European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday july 1966 the stars and stripes a doggedly pursues training goal and High for qualified can ii by Richard Halloran .iack1and fab Texas not Theair Forte which recruits and trains working dogs for Ute military services and Federal agencies is having a hard Lime keeping up with a rapidly growing demand. Officer Here said All the services want More patrol dogs to guard against intruders Miff out ill idl drugs and detect explosive the secret Semoc wants them for help in protecting the president and other officials Law Federal aviation administration wants them for finding bombs and the depart ment of agriculture wants them for select ing illegally transported food the defense department s doa Center Here shipped 417 dogs in the 1985 focal year which ended last sept. 30, but a prowled 553 dogs to in customers already in this fiscal year. The present backlog is so dogs Down Tom Whai from 720 two years go. Meantime 300 dogs Are in the it under observation by veterinarians and300 More Are Al a Trainina be on this sprawling base. Of the la Tutolo dog Are in training this remainder Are experience dogs used to Irain Philog handlers. Beyond hex nand the Supply of dog fit for Milia Ray service has dropped so much in the a flied stain that the air Force has elections 86 to Jig search learns to Europe especially Gene Ray to find suitable animals we Werneth tally having trouble said col. Teddy is in charge of buying dogs. Gammila breeders Are More interested in Dongha How or Hunting while european Breeb Tavor working dogs he said. and local police forces who Wau dogs has added to he shortage. German shepherds make theoary dogs but rottweilers Bijj her Des Flanders giant Schnauz Enaa belgian Malinis Are also accepted Jafie dogs Are re pruned locally Rock rom owners who Send them in Are recruited by search lean yen buying trips. Tough tedards also make it difficult to find Surcie dogs. Of the 1,729 dogs Eval flast year Only 383 were selected. Of rejected about two thirds were Dis qualified because they were gun shy were too aggressive or not aggressive enough or were medically unfit suitable dogs cos around $400 each a prospective military dog is tint tested when a handler fires Blank pistol shot. If the dog is slanted or curious about the noise he passes. If he is afraid he is out. To lest for aggression a dog is agitated by a trained handler. If the dog stands is Washington primary elections will be held in the Virgin islands and Guam in september according to a Pentagon news release. and heir families can obtain information on bling proce dures by requesting a i98 \j7 voting assistance guide from unit Voung assist Ance officer Federal Post card Piplica Lions also Are available from locannits., civilians May obtain voting in Tion from any . Embassy or Connie. The following information by the Federal voting Aisha once pal in the Pentagon. If localj0rstsnce is a available overseas Voth May comae the Federal voting Wittan program director. Room lw57, Pentagon Washington d.c.,jb30i, or Auto on 225 0663 or oui Ferciot 202 695-0663. The Vekia islands holds its primary 9. I will pick candidates for Gover nor lieutenant governor is territorial senators seven from the District of is. Plan for women priests fails to win approval London Dpi the Church of England killed a proposal saturday tallow visiting women priests ordained abroad to celebrate communion m Brit Ain. The general Synod the Church s governing body failed to adopt the measure by the necessary two thirds majority in each of three synodical houses. The House of Bishops v9led for the Resolution by a two thirds majority but the House of clergy and House flail failed to approve n by 67 percent killing the proposal and with it most of the Hope of those wanting the Church of England to ordain women Onesti. Cruise ship cafe has fire Thomas is. John seven Jim St. Croix and one senator Al la prone Delegate 10ihe . House and nine members Cantor the Board of Edu cation and the Ard of elections. Service nobers and their families and cos Orcas cilia cons upling under the citizens voting rights act request ballots using the Federal. Card application without being registered. The form should be sent to the super visor of elections in so Thomas and must arrive not later than seven working Days prior to the election. Officials Sug Gest Absentee voters mail their applications 60 Days prior to the election. Party affiliation must be specified when requesting a primary election bal-31. A separate Post card application just be submitted to request ballots for general election nov. 4. Fated ballots will be counted if Posl cd not later than the Day of the Etc to and received within 10 Days after the i Post card application and ballot envelope must be sworn to before fission de officer or other person to administer oaths will hold its primary election elect candidates for the con Delegate governor and 21 unicameral legislative body members and their families tors voting under the Over a voting rights act and residents temporarily out United Stales and its Territo Lulla Neoushy Register and re tee ballot for the primary author sept. 6 Gressin seals in Servi overseas seas Citi other go Side of Thi Ries May is quest an Al election on these voc must mail a completed Federal Poi Ecard application 10 the Guam a Teclaw commission . Box 96910, not later than election. Jul in Kun the Genera Tor room Ofack skip caught tire Early but the Blanc or extinguished in swim injuries Oslo the 701 Plell Ltd. The St guard said by Agana,30 Days Befi a separate be submitted lion ballot. The Post cards Entee ballot Reti sworn to before warrant officer n authorized to admin ,1 card application must lire a general elec Jica lion and the a envelope must be missioner other official oaths. Ground or snaps or strains at its Leash gel at the agitator it can be used. Dog cowers or wants to play of tit i uncontrollable it is rejected finally a the dog to see if imn Tonii Vilii n tall and a checks for parasites. Examines the dog for1 and knee arthritis Itiat is com Jarge Breeds. Whining site chief Petty office Lisa l. Hornli Uthe Navy oversees the Basic training of comm handlers unlike the sentry dogs of a enl pc Fuch were trained to distrust All humans Bir Miji handlers today s patrol dogs Are taught specific command. Whether on the Leash or Loose the dog is taught to stay to Walch its handler if a suspect is taken to attack on command and to break off the attack on command. Each dog is Given a great Deal of affection homa says and rewarded when it performs prop Erly. With that attention a balanced diet and constant checking by veterinarians she says military dogs get better can than 90 percenter the pets in the United the key o teaching military policemen to handle dogs she says is. To train them thread a dog s signs because each dog is differ some perk their ears up Othen la them Back when tensions Rise. Dogs with especially Good sense of smell become drug sniffers. Over nine weeks they Are exposed to the doors of four common drugs including marijuana. When the dog finds the drug it is taught to sit Down and is rewarded with food and affection from the handler. The Best dogs Are chosen to sni tout nine kinds of explosives. We put the dogs with the bust noses on explosives says a handler because we can t afford to make a mistake. We can miss a drug and catch it later. Youcan t do thai with a the technique for finding a Bijj an bombs is the same with the handler guiding the search and often being Able to ten where bomb is by the Way the dog Points. But is done after thai a handler says get out of there and can the bomb dogs Umic Tomc military dogs at the age of to 3 yeast kid until they Are about Lowe says. Thaw Tabegna to slow Down with Ace and the fault Meta rigorous dogs Are brought Bohto Udo land where they work with new Dafni we dont put dogs Down and we Don t give them tests Over dogs and other animal being use for medical research the colonel add emphatically and they Are not used in was a delicate hoisting Job but no Brg problem for experts tend photo by j. King c8ugeb , Bureau plenty it heft was needed when it was time to ship i somewhat battered tto longer needed dating support vessel from the us. Any i submarine Reft site one at holy Loch Scotland Back to the United states. The is foot 50 ton Teasel had to be lifted cataud cd ing Crane.245, the site s i and then Ite Crane hid to be gently no gtd into position and Iwu alongside the nary Senift come t Nate fue bound Supply ship Vega by then boats Natick and Tiqua. 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