European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 17, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 9 Brandy Waits sleepy eyed for her owner to give a command that May have her pushing a staffed dog in a baby buggy around Heidelberg. Nothing trivial like sit -88, Perkins when if comes of show Biz Brandy s Dandy by Barbara Cullen staff write Heidelberg Sis this is the Story of the famous Baum older  it began with the arrival of a photo on the City editor s desk. Pictured was a cute dog pushing a baby Carriage with a stuffed dog inside. The accompanying letter said Brandy the dog Lead been quite popular in both the . And Panama and now had made a name for herself in Europe. I called the dog s owner. Col. John Graci at his office in Usa eur he. He said Brandy would be delighted to give an  we set up an appointment for later that week in the housing area where i would meet Brandy and her Trainer mrs. Nancy  expected one of the tricks would be that Brandy would open the door for us at the Patrick Henry Village housing area. No such Luck. We opened the door ourselves and climbed the stairs to the second  by loud Rumme at f 2 i pressed the Buzzer and was immediately greeted by a loud rumble that sounded like Bow  Nancy Geraci opened the door and Brandy stepped Over her mistress s feet to Greet  must be  i said reaching Down to shake hands. Brandy ignored me. I Shook hands with Nancy. As we settled into the living room Brandy went to her Pillow and stretched out for a , Don t be so rude her mis Tress scolded. You should t sleep when we have  opened her eyes briefly then ret sued  told me Brandy was part Beagle part Short haired terrier. We bought her at a dog Pound in Kansas City Nancy said. Like All stars Brandy had a hard climb to the top. Giordano cancels Friday performance Wurzburg. Germany Sis a jazz dance performance by stylist and choreographer Gus Giordano and his dance com Pany scheduled Here Friday has.16" cancelled. Usa eur recreation officials Giordano author of anthology of Ameri can Jaa dance will hold a workshop and performance in Nurnberg on a Tunny and f performance in Aschaffenbur sunday before ending his tour of  bases in Ger Many officials said. I was t too pleased with her when we first got her Nancy said. She had one ear bitten and did t look too  the sad Fate of women in life i thought you need Good looks to  said they bought Brandy because her husband wanted a Hunting dog. Ami. Of course such a Ragamuffin animal had in Stant Appeal to their three children who were All under eight years old at that time. We to link her first owner must have been italian because she loves Spaghetti Nancy joked. Brandy yawned she had heard that old joke before. My neighbor had a Box of dog biscuits that her poodle would t eat so she gave them to me Nancy continued. I read the and on the Box that said teach your dog a trick the kids had a baby buggy. I decided to teach Brandy to push it. It did t take her Long to learn Nancy said of her  course we had some problems in the neighbourhood after that. I d hear a child screaming and find Brandy trying to take her baby Carriage away irom  Brandy s second trick a me about be cause of a movie. Nancy explained in a movie i saw a dog hit a Board and flip food up and cat chit. I said i can teach Brandy that. Nancy got a ruler a wine Glass and a dog biscuit. At the Rustle of the dog biscuit Box old Eagle ears Beagle stood up. Nancy set the Glass Down the ruler across the Stem and the biscuit on the lower end of the  slapped the ruler the food missed her open Mouth and hit her in the nose. Brandy grabbed the biscuit off the Rug before her Trainer could get  the second try the biscuit fell off the ruler. The third time Brandy hit the ruler and grabbed the biscuit in mid air. I taught her How to smoke Nancy said moving on to the next trick. No on had a tip Arillo. That s Okay Nancy said Brandy stopped smoking when she read the cancer warning on the  Brandy actually could smoke Nancy assured us. The dog would pick up the Little Cigar by the filter end of course and then sit Down and hold the Cigar in her  tricks included dancing to the castanets a big hit in Panama Nancy said jump through a hoop i never did get up the nerve to set it on fire though Nancy said and play poker i Tell her Brandy you won and she picks up the chips Nancy explained she s bilingual Nancy said. My Mother Speaks Spanish and Brandy will do tricks for  Nancy told us the Beagle spoke. Say i want " the Trainer commanded. Brandy responded with a Long air Force starts program to control stray animals Pitburg a. Germany is air Force officials fearing a possible rabies threat Here this summer Nave started a new animal control program on the base and in the family housing area a spokes woman  said the Eifel Region of Ger Many has been the Center of rabies threats in past simmers. Last year Pitburg a had a total of 16 confirmed cases of rabies afflicted animals officials said. The entomology shop and veterinary clinic Here have initiated a program to control Loose animals this summer officials said officials said 11 stray cats have been captured and disposed of since the pro Gram began in Early May. The emphasis is on cats officials at the entomology shop said because most people keep their dogs under tighter super vision. Under the program stray animals recaptured and officials try to determine whether the animal is a pet or just a Loose animal the spokeswoman said primary proof the animal is a pet is a tag or Collar. Stray pets Are turned Over to the Security police and Loose animals Are disposed of. Officials said that if the owners cannot be located within three Days the stray pets Are also disposed of. Pet owners should be aware that air Force and local base policies require pets always to be in the control of their owners if however a pet does get lost or is miss ing for an unusually Long time owners can Call the Security police desk sergeant to see if their pet has been captured officials said. Drawn out howl. Did you hear her Nancy asked. You have to  Brandy spoke again. I was t sure if i heard her correctly but then she might have said it in Spanish. Or German. She understands a Little German too i was  we come to the Snake charmer trick Nancy said dumping Brandy into a cardboard Box and closing the lid. Some people go of that s a great trick when i put her in and close the lid. But that s not the trick Nancy said with a  stood behind the Box. The photographer readied his camera Nancy hummed a few bars of the Snake charmer s chant a de a de Dada de a  lid moved caught and refused to Budge. Brandy squirmed to get free. She has arthritis you know Nancy apologized. She s 10 years old and it s hard on  Nancy closed the lid and repeated her chant. This time the Box lid came up and to and behold there was Brandy wiggling and dancing on her Hind feet. Putting Brandy on the floor Nancy said with All that violence on to. I taught her a new  she cocked her Finger aimed her hand at the Beagle and shouted i thought Brandy would leap at her and get the gun. Instead Brandy Lay Down slowly on her Side. There was still life in her though. Her Tail  t seem to get that Tail to die Nancy muttered. Nancy said that when they were in Baum older Brandy was known As the famous Baum older  but for some reason she had t become the famous Hei Delberg she never became a Hunting dog either Nancy said. But she s great at catching mosquitoes and flies. She taught herself that when she spent a month in quarantine in  nor does Brandy go in for those Bland trivial tricks like come Heel sit or  she s always running off. That s Bow i get my exercise chasing her Nancy  also plays a 10-key children s piano and accompanies herself. However the Beagle had t Learned any songs yet. I Rose to leave. If she learns to play a song let me know i said on my Way out the door. Ill bring a tape  Brandy Rose to see i out. But she still did t open the door