Word: dog
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Turnquist System, on which the school is founded, uses "canine psychology to bring out the best in every dog." Instead of mere physical force, the instructors appeal to the student's emotions. The system has been highly successful in developing strong traits of love, trust, and obedience. It grooms citizens of "character and poise; produces a proud, spirited, champion...
...modern Socrates who originated the idea is a former Boston newspaperman, Bert Turnquist. In the late thirties he established the first School for Dogs, but soon after the outbreak of war Washington called him to head the instructional staff of the Army's canine corps. For his highly successful method of training dogs for war duty, he received a special citation. At the end of the war, he returned to Boston to re-establish "Canine College" under the name of the American Dog Training Association...
From the start it seemed that everyone who owned a dog wanted the animal to attend Mr. Turnquist's school. To satisfy the demand, he had to open two schools. One took care of the day students, while the other handled boarders. Now he takes pups in kindergarten and carries them on through a college course. For those who cannot attend day or boarding school, there are night classes. He has even started a Dog School Bus--the only one of its kind in the country...
...last speaker for the opposition in the morning was George R. Farnum, president of the Massachusetts Anti-Vivisection League, who promised to be brief. He wasn't. He described an experiment where a dog was beaten on the leg from 700 to 1,000 times with a rawhide mallet to induce shock. He also described other experiments. The crowd gasped in horror. The woman behind me muttered "Butcher, butcher." "Open the animal pounds," Farnum went on, "and who will say that their next demand will not be for access to . . . insane asylums...
Someone said that this bill amounted to socialism. An old lady said her dog would be the first to lay down his life for the boys in Korea, but she opposed the bill anyway. The audience took over. A crone, all wrapped up in a raccoon coat, stepped up to the podium, dragging her unbathed chow behind her. After she had her say, another woman stated that she represented the Boston Cat Club. The chairman asked how many were against the bill, and all the ladies rose, waving their arms. A crowd surged to the podium. "I think this bill...