1 min 12 sec

Taken from the home movie Browne, George: Blue Mountains: home movie (c1930)

Original title classification not known – this clip chosen to be G

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Please note: this clip is silent

Curator’s clip description

What appears to be a dog training exercise takes place amongst obstacles placed around an oval. Uniformed men lead Alsatians around the course. One dog navigates through hoops, tunnels, over planks and ladders as people watch from the perimeters. This clip ends with the dogs jumping through a ring of fire.

Curator’s notes

It is difficult to identify where this footage was taken, although it is in the Blue Mountains somewhere. What is unclear is the purpose of the training activities seen here – are the men in uniform policemen training Alsatians for police work? Is it a demonstration for tourists? Where are the grounds that this is taking place in?

Lauren Williams, curator

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