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only necessary to keep one man on night duly. This I 

 consider was of great service, and proved a great saving 

 to the public. 



(Signed) S. Bird, Lieut., R.A.S.C, 

 Officer i/c Supplies, Exeter Sub-District. 

 R.A.S.C, Haven Road, St. Thomas, Exeter. 



At certain centres the dogs were used by the sentries on 

 patrol duty, when they were usually taken out on the leash. 

 The following reports illustrate this method of working : 



Salterforth 



In reference to your order re dogs, the duty which the 

 above were doing was magazine watch dogs ; each dog did 

 about one mile patrol on a lead with a man. They proved 

 satisfactory in every way, also whenever a civilian came 

 near they would bark. The dogs were not on a loose wire, 

 but always on a lead. 



(Signed) T. A. Aston, Sergt., 

 For O.C. 153rd Protection Coy., R.D.C. 

 Salterforth. 



Newcastle-on-Tyne 



Two dogs which are being returned to 200th Coy., on the 

 1 2th inst., have been at Stockton Hay Storage, where they 

 performed very useful work by giving assistance to the 

 sentries under a very difficult patrol, on which there was 

 a considerable amount of trespass. The dogs accompanied 

 the sentries on their patrol, being on the leash, and almost 

 invariably gave warning of an approach before the sentries 

 heard it themselves. 



