Luther Jenkins Training Dogs to Sing Along with Trombone, June 12, 1926

Gives Up Trying to Train Dogs’ Chorus

Kinston, June 11—Luther Jenkins has given up trying to train his and the neighbors’ dogs to howl in unison. ‘Twas too dangerous.

Jenkins’ canine chorus was something of a curiosity. He lives in a colored suburb near East Kinston, and plays not after the fashion of a symphony orchestra, a slide trombone. Jenkins discovered that when he played, his three hounds howled “something awful.”

He then corralled all the neighbors’ dogs. Luther’s plan was to have the dogs run the chromatic scale with the horn. He might have persevered, despite the fact that the curs got all sorts of discords mixed up with the harmony, had it not been for the fact that the neighbors butted in.

Last week notice was served on the trombonist that he might as well prepare for a funeral, in which he would play an important part, if the unearthly noise in his house continued.

Luther took the hint.

From page 3 of The Goldsboro News, Saturday morning, June 12, 1926

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