DALE, OF THE MOUNTIES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 22 May 1941, Page 2

DALE, OF THE MOUNTIES

HONOURABLE RETIREMENT Ottawa, Mar. 8. | A Government blue-book tabled in I the Canadian House of Commons re- { cently recorded the retirement of a j member of the Dominion’s famous Royal Canadian Mounted Police. “Dale” is his name, he was born in Alberta in 1932, and suffering from rheumatism and strained heart, the faithful shepherd dog was retired to a life of ease. “Dale” was the property of a member of the force, and when little more than a pup saved the life of his master and a comrade lost in a blizzard at 35 below zero, by leading them to a cabin where they took shelter. In 1935, after a frantic posse had searched for hours for a missing two-year-child. “Dale" picked up the scent and found the tiny tot. On the way to this search, he assisted in the check of a suspicious car and located stolen articles in a field. “Dale” even had a part in protecting Their Majesties during their tour of Canada in 1939. He was employed in searching box-cars and buildings before the Royal train came to Unity, Saskatchewan. As o 1 as a man of 56 when reckoned in dog years, he was retired from the force after due inquiry by a court of officers and re-purchased by his former To succeed him are many other police dogs of note, among them Tell, Black Lux, Sultan, Tuff. Perky, Chief, Egon and Bacchus, each with his own record of good service.