. AS in the
last war, these dogs are making a
wonderful reputation as sentries,
messengers and Red Gross dogs. 1t
would not be surprising If the Ger
man shepherd again experienced a
wave of popularity, after the war,
which will outstrip their phenom-
email rise after 1918 1t is to be
hoped that the breeders of the flu
ture will be able to restrain their
enthusiasm for physical perfection
to the point where they do not let
that outweigh the disadvantages Of
unbalanced temperament.
The United States Toast Guard
Is specializing as far as possible in
this type of dog The United States
Marines are planning on devoting
most of their training efforts on the
Doberman pinscher, another breed
which responds remarkably we'll to
training, but needs care in breeding.
The final measure of how success
full or unsuccessful dogs are in
actual usage generally comes not
from the officers at the top or the
clerks in the Washington offices,
but from the humblest members of
the forces. A colored man with the
| QuartermaSter Corps standing at
the warehouse window waiting for
his ticket to get frozen horse meat
gave his accolade when he an
nounced. 1--WE got nine of those big
police dogs down at our warehouse,
and. man! can they do patrol duty?
They beat any man we got on the
place"
While both the German shepherd
and the Doberman pinscher seem
destined to win laurels and publicity
for their war efforts, some of the
less-vaunted breeds are contributing
no less. 1t is said on good authority
that the star Of the K-9 Corps at
Front Royal is collie. Reports
from other sources confirm the fact
that the collie, as he always has, and
probably always will. is proving him
self mans best friend and assistant.
And so accustomed Is he to the
role that he is taken for granted.
His work is not accorded the fan
fare given other breeds. -etss
The Potomac Boxer Club meeting
has been postponed until the first
Sunday in January. It is proposed
to build a boxer, verbally. OF course.
He Is to consist Of the best things
about the leading show boxers of
today, this ones muzzle, that ones
top line. the others angulation. the
fourth's expression. The resulting
creature will be weird and won
derful thing, but the Boxer Club
members will undoubtedly enjoy
the process and the less experienced
will learn why the leading dogs are
leading. ,..
! May the most disturbing noase n
touy NeD Year be a Duppr,Ss boTkt