M,
lump Adiur Sentry
Role of Dogs o' War
important in Action
Thursday, December 10. 1042.
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feeding and working must be an job. They are a valuable asset to ( Camp Adair from an MP training
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, undisturbed rest period. ’ Water the army
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... school. Second Lt. George Kress-
and 1 .u
their use at Fort
of All Millinery
should l»e available for the I dogs MacArthur has probably replaced aty, who arrived with Lt. Loff­
Camp Adair Ladies are cor­
all times.
an ei^ire lattery fur guard duty. redo, will train Military Police.
dially invited to attend thia
Grooming the dogs must be a They have instilled coi faience ini
great clearing sale.
S Sgt. John C. Turner, Service
We make, remodel and clean
daily task. All grooming is done the svntiies patrolling alone al i; o-
hats.
with a stiff scrubbing brush. The lated points. It is our considered Btry. 387 FA. has been hunting a
THE HAT SHOP
hair is brushed vigorously in one c pinion and is recommended that, Salem home for a wife and son
121 S. 5th St.
direction for at least five minutes their use be fully extended to the ¡ who arrived from Cambridge, Ohio.
Across from USO
Dee. 3.
daily on each dog. Combs should various activities mentioned.
not be used as they tend to inter­
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fere with the protective undercoat. M.P , Guard, Stockade;
The significant function of "Dogs fold. First, use is made of
In warm weather, a bath may be I
of War,” or the K9 Corps, in Army, canine sense of hearing and smell
given not more often than once a I All Under Copt. Hale
was recently explained in a Sentry to detect the presence of unauthor­
month. GI soap may be used and
article by Maj. R. E. Riordan, ized persons before the soldier be­
should be rinsed well with vinegar.
By order of Col. Gordon McCoy,
M. I. O.
ORDER EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS DELIVERY. ' =
comes aware of them, thus pre­
During cold weather dogs should Capt. Julius Hale hi;« been made
There is no '• c remembrance for mother
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Twenty-four dogs, it was then venting surprise. A dog will give
net be bathed unless absolutely Battalion Commander of the Mili­
or sweetheart like Flowers on C’.-.ti ‘ t - Day.
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revealed, have been ordered for use warning of the approach of any­
necessary.
tary Police, the Post Guard, and
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at Camp Adair. From Col. W. W. one up to a distance of 200 yards.
Each dog’s equipment consists the Post Prison Stockade, sei
Hicks, Commanding Officer, Har­ Second, the dog is trained to act
3-foot leather leash with halter 1911.
bor Defenses of Los Angeles, at as an adidtional weapon and will
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snap and a choke collar with identi­
The order stated that in
Fort MacArthur, which first ex­ attack and hold intruders upon
fication tag. Feeding and watering tion to his new duties. Capt
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(Call Brit»-Heps)
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perimented with the "K9 corps” command. They can attack under
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and to complete success, comes the conditions of darkness which would
I thoroughly washed daily.
i Marshal. He came to Camp Adair
following article:
Among the fine paintings now at the Portland Art Museum,
normally prevent the sentry from
provided June 22.
I
Medical
care
should
he
celebrating
a
50th
anniversary,
is
“
The
Man
With
the
Hoe,
”
by
The K-9 Command of Fort Mac- opening fire.
First I.t. Walter R. Padrick, in­
the French painter. Millet, »ho glorified soil and peasant in -uch I for the dogs. All dogs, whether
Arthur was first organized for the
works as this one and in "The Angelus,” reproduced in school
Tighten Patrol
fantry. was appointed Command­
working
or
not,
should
lie
vaccinat
­
books
for
generations.
purpose of conserving man power
The dogs placed on patrol duty
ed against rabies at least once each ing officer of the Detached Corps
and strengthening the guard by re­ within the inclosures are trained to
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year and a record kept of the vac­ of Military Police to succeed Capt.
placing men with dogs. The use of attack any unauthorized person
cination.
Eyes. ears, feet and toe­ Hale.
BASIC
TRAINING
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
sentry dogs at this post was start­
entering (he area and to give the
nails
should
be inspected daily on I The same order contained the
SENTRY
DOGS
ed in December, 1940. by Colonel
alarm by barking. There are ap­
The dogs should lie kenneled in an isolated area, if possible,
each animul. If proper care is appointment of First I.t. Hugh II.
Allen Kimberly, C.A.C., the Com­ proximately three miles of double
and handled by not more than two men. AH training must be
; given the dogs at all times, no 3’onsfeldt to be CG of the Post
manding Officer at that time, and fence 10 feet apart around the re­
done with the dogs on leash and they should never be allowed
i trouble should be encountered un­ Guard, and Post Prison Officer.
has proved very successful. The servation and this is divided into
to run free.
He will be assisted by Second Lt.
less a dog is accidentally injured.
command became a functioning
John P. l.offrcdo. just assigned to
sections approximately 200 yards
Obedience training, given for one week, consists of teaching
At
the
present
time,
96
dogs
are
unit September 9, 1941. when, by in length. Each dog on fence duty
the animal to walk on the sentry’s left side and at a position near
; stationed at Fort MacArthur, 91 of
order of Colonel W. W. Hicks, has an individual section to patrol
his heel. This is done by holding or jerking the dog hack to this
them are working and 5 dogs held
Commanding Officer of Fort Mac- and the size of each section is such
position if he attempts to pull or lag. Each time the dog is
in reserve for any emergency. The
Arthur, Lt. Colonel Glenn Miller that the dog can patrol#it easily.
forced into the correct position the command “Baek" is given.
I reserve dogs are changed regularly
was charged with the duty of ad­ Each of the dogs works alone in his
Sitting is taught by pressing on the animal’s hindquarters
! with those dogs on duty so that all
ministering the command. Serge­ section during the time that he is I
and commanding "Down.” The dog should not be allowed to rise
will be kept in rigid training.
ant R. H. Pearce, an expert in the on duty. It has been found that ,
until given the command “Go”.
The dogs are on duty dully on
care and handling of dogs, was dogs provide a tighter patrol and j
Guard training is given at night. The trainer leads the dog
the Fort MacArthur reservation
assigned the position of trainer.
relieve the use of large numbers
and has someone whom the animal does not know walk up and
i and on sentry and watch duty at
The original command as organ­ of soldiers distributed over the
slap the dog with a sack or light stick. This is continued until
. outposts from Santa - Monica to
ized in December, 1940, consisted j same area.
the dog barks or growls at anyone who approaches the trainer
i laiguna Beach. Of the 91 dogs on
Second ¡inti Madison
Corvallis, Oregon
of six dogs which were trained to
or ¿entry with whom ne is walking.
Training may be divided into
I duty daily, 32 are on fence duly in
I
"Opposite the Banks”
attack and were used as sentries eleven distinct types, conducted un.
Training lessons should not last more than an hour and best
I the double fenced imflosures around
1.35 S. 2nd
Corvallis
at various artillery positions. From der the immediate supervision of
results are obtained by having two training periods daily for each
the reservation, 30 are on sentry
the time Lt. Colonel Miller took Sergeant Pearce. Specific types are
dog. After the training period, the animals may be worked as
.duty at stations in the immediate
charge of the command and or- | as follows:
much us fourteen hours daily without injury to their health.
vicinity of the post, 10 are on duty
ganized it as an active unit, the |
ut searchlight positions and 10 are
1. Obedience
number of dogs was increased from
un duty at batteries and observing
2.
Attack
six to a strength of thirty in Janu­
efficiently with fifteen minutes in­ pounds weight is two pounds of stations north of Fort MacArthur.
3. Sentry Duty
struction.
1 raw, lean beef, occasionally varied
ary, 1942. At that time, the K-9
The latter 10 dogs are not quar­
4. Utility Duty
Command was placed under control
In training the dog, a few set oy adding one quarter pound of tered at Fort MacArthur but are
5. Sled Dog Duty
of the Commanding Officer of
rules will apply to all training. cooked vegetables or bran meal. quartered at separate kennels es-
6. Messenger Duty
Regimental Headquarters Battery
7. Stationary or Fence Patrol Dogs while under training must Bones are also obtained daily and tub’.ished at Playa del Key with
and the strength has been gradual­
never be allowed to run free or provided for the dogs. The one one of the enlisted trainers in
8. Searching
ly increased to the present strength
with another animal, but must be daily feeding should be given at charge. The remaining nine dogs
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Trailing
9.
of ninety-six dogs.
kept
on
a
long
training
leash
or
least
eight
hours
before
the
dog
is
are
on
utility
duties
i,
etc.
10. Guarding
Or better still — come into cither of our stores—at Albany or Salem—
All of the dogs of the command
light rope at all times. All com­ put to work. The interval between
The dogs have done an excellent
11. Obstacle Training
are obtained entirely through Civil­
and go over the stocks with us.
mands should be short and simple
a. Jumping
ian donations and become the
such as. down, back, go, stay. etc.
b. Climbing
property of the government. The
Best results are obtained by con­
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c. Scaling
public has been very cooperative
d. Negotiating barbed wire stant repetition. Severe punishment
and has responded with many more
or rewards of food or petting
entanglements
□ Officers' Embr. Insignia
offers than can be accepted. The
Field Caps (100', Wool)
However, generally all training should never be given to the dogs,
dogs are trained entirely by enlist­
i
Ail
schooling should be given un-
falls into two phases! First, the
ed personnel of Regimental Head­
I J Serge Pants
dogs are instructed in obedience— der the conditions that the dog
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quarters Battery under the able
taught to heel, sit, stay, etc., and will be expected to encounter in
direction of Sergeant Pearce. All
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secondly, the dogs are given stren­ his work, such as gun and shell
dogs selected must be male, weigh
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uous training in taking jumps, hur­ fire, smoke, flame, barbed wire
at least 70 pounds and must be in
entanglements
and
other
obstacles.
dles, climbing ladders and scaling
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good healthy condition. Their age
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walls and barbed wire entangle­ Training for the dogs must be
must be from 18 months to about
ments. This instruction teaches the continuous and each dog. even after
five years. They must be capable
dogs self-reliance and how to meet thorough training, must have at
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of carrying loads up to 60 pounds
and overcome obstacles of what­ least two or three days refresher
and of pulling loads of up to .00
training
each
month.
ever nature, as well as serving to
pounds. All dogs are thoroughly
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Dogs have been trained for many
improve the general condition of
inspected by Sergeant Pearce be­
the animal. The time required for various uses at Fort MacArthur.
Waterproof
Field Jacket
fore being accepted for army duty.
the first training phase is from Three dogs have been trained and
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The dogs, all of the larger breeds
several days to two weeks, depend­ work very well as messenger dogs
Í.
Shorts
and
Undershirts
with preference being expressed
ing on the adaptability of the in­ and are capable of operating up to
for German Shepherds, are divided
20 miles distance. Two dogs have
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dividual dog.
into two general classes for train­
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Chevrons
for
All
Grades
The second phase requires ap­ been given training as sled dogs
ing. One ctass is trained for duty
proximately two weeks time during and easily pul) loads up to 200
"Aunt Lydia's" Thread
with the sentries and the other
h iis zw
which the dog is taught when and pounds.
class for patrol without sentries
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Web
Belts,
Brass
Buckles
how to attack and how to protect
One dog has been trained to
within inclosures. Dogs especially
"Spiffy" Collar Stays
himself. This is accomplished first search for dead and wounded per­
W flw
receptive to training are instructed
by the use of dummies and later sons. He will search upon verbal
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Suntan
Shirts
for both duties.
Spirit
with the trainers dressed in spe- command and will continue search,
It has been found that the dogs
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cially designed padded suits, Dur- ing until he finds the dead or
which work with the sentries re­
i
Reg.
Buckle
Oxfords
ing this period the important pro­ wounded person and will remain
tire considerably more tr.rn.nK,
cedure of changing guard is taught with his find and bark until aid is
□ Metal Soap Boxes
and must be more intelligent. The (
the dog. A single animal will work received.
Officers'
Slacks
.
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purpose of the
the entire night, thereby necessi­
One dog has been trainer! to
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tating his use by three or more operate without a leash with the
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sentries. Therefore it is necessary sentry. This dog will work very
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SI M AN STAY TIES.
to teach the (log to work with any quietly along with the sentry and
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| man holding the leash rather than will attack at a hand signal with­
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and Insignias
with any particular individual. out verbal command. It must be
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M
ost
of
this
latter
training
is
con-
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30 and 45 Calibre
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must be carefully selected.
, conditions which the dog will face
The above special training has
Combs (Folding und Barber Si(es)
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I when on guard. It has been found been done experimentally on a
I that any sentry can handle the dog small scale only to show what use
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the dogs may be put to in times of
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war. Another suggested use for
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dogs might lie with automobile
By Appointment
AFFICE MACHINE REPAIRS
Brushes,
All
Types
patrols.
If
an
automobile
patrol
Evenings
By holder of Federal and
squad sights someone suspicious
Fitted Inspection Kits
State Repair Contracta.
Phone 470 or 440-J
around fortifications or defense
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plants, the sentry dog could be sent
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ENGELSTAD’S
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after the person in the event that
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he should escape to shelter before
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he could be captured by the squad.
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The care of the dogs is another
monds in the solitriiri
and 3 fiery diamonds Ir
highly important matter. The dogs
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the matching weddiny
are quartered in separate kennels,
band. See romance bios
four feet square. Kennels are raised
som when you give thi
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Military Jewelry
four inches from the ground and
pair to your beloved!
ventilation is provided by a heavily
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screened door. A three foot chain
We are happy to announce we can supply our many
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and
halter
snap
are
attached
to
one
friends and customers with many of the items that
side of the kennel to which the ani­
are not now available in new merchandise. We welcome
mals are tethered at the time the
your inspection and solicit your patronage.
kennels are given their daily scrub,
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• Electric Washers
bing with Gl soap and hot water, j
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• Dining Room Suite»
• Ref rirerators
The cleaning is done in the morn­
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• Breakfast Set-
• Vacuum Cleaners
ing at which time the dogs are
• Chest* of Drawers
• Ranges
groomed.
• Di»hes
* a i « «.
The amount of food riven to the
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dogs varies with the size and
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weight of the dog and in accordance
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with the type of work that he per­
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Better
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mimi
iMtilute
form».
The
average
amount
of
food
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