Police dog training in Poland, 1929

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  1. Do we know what the sign is supposed to be saying? All I can make out is “psów” at the end of the second line.

  2. I found comical to see the dog holding the reins, and didn’t even notice the other dog just sitting on the donkey. What is happening is this picture

  3. I looked over the photo and tried to find where the picture was taken. Here is my take:

    Country: Poland

    Voivodeship: Mazowieckie

    Powiat: Warsaw

    Dzielnica: Żoliborz

    Coordinates: 52.26787617502171, 20.99987669295055

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    I am a new location finder. I may be off by a few meters but I’m learning everyday! Please contact Erin if broken.

  4. That’s one of the best pictures I’ve ever seen in my life

    Must be one of the proudest moments of my country too

  5. The sign, for those curious, reads:

    **”WIELKI ZAKŁAD TRESURY PSÓW, FR. BUDA, BYDGOSZCZ, WILCZAK”.**

    i.e.:

    “**THE GREAT DOG TRAINING CENTRE, FR. BUDA, BYDGOSZCZ, WILCZAK**”.

    Fr(anciszek) Buda’s dog school was located in the city of Bydgoszcz, within a district named Wilczak. Somewhat fittingly, “Wilczak” means “Wolfdog” in Polish, while Buda’s last name may have several meanings, the most common of which is “Doghouse”.

    Buda’s establishment was of certain renown; he had originally specialized in training dogs to save drowning people, as well as guide dogs for the blind, but he also provided training for police shepherds.

    As a side note, one of the texts on historical crime cases on which I’m working now deals with a certain police employee who gained media fame after tracking down and personally catching several notorious robbers and gangsters (those were not an uncommon phenomenon in 1920s’ Poland, particularly rural Poland). That employee had a very furry face, and was likely a graduate of Buda’s school.

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