The release of the first English-language editions was heralded thus: The Schafer-hund, or Alsatian wolf-dog, to give him his English name, has become such a favorite In Great Britain that he has ceased to be looked upon as an enemy alien.

Major Beddoes, a British officer who has served three years in Germany since the Armistice and has devoted much attention to the breeding and training of these dogs, has translated and edited the classical work on the subject written by Captain Stephanitz in "The German Shepherd Dog."

He was detailed to search for wounded, to carry messages, to transport small-arm ammunition, to act as a ration party to outlying posts cut off by barrage or machine-gun fire, to do sentry duty, and to run out field telephone cable.

It Is quite common on small, lonely farms In Southern Germany to find the peasant and his wife far away at work in the fields while the dog is left at home to "mind the baby."

Major Beddoes tells us that he never locked his rooms in his hotel, but, if a friend happened to call, the master would return to find the friend standing in the hall unable either to advance or retreat, with the dog lying quietly in front of him, ears cocked and eyes alert.

Beddoes declares that he has never seen a case of harsh treatment at the numerous training schools he has attended in Germany.

von Stephanitz and also published by the Verein für deutsche Schäferhunde as the "8th Revised and Enlarged Edition".