Bryan-College Station Eagle from Bryan, Texas • 10

Bryan Police Dog Tippy Helps Catch 5 ground running at his masiet'e I BELONGS i 2 yw 7 WSasSMaVMpSB Eagle Photos By' GENE DENNIS THI ARYAN DAILY IAG11 fcRYAN CX TXAS SUNDAY APRIL 1911 Tippy will reset the saneway Bryan is probably the only city of its size in Texas to have a police dogPolice Chief Martin said a there is another city as small as Bry fience and Tippy's trainer and handler say that the Bryan dog is smarter than most Trainer of the animal is Jim House a teacher at Consolidated who trained at tack and sentry dogs during World War II Handler is Bry Auxiliary Policeman (Ted) Shipper who takes the dog on his regular rounds Tippy was given to the po lice department last August by the Hester family of Tabdr Since that time the ani mal has received more than 400 hours of training and By BOB STEWART The captured criminal moved quickly as he grabbed the gun but his speed was slow motion com pared to the reddish black blur of the police dog leaping to the defense of the Bryan an which has a 9 Corps he omcer With a deep throated growl the well trained animal went for the bad gun hand After a flurry of ac tion the criminal was disarm ed put in a police car and ear ned to jail Tippy the police dog lolled out his tongue in satisfaction of a job well done What the big German shep herd didn't know however was that the whole incident was just a stage in his training The desperado was a Bryan Police patrolman out of uni r'form and the other officer had allowed him to take away his gun But it matter that it a real criminal To the Bryan police dog it was not play and if something sim ilar ever happens in reality work The 18 month old dog has just about reached his full size at 105 pounds Shipper says he could be bigger but that he is going to hold him to that size for the sake of speed He said most German shep herds can reach a top speed pf from 34 to 35 MPH Tippy was last clocked at 37 MPH A criminal fleeing on foot would hit about 12 or 15 MPH for a very short distance Chief Martin explains that AET ME INI A criminal gets to the safety of his car Safe that it if the windows are rolled up If Tippy can find a way into the car he willbe in the bad man's lap and chances are the offender would waste no time in rushing into "Hirers' waiting arms know where it is are highly pleased with Tip py's training and consider him a Valuable addition to GERMAN SHEPHERDS are a breed noted for their intelli Tippy is now in his advanced stage of training and makes at least one regular tour of duty per week usually in the downtown area or at 'a shop ping center As a matter of fact Tippy has already solved his first case Some flowers were re ported missing from a Bryan yard and sensitive nose trailed the culprit to residence in the neighborhood Although no arrest was made the flowers were returned to their right ful home the following night THE POLICE DOG is con ills AjRIDE puts Tippy In a police car JP? do haPPY animal because ha loves to crimi PoHed lPPY it ready to hit the ground running at his masiet'e eommend if he shows a sign of hostility However the man and dog are able to ride in the same pa trol car when Wheat has on his uniform Tippy although not vicious is a frightening sight to the eyes of a guilty person and for that reason he is a good psychological took Recently Shipper was called to the scene of a disturbance Two men were scuffling and when an officer tried to break it up one of them made the mistake of resisting A brist from Tippy and the tough guy was in a hurry to get to the safety of jail i But out of hamess Tippy is He lOVeS TO TMAV LVilh 10 year old son Mike and his young friends the oply dog I ever saw who camcarry WHERE' HE The resistance is a thing of the past He is bo hind ban and Tippy is a hap py dog knowing hjs job has been well done Shipper turns the key in the lock as Sgt Ellisor pauses in the ceil to search the prisoner thorough ly to make sure he has no concealed weapons HE NOT ACTING Tippy the police dog hears Auxiliary Policeman Shipper's at hankdi7whrthriinh 0 fury The animal will attack the gunm oi 'a 'I matter another policeman In this picture'Tippy is trying io got in his nips as ha waichos a mock siruaale between a it" feelJ wilh policeman has to be ready to take on to respect a uniform Here Wheat is attempting to get away from Sgt Ellisor and the dog is going io put a stop to his scuffling slflered a enforcement Wheat who has been the by Chief Martin In in the exercises addition to aiding jn the cap When Wheat is out of uni ture and handling of law (I? form Tippy will attack him' liao' UCCII a trained to search buildings and hold ai prowler at bay help find lost children guard prisoners locate weapons thrown away by violators and to aid in crowd control Auxiliary Policeman Ship per who is in the service station business saysTijyiy is' a professional in every sense of the word When the of ficer dons his uniform and puts on the harness the personality actually No longer is he a family pet he is a highly trained police dog ready to i obey his every com mand without fear or hesita inn One important facet in Tip 1 friendly family dog invoc 4n nines iiIlk et! py training is the (act that he has learned to pay un questioning respect to anyone in a police uniform An un sung hero in the train a football in his Ship jcairoiman tawm per says VICIOUS? Tippy is just an ordinary household cens Vf Shipper and her young sonA The police dog actually assumes a different personality when i his working harness put on or taken off The animal is not a well lrained individual ko dt1 what master tells him without question or heei xaixon DROP THAT GUNI The trained Bryan police dog dibcei'onZ' Tippy toes as he tries to Elhsori Patiplmsn EdwiaDWbiaL1pratiidingtobo a hood ew aw jg relaxed Actually he 1 wit" hs HaMBal bv ywr a wjw XrlMrr 'i'i ff' rJ MKIil ITTT1 iTTliilMr 1 MET aKf WT ZM a k5Ba iMBbW tlS MW feJUMillamW 1W i Is Jre? MK J1 Wi lajr JTJ: iBUS a nSRfcz 1 tf 7 7BBiI I fl i rTT 1 2' intT'3 'IVriLiT MOM IbIEBRMz A3Ra KraaM iPigte5 If If if i9ga 1 z' 2 lEdM irk W1 4 CM kaiHtorTwIIIVIl mh I fUlJI 4 pURmi 1 3HL a tiff My irpfe 4f iRRKgd9RMM 1 1 11: 1 I rMi I rwRR MBM II IM RBHHHRRRHRRHES3 a9R an eiw lido the dog and that's EUisoc snapping the 'cuffs on Wheat KI A' 'l 1 I 1 I 7 41 7 A 5' VC 4 1II iiM 9 1 I fi J7VA.