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beyond value and his services beyond praise, and I feel 

 honoured to take care of such a very serviceable animal. 



" At such times when gas is about I have to see to the 

 putting of ' Jimmy's ' head in a man's P.H. Smoke Helmet, 

 and I should be greatly pleased if you could inform me 

 where to secure a mask for his proper protection, as of 

 course a P.H. Helmet is made solely for the requirements 

 of a man and does not adequately safeguard a dog." 



Official Report of above Dog " Jim' 



Dog 36. 



Black. Cross between Retriever and Spaniel, about 

 3 years old. Brought from England by Pte. 

 Osbourne and worked with i/6th R. War. R. since 

 August, 1917. The most reliable dog ; has often 

 done distances up to 4+ miles. 



The speed in covering this distance was proved to 

 be three or four times the speed of a runner. 



Keeper Macleod gives an account of the way the dogs 

 under his control picked up, after being gassed, and of the 

 plucky behaviour of little " Paddy," in reporting himself 

 at Headquarters, although wounded and left for dead. In 

 this will be seen one of the many instances of courage and 

 determination displayed by these dogs. " Paddy ' was 

 an Irish terrier. 



" I left for France with three dogs in Nov., 1917, and 

 went back to my old Division — 34th. The G.O.C. Divi- 

 sion appeared to be greatly interested in the dogs — that 

 alone gave me some encouragement to do my best for the 

 dogs. 



