While I’ve been waiting for my knee to heal, I’ve been watching a lot of television, and recently found a new show I really like. Have you seen K-9 Cops on Animal Planet yet?
K-9 Cops on Animal Planet
Tag Archives: police dogs
Our Deepest Sympathy to K9 Officer Hans’ Family
The Ohio State Highway Patrol lost a valued officer on June 3rd following a brief illness. K9 Officer Hans was 12 years old.
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Is Barking Covered by the First Amendment?
Those of you who check in every day will remember this post from early April, where a man was charged with teasing a police dog. Seems the man was quite inebriated when he began barking at the dog who was confined in the back of a police cruiser. When asked what was going on, the man replied, “He started it.”
Now that the threat of a trial looms for this man, he is claiming that he was exercising his right to free speech by barking at the dog, so the law under which he was cited should be declared unconstitutional!
On the flip side, the police department (of Mason, Ohio) is saying that the man was creating a danger to the dog because by getting the dog stirred up, he was increasing the possibility that the dog might injure himself inside the cruiser.
What do you think? Is the man just an idiot or is he a criminal?
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Who Knew You Couldn’t Bark Back?
From Channel 3 news, WKYC in Cleveland: A man from Mason, Ohio is going to be charged with willfully teasing a police K-9 officer.
Police Dog Scores One for the Good Guys
When Solon, Ohio K-9 handler Matt Troyer and Stryker began their career together, they didn’t know just how good Stryker would be. They went through the normal K-9 training in the fall of 2010:
Friday Funny: Police Dogs
I remember back in the old days, we had to pass certain tests to get this job.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Police Dog at Columbus Airport
It seems wherever I go, I make new dog friends. This beauty was working at the Columbus airport when I went to meet my mother for our weekend trip to Boston.
For the life of me, I cannot remember this dog’s name, but I’ve never met a friendlier police dog. I was almost afraid he was alerting to me because he walked right up to me and started sniffing me and wagging his tail. The officer just laughed and said, “No, he’s just smelling your dogs on you.”
Thanks for keeping our airports safe, Mr. What’s Your Name!
(Officer – If you read this, please remind me of the name in the comments below. Tks.)
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
UPDATE: Thanks to Officer Daives for reminding me that the dog’s name is Segal!
Police Dog Arko
We went to see Barack Obama at a rally in Cleveland last Sunday. Stationed just behind us was this beauty. I didn’t think to ask his handler which agency they were from, but I’m assuming he is a bomb sniffer dog – possibly with the Secret Service. Considering all the noise in the arena, he was so incredibly calm!
Meet Canton PD K-9 Risk
One of the other hats I wear (when I’m not wearing my “Blogger Extraordinaire” hat) is that of a rape crisis educator. I’ve been teaching some classes about law enforcement’s response to sexual assault at the Canton Police Department, and one of my students last week was a K-9 officer who works with Risk, pictured here.
Sad News for the Seattle K-9 Force
Freddie and his partner, 24-year veteran Officer Craig Williamson, had been together since 2003 and had received numerous honors including the Award for Excellence at the 2008 Seattle Police Foundation awards ceremony and being named a premier team by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, which trained Freddie.
Our condolences to Officer Williamson on the loss of his faithful companion.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!