DOG HEROES

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 127, 3 June 1929, Page 3

DOG HEROES

NEW KIND OF SHOW

PROOF OF INTELLIGENCE

(From "The Post's" Representative) NEW YOEK, Ist May. lM 7 er/ of d°gs will be interested to learn of a new type of dog exhibition, the showing of dog heroes, the project mL WhlCh rn,haS. met With an dazing response. The first showing was termed ■uog Hero Day, arranged under the auspices of the New York Anti-Vivisec-tion Society. The exhibition included professional dogs, those that have appeared behind the footlights; talking dogs, and specially trained dogs: and a competition for amateur dogs, with prizes for their display of canine conscience, intelligence and evidence of heroism, obtained from' acts they have performed. As the show was intended as.a humane lesson, no admission charge was made, nor was any' collection taken. Ihe response was much greater than was anticipated; the committee was deluged with entries. There were two widely-known "talking" dogs, as well as canine favourites of cinema patrons. Princess Jacqueline, the French bulldog whose ability to talk was demonstrated publicly last year, was present, being brought down from Maine specially by Mrs. Mabel Kobinaon, her owner. Another dog shared the spotlight—Sambo, a spaniel, that convinced many sceptics of his ability to talk intelligently and intelligibly. Sambo was subjected to many tests at Boston University, and the examining toard testified that he could use language to express his needs in a particular situation. As was to be expected, many sheep odgs were shown. One of these, Fellow, had appeared in an intelligence test before Columbia University, and gave a remarkable comprehension of his master's desires and Mao wn memj orjr.