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period each keeper and his three dogs have been doing 

 12 hours on duty and 12 hours off duty) the whole Group 

 should be sent back and replaced by another Group from 

 the Section Kennel. 



9. It is most important that when dogs are sent forward 

 from their keeper they should be allotted to definite Com- 

 manders of Companies or Posts, who then become respon- 

 sible for the care of the dogs while at their forward stations 

 and for the messages sent back by the dogs to the back 

 station. 



10. {a) A dog released from a forward station should 

 invariably carry a message, and each message must state 

 the hour at which the dog is released. 



(b) Dogs should always be released separately ; that is, 

 with an interval between each. They must not be released 

 together. 



Feeding Dogs 



11. Dogs should be fed once in 24 hours. 



No food of any sort must be given to them whilst they 

 are on duty away from their keeper. 



At the station where their keeper is, they will only be 

 fed after they have completed their 12 hours' turn of duty. 



The authorized daily ration of a dog is i£ lbs. food, com- 

 posed of : — 



|- lb. broken biscuit or bread. 

 £ lb. horse flesh. 



J lb. maize meal per week is also issued for each dog. 



If it is impossible to obtain the authorized rations for 

 dogs at forward stations, the dogs should be fed on broken 

 bread or scraps obtained from the Battalion cook. 



