Sunday, April 26th, 2009
by Kevin Lynch
Aggressive dogs can be an issue for all concerned. They can be especially frightening for small children and adults alike. Even though some breeds are more aggressive than other breeds there is usually an underlying reason that a dog is aggressive. If you figure out why your dog ...
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Webnesday March 18, 2009, a police dog was shot after a routine traffic stop attempt.
Spokane sheriff's office reports that, an officer attempted to pull 22-year-old male, Johnnie L. Longest over for reckless driving around 10:20pm. Longest sped off in the stolen Honda Civic and lost the officer in a short ...
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Megan the police dog helps catch Southfields drug dealers.
7:00am Tuesday 17th March 2009
Megan is a police dog who is due our thanks for already leading the police to arrest two drug dealers earlier this month.
Having received a call to report two young men acting suspiciously near a ground flat on ...
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Monday, March 2nd, 2009
A police dog which was stabbed while protecting an officer is to receive a special award at Crufts.
German shepherd Anya was injured in January 2008 as police tried to calm a man with a knife in Swindon.
Her officer Pc Neil Sampson was also badly hurt, but both recovered and are ...
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Saturday, February 21st, 2009
A bullet- and stab-proof vest was given to Chicco, a 6-year-old German Shepherd who is part of the Eau Claire County Sheriff's Department's K-9 unit, and Carly Batz would have been happy to see it happen, the girl's mother said Friday.
"My daughter would have loved this," Stacey Batz said of ...
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Saturday, February 21st, 2009
The Davidson Police Department is sad to report that Swaney, the department’s canine for 11 years, has died. K9 Swaney was recruited in winter 1998 and was named in honor of Davidson Police Officer Mark Swaney, who died in the line of duty on Dec. 25, 1997.
K9 Swaney partnered with ...
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Monday, February 16th, 2009
In 2002, Susie Jean was watching a television newscast at her home in Douglasville, Ga. pop. 20,065, when she saw a horrific scene: a fleeing criminal fatally shooting a police dog.
“I had to do something,” says Jean, 51, who was grieving over the recent loss of her two beloved German ...
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Monday, February 16th, 2009
While Gallitzin borough officials are getting nervous about the costs of their new police K-9, Cambria Township’s police dog is bringing in the donations.
Some young Boy Scouts came in last week with about $50 in coins they had saved for Alli, township Officer James McGough’s canine partner.
A letter sent out ...
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Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
On back-to-back nights, police chases in Salem ended with the same result: Salem police dog Dillon taking a suspect into custody.
The police dog and his handler Officer Trevor Morrison stopped two drivers who first tried to outrace police, then tried to run away.
The first incident began about 4:30 a.m. Sunday ...
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Monday, February 9th, 2009
Hero Dog Helps Wounded Dog Get Off the Highway - Chile
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