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This time 3 years ago my life was turned upside down & my best friends life hung in the balance.
I used to think it was because of a decision I made. I now know that it was because of a bad decision a young man made.
#PoliceDogsAreVital #MoreDogsNeeded
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PD Finn saved his handlers life that night, and nearly lost his own.
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A highly trained and loyal dog my hat goes off to this brave dog.
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For Paulo Sargento, the thesis that Gonçalo Amaral revealed at first hand to "SP" that the blanket could have been used in a funeral ceremony at the Luz chapel "is very interesting".
And he adds: "In reality, when the McCanns went to Oprah's Show, the blanket was mentioned. At a given moment, when Oprah tells Kate that she heard her mention a blanket several times, Kate argued that a mother who misses a child always wants to know if she is comfortable, if she is warm, and added, referring to Maddie, that sometimes she asked herself if the person who had taken her would cover her up with her little blanket (but the blanket was on the bed after Maddie, supposedly, disappeared!!!).
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- Specialist dogs have been trained to venture into aftermath or terrorist attack
- Sniffer dogs can detect explosives on terrorists' bodies to save police officers
- Following a laser beam they can be directed towards suspects shot by police
Brave sniffer dogs that can detect explosives on terrorists’ bodies will be deployed to spare the lives of police officers during future terror attacks.
The specialist dogs have been trained to venture into the aftermath of an atrocity such as the London Bridge attack.
By following a laser-pen beam from their handlers, they can be directed to prone suspects shot by armed officers. The dogs can then signal whether the extremists are wearing suicide belts or holding weapons.
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The specialist dogs have been trained to venture into the aftermath of an atrocity such as the London Bridge attack (file image)
Officers hope that the new use for sniffer dogs – revealed for the first time today – will save emergency services personnel from being injured or killed after an armed terrorist has been downed. It will also speed up the response to future attacks by removing the need to wait for bomb disposal robots, and allow paramedics to reach casualties sooner.
Bedfordshire Police, which has pioneered the training, says in a report: ‘Demand for dogs is increasing to tackle knife crime offenders and marauding terrorist firearm attack incidents.’
A counter-terrorism source said: ‘Everyone is impressed by what Bedfordshire has done and it has the potential to be rolled out nationally.’
The need for the new approach was highlighted in the London Bridge attacks two years ago. The three terrorists were shot by firearms officers but they were wearing fake suicide vests which seriously impeded operations.
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Officers hope that the new use for sniffer dogs – revealed for the first time today – will save emergency services personnel from being injured or killed after an armed terrorist has been downed (file image of dog on patrol in Paris)
Superintendent Mark Greenhalgh, from Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Joint Protective Services Command, said: ‘We are continuing to explore how we can utilise dogs in the policing response to a number of different situations.
‘The welfare of our dogs also remains a top priority, and over the past 12 months none of our dogs have been injured on duty, which includes jobs where they have recovered knives.’
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For Paulo Sargento, the thesis that Gonçalo Amaral revealed at first hand to "SP" that the blanket could have been used in a funeral ceremony at the Luz chapel "is very interesting".
And he adds: "In reality, when the McCanns went to Oprah's Show, the blanket was mentioned. At a given moment, when Oprah tells Kate that she heard her mention a blanket several times, Kate argued that a mother who misses a child always wants to know if she is comfortable, if she is warm, and added, referring to Maddie, that sometimes she asked herself if the person who had taken her would cover her up with her little blanket (but the blanket was on the bed after Maddie, supposedly, disappeared!!!).
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Yes - heart breaking
My friend said exactly that, I could never have another one. Yet I know that she would love one.
Lets see if this little message works and gives some little dog a happy home
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They say get straight back on the horse - sometimes that's just not a reality.
When my Shuba died during the 1970's heatwave, it took me years before I could contemplate another. Even then my new found baby I rescued from certain death, I couldn't possibly not take her in. Truth be known, I stole her from her evil owner and stuck two fingers up at right of ownership!
She was my love for the next sixteen years.
When my Shuba died during the 1970's heatwave, it took me years before I could contemplate another. Even then my new found baby I rescued from certain death, I couldn't possibly not take her in. Truth be known, I stole her from her evil owner and stuck two fingers up at right of ownership!
She was my love for the next sixteen years.
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Handler testifies that dog smelled human remains in homicide suspect Jason Sypher's house
Karen Madden Stevens Point Journal
Published 5:59 PM EDT Oct 18, 2019
STEVENS POINT - A dog trained to detect the smell decomposing human remains provided definite indications of a dead body having been in the home and pickup of a man charged with killing his wife, the dog's handler said during testimony Friday.
Madison Police Officer Jason Baumgart and his cadaver dog, Crosby, searched Jason Sypher's Hoffman Drive home on March 31, 2017. Baumgart has been training Crosby to recognize the smell of human remains since 2014 and received certification from the National Narcotic Detector Dog Association in 2017, Baumgart said during the fifth day of the Jason Sypher homicide trial.
Jason Sypher, 44, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide of and hiding the corpse of Krista Sypher, 44. Krista Sypher's remains have not yet been found. Krista Sypher was last seen March 13, 2017, and Jason Sypher reported her missing March 20, 2017.
Baumgart said Crosby is 97 percent accurate. The team is part of Canine Search Solutions, a nonprofit search group headed by a Madison police officer.
Baumgart said he let Crosby explore the Sypher home for a few minutes the day of the search on March 31, 2017. Baumgart then put Crosby back on his leash, and let the dog lead him through the home, Baumgart said.
Crosby took Baumgart to the kitchen and sniffed some duffel bags on the kitchen counter, Baumgart said, and didn't indicate the smell of human remains on the bags. The dog next took Baumgart up the home's stairs to the second-floor master bedroom, Baumgart said.
The dog went to the bedroom closet and alerted Baumgart to the smell of human remains on some bags there, Baumgart said. Crosby then went to the other end of the closet and jumped up on his hind legs to try to get a closer sniff of clothes, Baumgart said. The dog gave his formal indication of sitting down, which means he smelled decomposing human remains on the clothes.
The dog then left the closet and took Baumgart to the bed, where Crosby jumped on top of the comforter. Crosby began circling on the comforter and then digging, Baumgart said. Baumgart said he's seen the same behavior from his dog when training using buried training material, where Crosby will try to dig down to the source of the smell and then lie on top of it. Crosby laid down on the bed and indicated the smell of human remains, Baumgart said.
Baumgart led Crosby around the rest of the bedroom, but the dog didn't indicate any more scents. Baumgart next took the dog to the bathroom and Crosby immediately jumped into the bathtub and started circling in the tub. The dog went to the shower drain and stuck his nose into the drain. Crosby then indicated smelling human remains, Baumgart said.
The final place in the home where Crosby indicated smelling human remains was at the kitchen sink, Baumgart said, where the dog indicated the smell of decomposing human remains under the sink in an area that held cleaning materials. Often, someone who commits a homicide will try to clean up the scene, and finding the scent of human remains on cleaning supplies is expected, Baumgart said.
Crosby signaled that he smelled human remains in the back of Jason Sypher's F150 pickup, Baumgart said. Crosby also indicated on the driver's seat inside the truck's cab.
Police have never found any of Krista Sypher's remains.
Baumgart responded to criticisms of his work from defense witness, Andy Falco Jimenez. Jimenez, who has written books on dogs trained to find scents, said during testimony Thursday that a trained dog always will indicate on scents like skin cells, scabs or blood in homes. Baumgart said cadaver dogs are trained not to indicate on those things, because it would make them useless.
Defense Attorney Gary Kryshak put Jason Sypher's former wife, Tammy Sypher, on the stand Friday afternoon. In her brief appearance, Tammy Sypher said her former husband liked to drink and could get angry when he drank, but he never hit her.
Published 5:59 PM EDT Oct 18, 2019
https://eu.stevenspointjournal.com/story/news/2019/10/18/jason-sypher-trial-dog-handler-says-dog-smelled-human-remains/4011367002/
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Handler testifies that dog smelled human remains in homicide suspect Jason Sypher's house
Karen Madden Stevens Point Journal
Published 5:59 PM EDT Oct 18, 2019
STEVENS POINT - A dog trained to detect the smell decomposing human remains provided definite indications of a dead body having been in the home and pickup of a man charged with killing his wife, the dog's handler said during testimony Friday.
Madison Police Officer Jason Baumgart and his cadaver dog, Crosby, searched Jason Sypher's Hoffman Drive home on March 31, 2017. Baumgart has been training Crosby to recognize the smell of human remains since 2014 and received certification from the National Narcotic Detector Dog Association in 2017, Baumgart said during the fifth day of the Jason Sypher homicide trial.
Jason Sypher, 44, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide of and hiding the corpse of Krista Sypher, 44. Krista Sypher's remains have not yet been found. Krista Sypher was last seen March 13, 2017, and Jason Sypher reported her missing March 20, 2017.
Baumgart said Crosby is 97 percent accurate. The team is part of Canine Search Solutions, a nonprofit search group headed by a Madison police officer.
Baumgart said he let Crosby explore the Sypher home for a few minutes the day of the search on March 31, 2017. Baumgart then put Crosby back on his leash, and let the dog lead him through the home, Baumgart said.
Crosby took Baumgart to the kitchen and sniffed some duffel bags on the kitchen counter, Baumgart said, and didn't indicate the smell of human remains on the bags. The dog next took Baumgart up the home's stairs to the second-floor master bedroom, Baumgart said.
The dog went to the bedroom closet and alerted Baumgart to the smell of human remains on some bags there, Baumgart said. Crosby then went to the other end of the closet and jumped up on his hind legs to try to get a closer sniff of clothes, Baumgart said. The dog gave his formal indication of sitting down, which means he smelled decomposing human remains on the clothes.
The dog then left the closet and took Baumgart to the bed, where Crosby jumped on top of the comforter. Crosby began circling on the comforter and then digging, Baumgart said. Baumgart said he's seen the same behavior from his dog when training using buried training material, where Crosby will try to dig down to the source of the smell and then lie on top of it. Crosby laid down on the bed and indicated the smell of human remains, Baumgart said.
Baumgart led Crosby around the rest of the bedroom, but the dog didn't indicate any more scents. Baumgart next took the dog to the bathroom and Crosby immediately jumped into the bathtub and started circling in the tub. The dog went to the shower drain and stuck his nose into the drain. Crosby then indicated smelling human remains, Baumgart said.
The final place in the home where Crosby indicated smelling human remains was at the kitchen sink, Baumgart said, where the dog indicated the smell of decomposing human remains under the sink in an area that held cleaning materials. Often, someone who commits a homicide will try to clean up the scene, and finding the scent of human remains on cleaning supplies is expected, Baumgart said.
Crosby signaled that he smelled human remains in the back of Jason Sypher's F150 pickup, Baumgart said. Crosby also indicated on the driver's seat inside the truck's cab.
Police have never found any of Krista Sypher's remains.
Baumgart responded to criticisms of his work from defense witness, Andy Falco Jimenez. Jimenez, who has written books on dogs trained to find scents, said during testimony Thursday that a trained dog always will indicate on scents like skin cells, scabs or blood in homes. Baumgart said cadaver dogs are trained not to indicate on those things, because it would make them useless.
Defense Attorney Gary Kryshak put Jason Sypher's former wife, Tammy Sypher, on the stand Friday afternoon. In her brief appearance, Tammy Sypher said her former husband liked to drink and could get angry when he drank, but he never hit her.
Published 5:59 PM EDT Oct 18, 2019
https://eu.stevenspointjournal.com/story/news/2019/10/18/jason-sypher-trial-dog-handler-says-dog-smelled-human-remains/4011367002/
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21 gun salute and a hero's return!
Clever doggy!
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Well done, dog, I'm very pleased you are ok.
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Exhausted dog comforts exhausted handler. I think he can be relied upon, McCann. If you know the meaning of the word.
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It's a great fascination for me to witness how a homeless dog so willingly attaches itself to a homeless person. The sort of person most folk would cross over the other side of the street to avoid passing, maybe for their own safety, or maybe they think they will catch some horrible disease if in close proximity of a filthy dirty tramp (yes I can use that word - just look at it's origin) or poor deranged soul ravaged by the effects of extreme poverty and loneliness. Man's best friend however doesn't judge by appearance or intellect, it's not about begging for scraps - it knows instinctively when if finds love, care, friendship even if that person cannot provide home comfort and good food. A sort of mutual unspoken understanding.
This is a random article plucked from google, not desired to accentuate statistics or location (although as a point, Professor Gerald McCann couldn't find a case to present his argument closer to home than the USA ). An interesting perspective in my view and quite heartwarming - at least if you're a dog lover..
Why do homeless Veterans even have a pet?
How often have you heard people say “Those homeless people can’t be too bad off, they have a dog”. Or “She’s just got that dog so you feel sorry for her and give her money”. Or “If they can’t take care of themselves, they don’t deserve to have pets”. The cynic in all of us might wonder why it’s such a common occurrence for homeless people to own pets.
Pets of the Homeless reports that approximately “3.5 million Americans are homeless {and} five to ten percent of homeless people have dogs and/or cats”. Simple math equates to around 280,000 pets who are living with people insufficiently housed.
That’s a lot of four-footed friends potentially on the street. We’ll touch on just four of the reasons why someone might have a pet companion while homeless, then check out a great program coming to Central Oregon to help to with some of the challenges. For the sake of clarity, we’ll use the terminology “dogs” but rest assured, there are cats filling the void as well. Let’s look at some of the reasons, and some of the ways you can participate in making a difference in the lives of these pets and their owners.
1. Pets are non-judgmental companionship
In a world where everyday people can be pretty judgmental (see paragraph one), dogs provided unconditional love and companionship. For those on the fringes of society, having a friend who loves them consistently – feast or famine, success or failure – can be the key to staying hopeful in hard times. According to a study on the redemptive properties of having pets, “the perceived unconditional love from animals rewards the caregiving with a sense of mattering, or “the perception that, to some degree and in any of a variety of ways, we are a significant part of the world around us”.[2] One only has to see the look of adoration in the eyes of a dog, to know you matter: homeless or otherwise.
2. Pets are protection
The streets can be a dangerous place. Whether in a large city or a small town, assault on the homeless happens and is increasing. This account is from late March, 2019 in the Pacific Northwest:
A 42-year-old man was standing over a few folks sleeping and kicked the victim.
He then picked up an ax and hit the sleeping man over the head with the ax’s 30-inch handle.
The victim threw up one of his arms to protect himself from the blow.
… No motive for the attack was given.
Having a dog can provide at least a sense of security. Whether the dog is guarding the person or their possessions, those with ill-intent are less likely to commit criminal acts upon that homeless person. And while it’s easy to think that crimes like these don’t happen in Central Oregon, they can and do. For our homeless clients, it’s often better to be safe than sorry.
3. Pets provide purpose and accountability
When every day seems to be an uphill battle, each morning can lack incentive to keep going. Having someone that depends upon you for their survival; someone who looks at you to say “What’s next, partner” can be the motivation to continue on. In addition, for those who have little opportunity to establish personal significance, showing a commitment to caring for a pet while homeless can provide a sense of self-worth. One of the women interview on Homeless Hub, stated about her pet “She’s the reason why I keep going, because I made a commitment to take care of her when I adopted her. So she needs me, and I need her. She is the only source of daily, steady affection and companionship that I have”.
Some of our homeless clients – especially our homeless Vets – suffer from depression and/or PTSD. In the overall population “Veterans have an elevated risk, with a suicide rate of 35 per 100,000, compared to 26 per 100,000 for civilian adults.” Furthermore, “A study … found that the suicide rate among Veterans with homelessness in the past year was 81.0 per 100,000 as compared to Veterans without recent history of homelessness with a rate of 35.8 suicides per 100,000.
Having an animal that depends on you for survival can be the reason that a person continues to hang on, or as they say on the website MyDogEatsFirst, “Everyone deserves someone that makes them look forward to tomorrow.” In addition, “Dog ownership appears to reduce the likelihood of a homeless person committing a crime[8] again potentially because imprisonment necessitates loss of the animal.”
4. The situation is often “only temporary”
Many people fluctuate from being housed to being homeless on a cyclical basis. They get settled into a situation which ends up changing, causing them to be homeless again. At what point would you ditch *your* family member? If you think the situation is just temporary, you’re going to keep your furry friend with you, even if that means living on the street. Central Oregon especially struggles with cyclical housing issues, as more and more rentals are becoming unaffordable and renters are being forced out.
https://covo-us.org/blog/4-reasons-homeless-people-might-have-pets/
Bless them all !!!
This is a random article plucked from google, not desired to accentuate statistics or location (although as a point, Professor Gerald McCann couldn't find a case to present his argument closer to home than the USA ). An interesting perspective in my view and quite heartwarming - at least if you're a dog lover..
Why do homeless Veterans even have a pet?
How often have you heard people say “Those homeless people can’t be too bad off, they have a dog”. Or “She’s just got that dog so you feel sorry for her and give her money”. Or “If they can’t take care of themselves, they don’t deserve to have pets”. The cynic in all of us might wonder why it’s such a common occurrence for homeless people to own pets.
Pets of the Homeless reports that approximately “3.5 million Americans are homeless {and} five to ten percent of homeless people have dogs and/or cats”. Simple math equates to around 280,000 pets who are living with people insufficiently housed.
That’s a lot of four-footed friends potentially on the street. We’ll touch on just four of the reasons why someone might have a pet companion while homeless, then check out a great program coming to Central Oregon to help to with some of the challenges. For the sake of clarity, we’ll use the terminology “dogs” but rest assured, there are cats filling the void as well. Let’s look at some of the reasons, and some of the ways you can participate in making a difference in the lives of these pets and their owners.
1. Pets are non-judgmental companionship
In a world where everyday people can be pretty judgmental (see paragraph one), dogs provided unconditional love and companionship. For those on the fringes of society, having a friend who loves them consistently – feast or famine, success or failure – can be the key to staying hopeful in hard times. According to a study on the redemptive properties of having pets, “the perceived unconditional love from animals rewards the caregiving with a sense of mattering, or “the perception that, to some degree and in any of a variety of ways, we are a significant part of the world around us”.[2] One only has to see the look of adoration in the eyes of a dog, to know you matter: homeless or otherwise.
2. Pets are protection
The streets can be a dangerous place. Whether in a large city or a small town, assault on the homeless happens and is increasing. This account is from late March, 2019 in the Pacific Northwest:
A 42-year-old man was standing over a few folks sleeping and kicked the victim.
He then picked up an ax and hit the sleeping man over the head with the ax’s 30-inch handle.
The victim threw up one of his arms to protect himself from the blow.
… No motive for the attack was given.
Having a dog can provide at least a sense of security. Whether the dog is guarding the person or their possessions, those with ill-intent are less likely to commit criminal acts upon that homeless person. And while it’s easy to think that crimes like these don’t happen in Central Oregon, they can and do. For our homeless clients, it’s often better to be safe than sorry.
3. Pets provide purpose and accountability
When every day seems to be an uphill battle, each morning can lack incentive to keep going. Having someone that depends upon you for their survival; someone who looks at you to say “What’s next, partner” can be the motivation to continue on. In addition, for those who have little opportunity to establish personal significance, showing a commitment to caring for a pet while homeless can provide a sense of self-worth. One of the women interview on Homeless Hub, stated about her pet “She’s the reason why I keep going, because I made a commitment to take care of her when I adopted her. So she needs me, and I need her. She is the only source of daily, steady affection and companionship that I have”.
Some of our homeless clients – especially our homeless Vets – suffer from depression and/or PTSD. In the overall population “Veterans have an elevated risk, with a suicide rate of 35 per 100,000, compared to 26 per 100,000 for civilian adults.” Furthermore, “A study … found that the suicide rate among Veterans with homelessness in the past year was 81.0 per 100,000 as compared to Veterans without recent history of homelessness with a rate of 35.8 suicides per 100,000.
Having an animal that depends on you for survival can be the reason that a person continues to hang on, or as they say on the website MyDogEatsFirst, “Everyone deserves someone that makes them look forward to tomorrow.” In addition, “Dog ownership appears to reduce the likelihood of a homeless person committing a crime[8] again potentially because imprisonment necessitates loss of the animal.”
4. The situation is often “only temporary”
Many people fluctuate from being housed to being homeless on a cyclical basis. They get settled into a situation which ends up changing, causing them to be homeless again. At what point would you ditch *your* family member? If you think the situation is just temporary, you’re going to keep your furry friend with you, even if that means living on the street. Central Oregon especially struggles with cyclical housing issues, as more and more rentals are becoming unaffordable and renters are being forced out.
https://covo-us.org/blog/4-reasons-homeless-people-might-have-pets/
Bless them all !!!
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My neighbour's dog is hilarious. He collects things when they're on their walks. Tennis balls, socks, plastic bottles, chocolate wrappers, and if interesting things are scarce, stones and twigs. He arranges them nicely by the back door,new things on top of the heap, and his owner manages to remove some of the older, less fragrant objects, when she can.
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When I lived in Crete, my Greek neighbour's dog adopted me. This was a puppy who followed me everywhere and grew very quickly into the largest Dobermann I've ever seen and scared the pants off me. She liked to steal shoes and would only nick one shoe out of each pair left outside the front door. She was a pain in the arse, boffed her way into my house and I loved her. She never stole my shoes. She stole everyone elses. She would turn up and demand an audience, smack the windows and the very expensive mosquito screens just so I'd have to respond. This huge dog (and she was huge) would bully her way into my house and once she knew I was in charge of my house, and I had to tell her without doubt that I was in charge (whilst shaking) she sat like a baby on the rug in front of the fire. Dobermann dogs are not devil dogs.CaKeLoveR wrote:My neighbour's dog is hilarious. He collects things when they're on their walks. Tennis balls, socks, plastic bottles, chocolate wrappers, and if interesting things are scarce, stones and twigs. He arranges them nicely by the back door,new things on top of the heap, and his owner manages to remove some of the older, less fragrant objects, when she can.
I used to bathe her because her owners used her as a breeding dog. I paid her vet fees because I couldn't bear the cruelty.
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Not many countries have anything like the RSPCA. There are some wonderful people who help animals, managing on donations only, and how they cope with the cruelty they encounter, I don't know. It would make me murderous. Victor Larkhill is such a person, his videos are heartbreaking. I wonder what the Doberman's life was like after you left Crete?
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I worked with people with dementia/Alzheimer's for 13 years , the first ward I was on was old fashioned and not really suitable , we had a great team though and regularly had visits from the Pets as Therapy dogs which made a huge difference to our patients , we also welcomed family dogs as many of them had owned dogs before diagnosis . Sadly when we were moved to a new location and amalgamated with another ward this was all stopped . A new manager ignored our requests to reinstate the visits as she was afraid of / didn't like dogs ! ( She could have stayed in her office !) I retired 3 years ago but along with other staff never stopped campaigning up to my retirement . Having the dogs around brought joy and peace to many of our ladies and gentlemen . Animals don't judge they offer unconditional love .
My daughter's Siberian husky is a gentle soul who has adopted a lady they often see waiting for the bus on their morning walk , he insists on waiting with her until the bus arrives ! I prefer dogs to most people although I own ( sorry am owned by ) 2 cats as I no longer walk well .
People are the " unreliable " ones Gerry not dogs .
My daughter's Siberian husky is a gentle soul who has adopted a lady they often see waiting for the bus on their morning walk , he insists on waiting with her until the bus arrives ! I prefer dogs to most people although I own ( sorry am owned by ) 2 cats as I no longer walk well .
People are the " unreliable " ones Gerry not dogs .
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Re: Those incredibly 'unreliable' DOGS............again!
Dog Rescues Owner From Seizures Every Day
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Cristina Hodgson
15 November 2019 @ 07:29
Dog Rescues Owner From Seizures Every Day Credit: Shutterstock
A TWO-YEAR-OLD Labrador named Freddie helps rescue his owner every single day, despite the fact he’s not a trained service dog.
Lucy Brown was diagnosed earlier this year with non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD), a condition causing the brain to randomly blackout and the sufferer to lose control of their limbs.
The 20-year-old can suffer up to 100 seizures a day, and as a result of her diagnosis Lucy had to give up her job and leave the house she had been sharing with her boyfriend to move back in with her parents, so they could take care of her whenever she experienced a seizure.
However when her parents are at work, the former care worker relies on her faithful dog, Freddie, to keep an eye on her.
The two-year-old Labrador Freddie acts as her safety net – despite not being a trained seizure dog. He licks and paws at her until she comes back around.
Many epilepsy patients have ‘seizure dogs’, which have been trained to respond to a seizure.
They can be trained to do a variety of tasks, including barking to alert carers when a seizure occurs and lying next to sufferers to prevent injury.
Some dogs are taught to put their body between the seizing individual and the floor to break their fall, while others learn to activate an alarm.
Freddie without any training instinctively goes to protect his human.
The 20-year-old, from Warrington, Cheshire, described how the pup comes to her aid, according to the Daily Mail Lucy said:
“I can’t remember the first time he helped. But, from what I’ve been told, he just ran straight over to me, starting licking my face and cuddled his body into me.
He’s the main reason I moved back home. He will help me when I’m on my own. He’s my dog – I got him as a puppy. He’s always by my side and will just lie with me.
He does what seizure dogs do – he licks me and paws me to bring me round but has never had any training.”
Lucy had suffered mild seizures in her mid-teens, and although they disappeared as she got older they returned at the beginning of this year, becoming more severe and frequent.
Tests diagnosed Lucy with NEAD. The attacks look like epileptic seizures, but they are not caused by electrical activity in the brain.
Following her diagnosis, Lucy experienced depression and drifted apart from many of her closest friends. She described her life as ‘very lonely’, admitting she doesn’t do much and can’t even have a bath alone because of the frequency of her seizures. In February, when the attacks were most sever, Lucy was suffering some 100 seizures a day. According to the Mail, the attacks are now about ten a day.
Lucy reports she lives in constant fear of an attack striking, though she is holding out hope the seizures may vanish like they did in her teens.
“I might have to live with [NEAD] for the rest of my life. But it could also stop tomorrow.” She was stated to say.
A dog is a man’s best friend, in Lucy’s case, Freddie is that and much more.
By
Cristina Hodgson
15 November 2019 @ 07:29
Dog Rescues Owner From Seizures Every Day Credit: Shutterstock
A TWO-YEAR-OLD Labrador named Freddie helps rescue his owner every single day, despite the fact he’s not a trained service dog.
Lucy Brown was diagnosed earlier this year with non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD), a condition causing the brain to randomly blackout and the sufferer to lose control of their limbs.
The 20-year-old can suffer up to 100 seizures a day, and as a result of her diagnosis Lucy had to give up her job and leave the house she had been sharing with her boyfriend to move back in with her parents, so they could take care of her whenever she experienced a seizure.
However when her parents are at work, the former care worker relies on her faithful dog, Freddie, to keep an eye on her.
The two-year-old Labrador Freddie acts as her safety net – despite not being a trained seizure dog. He licks and paws at her until she comes back around.
Many epilepsy patients have ‘seizure dogs’, which have been trained to respond to a seizure.
They can be trained to do a variety of tasks, including barking to alert carers when a seizure occurs and lying next to sufferers to prevent injury.
Some dogs are taught to put their body between the seizing individual and the floor to break their fall, while others learn to activate an alarm.
Freddie without any training instinctively goes to protect his human.
The 20-year-old, from Warrington, Cheshire, described how the pup comes to her aid, according to the Daily Mail Lucy said:
“I can’t remember the first time he helped. But, from what I’ve been told, he just ran straight over to me, starting licking my face and cuddled his body into me.
He’s the main reason I moved back home. He will help me when I’m on my own. He’s my dog – I got him as a puppy. He’s always by my side and will just lie with me.
He does what seizure dogs do – he licks me and paws me to bring me round but has never had any training.”
Lucy had suffered mild seizures in her mid-teens, and although they disappeared as she got older they returned at the beginning of this year, becoming more severe and frequent.
Tests diagnosed Lucy with NEAD. The attacks look like epileptic seizures, but they are not caused by electrical activity in the brain.
Following her diagnosis, Lucy experienced depression and drifted apart from many of her closest friends. She described her life as ‘very lonely’, admitting she doesn’t do much and can’t even have a bath alone because of the frequency of her seizures. In February, when the attacks were most sever, Lucy was suffering some 100 seizures a day. According to the Mail, the attacks are now about ten a day.
Lucy reports she lives in constant fear of an attack striking, though she is holding out hope the seizures may vanish like they did in her teens.
“I might have to live with [NEAD] for the rest of my life. But it could also stop tomorrow.” She was stated to say.
A dog is a man’s best friend, in Lucy’s case, Freddie is that and much more.
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Re: Those incredibly 'unreliable' DOGS............again!
Marine dog is honored for combat valor, along with posthumous awards for three other dogs, two pigeons and a horse
Bass, a MARSOC working dog, stands with his Medal of Bravery on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., Nov. 14, 2019
STEVE BEYNON/STARS AND STRIPES
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Re: Those incredibly 'unreliable' DOGS............again!
The cadaver and blood dogs who worked in apartment 5a never changed their statements of alerts unlike the McCann's who changed their statements numerous times . Bravo to those dogs and to all working dogs worldwide .
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I love how military and police dogs have uniforms and ranks!
Sit, heal: Dog teaches military medical students the merits of service animals
Brelahn Wyatt, a second-year medical student, hugs Shetland, a half-golden retriever, half-Labrador retriever who also happens to be a lieutenant commander in the Navy and a clinical instructor in the Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
The newest faculty member at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences has a great smile — and a wagging tail.
Shetland, not quite 2 years old, is half golden retriever, half Labrador retriever. As of this fall, he is also a lieutenant commander in the Navy and a clinical instructor in the Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology at USUHS.
Among Shetland’s skills are “hugging” on command, picking up a fallen object as small as a cellphone and carrying around a small basket filled with candy for harried medical and graduate students who study at the military’s medical school campus in Bethesda, Md.
But Shetland’s job is to provide much more than smiles and a head to pat.
“He is here to teach, not just to lift people’s spirits and provide a little stress relief after exams,” said USUHS Dean Arthur Kellermann. He said students interacting with Shetland are learning “the value of animal-assisted therapy.”
The use of dogs trained to help their human partners has ballooned since studies in the 1980s and 1990s started to show how animals can benefit human health.
But helper dogs come in many varieties. Service dogs, like guide dogs for the blind, help people with disabilities live more independently. Therapy dogs can be household pets who visit people in hospitals, schools and nursing homes. And then there are highly trained working dogs, like the Belgian Malinois that recently helped run down Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Shetland is technically a “military facility dog,” trained to provide physical and mental assistance to patients as well as interact with a wide variety of people. His military commission does not entitle him to salutes from his human counterparts.
“The ranks are a way of honoring the services [of the dogs] as well as strengthening the bond between the staff, patients and dogs here,” said Mary Constantino, deputy public affairs officer at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
USUHS, which trains doctors, dentists, nurses and other health professionals for the military, is on the same campus in suburban Washington, D.C., as Walter Reed. Two of the seven Walter Reed facility dogs — Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Sully (the former service dog for President George H.W. Bush) and Marine Sgt. Dillon — attended Shetland’s formal commissioning ceremony in September as guests.
The Walter Reed dogs, on campus since 2007, earn commissions in the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines. They wear special vests designating their service and rank. The dogs visit and interact with patients in several medical units, as well as in physical and occupational therapy, and help boost morale for patients’ family members.
But Shetland’s role is very different, said retired Col. Lisa Moores, USUHS associate dean for assessment and professional development.
“Our students are going to work with therapy dogs in their careers, and they need to understand what [the dogs] can do and what they can’t do,” she said.
As in civilian life, the military has made significant use of animal-assisted therapy. “When you walk through pretty much any military treatment facility, you see therapy dogs walking around in clinics, in the hospitals, even in the ICUs,” said Moores. Dogs also play a key role in helping returning service members with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Students need to learn who “the right patient is for a dog, or some other therapy animal,” she said. “And by having Shetland here, we can incorporate that into the curriculum so it’s another tool the students know they have for their patients someday.”
The students, not surprisingly, are thrilled by their newest teacher.
Brelahn Wyatt, a second-year medical student, said the Walter Reed dogs used to visit the school’s 1,500 students and faculty fairly regularly, but “having Shetland here all the time is optimal.” And not just because of the hugs and candy.
Wyatt said the only thing she knew about service dogs before “is that you’re not supposed to pet them.” But Shetland acts as both a service dog and a therapy dog, so he can be petted.
That helps medical students see “there’s a difference. What does that difference look like in the health care setting?” said Wyatt.
Like his colleagues Sully and Dillon, Shetland was bred and trained by America’s VetDogs. The New York nonprofit provides dogs for “stress control” for active-duty military missions overseas, as well as service dogs for disabled veterans and civilian first responders. Many of the puppies are raised by a combination of prison inmates (during the week) and families (on the weekends), before returning to New York for formal service dog training. National Hockey League teams such as the Washington Capitals and New York Islanders also raise puppies for the organization.
Dogs can be particularly helpful in treating service members, said Valerie Cramer, manager of America’s VetDogs service dog program. “The military is thinking about resiliency. They’re thinking about well-being, about decompression in the combat zone.” Often people in pain won’t talk to another person but will open up in front of a dog. “It’s an opportunity to start a conversation as a behavioral health specialist,” she said.
While service dogs for individuals are trained to perform both physical tasks like picking up dropped items and emotional ones like waking a veteran having a nightmare, facility dogs like Shetland are special, Cramer said. “That dog has to work in all different environments with people who are under pressure. It can work for multiple handlers, it can go and visit people, can go visit hospital patients, can knock over bowling pins to entertain or spend time in bed with a child.”
The military rank for the dogs is no joke. They can be promoted ― as Dillon was from Army specialist to sergeant in 2018 ― or demoted for bad behavior.
Said Kellermann, “So far, Shetland has a perfect conduct record.”
Sit, heal: Dog teaches military medical students the merits of service animals
Brelahn Wyatt, a second-year medical student, hugs Shetland, a half-golden retriever, half-Labrador retriever who also happens to be a lieutenant commander in the Navy and a clinical instructor in the Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
The newest faculty member at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences has a great smile — and a wagging tail.
Shetland, not quite 2 years old, is half golden retriever, half Labrador retriever. As of this fall, he is also a lieutenant commander in the Navy and a clinical instructor in the Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology at USUHS.
Among Shetland’s skills are “hugging” on command, picking up a fallen object as small as a cellphone and carrying around a small basket filled with candy for harried medical and graduate students who study at the military’s medical school campus in Bethesda, Md.
But Shetland’s job is to provide much more than smiles and a head to pat.
“He is here to teach, not just to lift people’s spirits and provide a little stress relief after exams,” said USUHS Dean Arthur Kellermann. He said students interacting with Shetland are learning “the value of animal-assisted therapy.”
The use of dogs trained to help their human partners has ballooned since studies in the 1980s and 1990s started to show how animals can benefit human health.
But helper dogs come in many varieties. Service dogs, like guide dogs for the blind, help people with disabilities live more independently. Therapy dogs can be household pets who visit people in hospitals, schools and nursing homes. And then there are highly trained working dogs, like the Belgian Malinois that recently helped run down Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Shetland is technically a “military facility dog,” trained to provide physical and mental assistance to patients as well as interact with a wide variety of people. His military commission does not entitle him to salutes from his human counterparts.
“The ranks are a way of honoring the services [of the dogs] as well as strengthening the bond between the staff, patients and dogs here,” said Mary Constantino, deputy public affairs officer at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
USUHS, which trains doctors, dentists, nurses and other health professionals for the military, is on the same campus in suburban Washington, D.C., as Walter Reed. Two of the seven Walter Reed facility dogs — Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Sully (the former service dog for President George H.W. Bush) and Marine Sgt. Dillon — attended Shetland’s formal commissioning ceremony in September as guests.
The Walter Reed dogs, on campus since 2007, earn commissions in the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines. They wear special vests designating their service and rank. The dogs visit and interact with patients in several medical units, as well as in physical and occupational therapy, and help boost morale for patients’ family members.
But Shetland’s role is very different, said retired Col. Lisa Moores, USUHS associate dean for assessment and professional development.
“Our students are going to work with therapy dogs in their careers, and they need to understand what [the dogs] can do and what they can’t do,” she said.
As in civilian life, the military has made significant use of animal-assisted therapy. “When you walk through pretty much any military treatment facility, you see therapy dogs walking around in clinics, in the hospitals, even in the ICUs,” said Moores. Dogs also play a key role in helping returning service members with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Students need to learn who “the right patient is for a dog, or some other therapy animal,” she said. “And by having Shetland here, we can incorporate that into the curriculum so it’s another tool the students know they have for their patients someday.”
The students, not surprisingly, are thrilled by their newest teacher.
Brelahn Wyatt, a second-year medical student, said the Walter Reed dogs used to visit the school’s 1,500 students and faculty fairly regularly, but “having Shetland here all the time is optimal.” And not just because of the hugs and candy.
Wyatt said the only thing she knew about service dogs before “is that you’re not supposed to pet them.” But Shetland acts as both a service dog and a therapy dog, so he can be petted.
That helps medical students see “there’s a difference. What does that difference look like in the health care setting?” said Wyatt.
Like his colleagues Sully and Dillon, Shetland was bred and trained by America’s VetDogs. The New York nonprofit provides dogs for “stress control” for active-duty military missions overseas, as well as service dogs for disabled veterans and civilian first responders. Many of the puppies are raised by a combination of prison inmates (during the week) and families (on the weekends), before returning to New York for formal service dog training. National Hockey League teams such as the Washington Capitals and New York Islanders also raise puppies for the organization.
Dogs can be particularly helpful in treating service members, said Valerie Cramer, manager of America’s VetDogs service dog program. “The military is thinking about resiliency. They’re thinking about well-being, about decompression in the combat zone.” Often people in pain won’t talk to another person but will open up in front of a dog. “It’s an opportunity to start a conversation as a behavioral health specialist,” she said.
While service dogs for individuals are trained to perform both physical tasks like picking up dropped items and emotional ones like waking a veteran having a nightmare, facility dogs like Shetland are special, Cramer said. “That dog has to work in all different environments with people who are under pressure. It can work for multiple handlers, it can go and visit people, can go visit hospital patients, can knock over bowling pins to entertain or spend time in bed with a child.”
The military rank for the dogs is no joke. They can be promoted ― as Dillon was from Army specialist to sergeant in 2018 ― or demoted for bad behavior.
Said Kellermann, “So far, Shetland has a perfect conduct record.”
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