THE ALSATIAN DOG
Sir —Your correspondent "Alsatianist" states that this breed is a "one-man dog." That may be so, but I would like to enumerate a few cases that have occurred to my knowledge, none of which have been reported in the press. Twice on one day a friend and his children were attacked by one on a wharf at Waiheke and their clothing torn. Another friend was taking a Sunday afternoon walk on the South Road and noticed the peculiar demeanour of an Alsatian on the opposite side of the road. Fortunately, he kept his eye on it and watched it cross over and stalk the child from behind. He actually caught it in the act of leaping at the child. The representative of one of the biggest pottery firms in England was recently here, and among his samples were china dogs, but not Alsatians. My friend commented on this and the njply was, "Our men would not make an Alsatian." The reason was that the daughter of a neighbouring potter was in her garden and an Alsatian jumped over and killed her. The above can easily be authenticated. To me it seems useless to say that this is a harmless breed. If it is not their propensity to attack human beings, why of all breeds are they selected to track down and seize criminals? In parts of Australia they are prohibited, and it seems time that this is done here. H.D.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21349, 25 November 1932, Page 15
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243THE ALSATIAN DOG New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21349, 25 November 1932, Page 15
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