Dogs are being trained for employment in the United States ail mail service. The first trained is a fox-terrier, which is now accustomed to be attached, to a. small parachute and dropped from a heißht of 1500 ft, To see a dog come sailing throußh ' the air is a distinct novelty.l Upon landing the dog frees itself of the parachute harness, and Hurries off to the aviation. field with a small mail pouch. So successful have the experiments proved ; that dogs are to be enlisted as regular members of the air service. . | .
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Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 62, 10 September 1921, Page 16
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