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Some very fine Airedales were sent also to the Base 

 Headquarters in Italy. The officer in whose charge they 



were wrote to me : 



" I am satisfied that the dogs have been a complete suco 

 They have taken the place of four N.C.O.'s and twelve 

 men daily." 



The following report deals with the last work of the guard 

 dogs before they were demobilized : 



With reference to your visit with the O.C. Troops and 

 your queries as to the usefulness of Watch Dogs, I haw to 

 report that I find these dogs of the greatest assistance in 

 closed stores. 



When I took over the supply depot two months ago, I 

 was having stores broken into nightly ; but since the 

 advent of the dogs, there has been no case of a store being 

 broken open. 



On two occasions stores had been tampered with, and it 

 is evident the persons attempting the entry of the stores 

 had thought better of it, on discovering the canine occu- 

 pants. 



Lieut. -Colonel Sykes, 



O.C, R.A.S.C, Bulford Sub-District. 

 Bulford. 



The following were the official regulations issued to each 

 centre where Guard Dogs were employed : 



Regulations for the Care and Management of Guard 

 Dogs employed at Vulnerable Points 



The employment of Guard Dogs enables an enclosure to 

 be adequately guarded with the minimum of sentries or 



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