This is Lucy, who has been big news here in Canton, Ohio. I wanted to share her sweet story with you.
The saga started when Lucy’s family drove to Canton for the Pro Football Hall of Fame celebration. Unfortunately, they were involved in a car wreck, which (of course) scared the beejeesus out of Lucy, so she ran from the crash site and hid. Continue reading Lost and Found
Continue reading Saturday PM Update on Jethro
I visited with Canton City PD’s K-9 Trainer Eric Stanbro this morning while he was sitting in vigil for K-9 Officer Jethro, who had been shot early this morning in the line of duty. He was able to give me a little history about the now 3-year old German Shepherd, and I wanted to share it with you.
Continue reading The History of Jethro – UPDATED
If you can possibly help, please contribute to the GoFundMe campaign started to cover Jethro’s vet bills and to purchase new, modernized bullet-proof vests for the entire Canton PD K-9 corps.
Thanks.
I’ve just returned from the Stark County Veterinary Emergency Clinic, where the lobby is filled with police officers from the city of Canton, Stark County and beyond. From this filled-to-almost-capacity parking lot, you might suspect that the Clinic is over-run with patients, but for the hour that I was there, it seemed there was only one: Canton Police Department’s K-9, Jethro. Jethro is a 3-year old German Shepherd who was shot by a burglar early this morning. Officers have been coming and going throughout the night since the 1:30 am shooting, and the community has responded with food and coffee for the officers, as well as a balloon bouquet from a group of small children.
Continue reading Update on Canton K-9 Jethro, Shot in the Line of Duty