Coin Machine Review (& Pacific ...)

Here is an acfion shot showing Baron charg-
ing the assistant trainer to wrestle the gun
from his hand. In early stages of the training
a helper keeps a strong leather strap attached
to the dog so that he can be pulled away if
he attempts to go too far. Experiences show
that once the dog graduates the knowledge
he has gained remains with him for his entire
life.
COIN
MACHINE
REVIEW
11
FOR
JULY
Bud Parr proudly poses with his Doberman, Baron, on one of his regular Sunday afternoon visits
to the Training School where Baron was taking his two months' instrucfion. Regular visiting
hours prevail just as in the finest finishing schools.
1942
Parr's Baron Knor von Wagner
Completes Intensive Training
LOS ANGELES.-Baron Knor von Wag-
ner, two-year old black and tan Doberman
Pincher owned by William "Bud" Parr,
head of the General Music Co., has gradu-
ated. Yes, indeed, school days are over for
Baron for he has just completed an intens-
ive training course in the Hollywood Dog
Training School presided over by one Carl
Spitz, who has won national acclaim as a
leading trainer of dogs of all types.
During the two months training Baron
.associated with the best and finest dogs the
nation could muster for the balance of his
.classmates were dogs being trained for the
United States Government for duty in the
present war emergency.
The two month course is a varied one
.and supremely intensive. In classes of
.eight the dogs are trained for companion-
:ship, discipline, protection work and serv-
ice work. Each day the class of eigh t go
through the instructions already mastered
and warm up to new subjects still to con-
quer. The same trainer takes the class
through the en tire course.
Protection work and service work are
two of th e most interesting phases of the
,co urse. On protection work the dogs are
taught to protect th eir master regardless of
the hazard involved. For example, the
photos appearing on this page show Baron
in action. In one picture he has attacked
the assistant trainer because he displayed
a gun and ei ther pointed it at Baron or
Bud Parr. After the dog has wrestled
loose the gun from the man's hand and it
lies on the ground, he stands guard over
the assailant only to spring to action im-
mediately again if the least move is made
by the trainer. The bottom picture shows
Baron springing on the man again because
he has made a move to leave.
We were curious enough to pry loose the
method used to accomplish such a feat.
The trainer told us that first a gunny sack
is shaken repeatedly in front of th e dog to
anger him and cause him to strike at the
sack. The action is repeated continuously
until the dog develops a permanent dislike
for the very sight of th e sack and will
spring at it upon sigh t. Next the train er
places a leather protective sleeve over his
arm, wraps the arm with inner tubes, and
then wraps the sack around the outside.
Upon sighting the sack the dog springs
and makes his first a ttack upon a man's
arm.
The same procedure is followed with the
pistol until finally it is held in the hand of
the trainer. The dog soon learns the asso-
ciation and will spring to a ttack anyone
pointing a pistol or revolver at either his
master or himself.
Under service work comes such duties as
In this picture Baron has shaken the gun loose
but the assistant trainer made a move to run
and Baron charged him again in the fashion
shown above. N otice the gun on the ground.
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carrying b'askets from the market, bringing
the master's hou se slippers, caring for an
infant, trailing, etc.
While undergoing the training the dogs
are housed in immaculately clean kennels,
fed sp'ecially prepared foods and cared for
- - - - - - ( S e e BARON, page 27)