A video published by my hometown newspaper, The (Canton) Repository. It shows Zeke, a police dog who is retiring, and his handler, K-9 Officer Chris Heslop. I was struck by the emotion in his voice when he talks about Zeke, and what his retirement will mean to the officer and his family.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
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You know Beagles are the world’s best dog, as far as I’m concerned, and this is just one more reason why!
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Good day, and good dog!
No, this isn’t an article about the Presidential race, so don’t stop reading. Voting is open for the 2012 Hero Dog of the Year award. You can vote once per day for any of these worthy dogs and the charities with whom they are partnering.
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A camera is strapped to the dog’s back with real-time images transmitted to the handler’s wrist-mounted display, allowing the officer to see into dark spaces he wouldn’t be able to get into himself.
A recent training mission had two-year-old Apache, a German Shepherd, tracking a “suspect” (actually a human officer) in the underground subway system. Apache and his fellow trainees are the first group of NYPD dogs to get infrared cameras, which are the same kind the Navy Seals used in the raid on Osama Bin Laden’s compound last year.
Other new high-tech equipment includes a canine GPS tracking system to help follow dogs on a scent trail, dog collars that emit light, and two custom-built mobile air-conditioned kennel trucks with food storage and rest areas so K9 officers can take a break, have a meal, or escape the summer heat. The trucks can store up to a month of food so they could be used in disaster zones if needed.
At Central Ohio’s Lexington High School, it’s not unusual to see Sami Stoner walking through the halls with her guide dog Chloe. The pair is also becoming a regular on 5-K cross country trails throughout the region. Continue reading Chloe the Golden Retriever: Cross Country Racer Extraordinaire
The staff at doggies.com salutes all of you hard-working dogs out there. Whether you protect us, defend our country, help kids learn to read, or just listen to us when we cry, we appreciate you! And your hard-working humans, too.
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Last Tuesday’s Top Ten list was about ways in which dogs are better than cats. One of those ways was that dogs have a much wider variety of job skills than cats do. So, what are those jobs? Here’s my top ten:
By now, we’ve all heard that one of the brave soldiers who took down Osama Bin Laden was a dog. Check out People Pet’s photos of America’s Bravest Dogs.
They are truly awesome, and I hope you are all saluting as you review the pictures.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
We’ve been working our way through the breed groups this week, in preparation for the 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Today’s topic: the Working Group.
This group is dominated by Boxers, who claim four of the top ten spots in the current group rankings, but I’m going to go out on a limb and choose a dog of another breed as the group winner.
Continue reading My Picks for Westminster 2011: The Working Group