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Page 14
... interest. Thus, just as the starlings associate with sheep, so the dog found that the habits and food of man, accorded with its own desires, and it began to follow the tracks of the hunters in the chase, with the hope of participating ...
... interest. Thus, just as the starlings associate with sheep, so the dog found that the habits and food of man, accorded with its own desires, and it began to follow the tracks of the hunters in the chase, with the hope of participating ...
Page 20
... interest to point out that the War Dogs of the present day are types, to a certain extent, of both those sheep dogs of the early centuries, and of the milder and intelligent assistant of more peaceful times. The guard dogs, which were ...
... interest to point out that the War Dogs of the present day are types, to a certain extent, of both those sheep dogs of the early centuries, and of the milder and intelligent assistant of more peaceful times. The guard dogs, which were ...
Page 50
... interest in trained dogs for the army and police, and the outflow from my kennels constituted the only source of supply. Most of the countries I have mentioned had been ex~ perimenting with ambulance dogs for searching for the wounded ...
... interest in trained dogs for the army and police, and the outflow from my kennels constituted the only source of supply. Most of the countries I have mentioned had been ex~ perimenting with ambulance dogs for searching for the wounded ...
Page 52
... interest and which were attached to many regiments. I may here incidentally remark that I was in Russia three weeks before the war broke out, acting as judge at the army trials of these military dogs. The two other judges were Germans ...
... interest and which were attached to many regiments. I may here incidentally remark that I was in Russia three weeks before the war broke out, acting as judge at the army trials of these military dogs. The two other judges were Germans ...
Page 61
... inspected the school, accompanied by General Lowther. This was before the results of the work that had been done had been fully demonstrated, and the genuine interest Lord French showed in the dogs, and the few How the Movement Began 61.
... inspected the school, accompanied by General Lowther. This was before the results of the work that had been done had been fully demonstrated, and the genuine interest Lord French showed in the dogs, and the few How the Movement Began 61.
Contents
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MESSENGER Docs IN THE FIELD | 82 |
THE HomNG INSTINCT | 163 |
VILGUARD Does | 183 |
SENTRY Docs | 214 |
Docs WITH FOREIGN ARMIBS | 234 |
XLCONCLUSION | 284 |
Other editions - View all
British War Dogs: Their Training and Psychology (Classic Reprint) Edwin Hautonville Richardson No preview available - 2015 |
British War Dogs: Their Training and Psychology (Classic Reprint) Edwin Hautonville Richardson No preview available - 2017 |
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