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Re: Those incredibly 'unreliable' DOGS............again!
by Jill Havern 09.07.24 12:19
A test for Police Dogs to remain calm in front of a cat.
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Re: Those incredibly 'unreliable' DOGS............again!
by Jill Havern 15.07.24 14:54
Coast Guard rescues blind hiker, guide dog stranded on sweltering hiking trail for days
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The not so 'unreliable' dog stayed with him.
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Re: Those incredibly 'unreliable' DOGS............again!
by Jill Havern 23.07.24 11:24
Peter sent me this...I don't know what it is as I'm banned from facebook, but it's about dogs.
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Re: Those incredibly 'unreliable' DOGS............again!
by Jill Havern 23.07.24 18:39
EMERY COUNTY, Utah (KUTV) — A missing woman out of Emery County was saved by her dog.
Emery County Sheriff’s deputies reportedly received a call about a woman with dementia who had gone out to walk the family dog but had never returned.
After more than a day had passed, a Utah Division of Wildlife Resources officer and his K-9 partner, Kip, were called in to help.
Authorities noted that the temperature in the area would linger around 100F during the day and drop to 55F at nighttime.
K-9 Kip is trained and certified to track humans, but the extent of the heat and the amount of time that had passed decreased the likelihood of Kip successfully locating the woman.
After searching around some nearby cabins, the officer and K-9 Kip reportedly heard a dog barking around 3:30 a.m. Thinking they were hearing the woman’s dog, they tried following the noise but could not locate the woman or her dog.
The next day, a neighbor of the missing woman contacted the officer and reported that he had also heard barking, noting that it had been coming from an area without any homes.
Local security footage revealed that the woman and her dog had headed west on the day of their walk.
The officer, K-9 Kip, and the neighbor headed out together in that direction.
While searching alongside the mountain, they reportedly began to hear barking again and followed the sounds as they became louder and louder.
After some time, the crew located the woman and her dog.
They shared that she was found in good condition with only some scratches and bruises, though she was extremely dehydrated and was missing her shoes.
The neighbor gave the woman his water and ran back to the residential area to get cell service and call the sheriff’s office.
Other resources eventually made it to the scene and transported the woman to a local hospital for medical evaluation.
“At the end of the day, her dog saved her life by barking to alert our officer and K-9 Kip,” wildlife officials said. “We’re so glad she was found safe.”
https://kutv.com/news/local/her-dog-saved-her-life-emery-county-woman-located-in-mountains-days-after-going-missing
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by Jill Havern 24.07.24 7:33
How Cadaver Dogs Help Find Dead Bodies
Sheriff’s Deputy Frank Hurst reached down to his 140-pound partner, Radar, and slipped a collar decorated with skulls and crossbones around the Bloodhound’s neck. “Where’s the Napoo, Radar?” he said.
Radar ran around the item in question — a car in the police impound lot — his nostrils quivering. When the big red dog came to the trunk, which was closed, he sat. It was his signal to Hurst that meant “This is the spot. I found it.” What Radar had pinpointed in those moments was the unique bouquet of decaying human bodies. Radar is a “decomposition dog,” also known as a “cadaver dog,” trained to pick up the scent of death.
The car was part of an investigation into the May 2013 disappearance of David Noren, 49, of Lakewood, Colorado. Noren was not likely to run off without a word. Even more troubling, he had left behind the most precious thing in his life — Olivia, his 12-year-old black Labrador Retriever.
Something bad had happened to him, everyone was sure of that, but there was no way to even guess what it was or where to start looking. Police had nothing until Radar sat in front of the trunk of Noren’s car.
Lakewood officers had thoroughly examined the trunk before, but their eyes did not pick up what Radar’s nose had — two specks of blood. Investigators looked in the trunk again, this time with a luminescing chemical. “It lit up like the night sky,” according to Radar’s winning entry for the 2016 AKC Humane Fund Award for Canine Excellence. It was enough to convince police that foul play was involved and to press an investigation. A hiker later found Noren’s body, dumped along the side of a wilderness road. The killer, Noren’s roommate, is now serving a life sentence.
Legacy of Vietnam
For centuries, humans have relied on the extraordinary power of the canine nose for patrolling, tracking fugitives and missing persons, or identifying bombs or illegal substances. Their ability to pick up odors is a true superpower. Dogs have about 200 to 300 million scent receptors in their noses, compared to about six million in humans. Scent regions of their brains are roughly 40 times larger than ours.
Nevertheless, organized attempts to use this natural wonder in homicide investigations are relatively new, dating back only to around the 1970s, wrote Cat Warren in “What the Dog Knows.” It all started when Vietnam War-era Army researchers began musing how many jobs dogs could perform at home and in peacetime.
In the early 1970s, New York State Trooper Ralph Suffolk Jr., a Bloodhound handler, worked with the Military Animal Science program at San Antonio’s Southwest Research Institute to test the concept. Suffolk trained a yellow Labrador Retriever as the first “body dog.” (Today, they are referred to as “decomposition dogs” or “cadaver dogs.”)
Concrete Case
Andrew Rebmann, a co-author of the classic textbook Cadaver Dog Handbook, was among the first handlers in the U.S. He developed training programs for the discipline.
Before he became involved with sniffer dogs, Rebmann was a Connecticut State Police trooper. The department put out a recruiting call for K-9 handlers. Although Rebmann loved dogs, he didn’t apply for the program because he wasn’t sure he was qualified.
Cleo, his family’s pet Newfoundland at the time, changed that. Rebmann and Cleo competed in AKC obedience and, one day, the trooper brought his big, fluffy pal to work and showed off some of her moves. Before he could say, “Good dog,” Cleo had launched her owner’s career as a police K-9 handler. Since the 1970s, he has participated in thousands of cadaver-dog searches.
Using cadaverine and putrescine, chemicals produced by decomposing corpses, Rebmann trained his first body dog, Rufus, to pick out the scent of death. These chemicals are among the many tools trainers rely on to teach dogs how to distinguish the telltale aroma.
One of the team’s first major finds was the body of a woman murdered by her husband. Rufus found her buried in the couple’s yard, even though she was down more than four feet, covered in lime powder, and entombed under a brand-new concrete patio.
Sliver of Evidence
In 1986, Rebmann and Lady, another German Shepherd Dog, helped solve a baffling high-profile case in which a Connecticut flight attendant, Helle Crafts, vanished. Police suspected her husband, but without a body, they had little to go on.
Then a snowplow driver reported seeing something weird around the time Crafts disappeared — a woodchipper by the side of a river, operating during a raging snowstorm in the middle of the night. Lady led investigators to tiny fragments of human tissue, including a sliver of a fingernail with nail polish on it that matched a color the missing woman used.
This physical evidence, only about 3 ounces, was enough to suggest that Crafts had not run away from her bad marriage. The tiny items the dog found contributed to a murder conviction and a 50-year sentence for her husband.
The “woodchipper murder” marked the first time Connecticut prosecuted a homicide case without a complete corpse. “Lady played a really important part,” says Warren. The use of educated sniffers has become a common practice in missing persons and homicide cases and disaster recovery. “Well-trained cadaver dogs are a really good tool,” says Warren.
Although finding a body or parts often requires several different methods— some as high-tech as ground-penetrating radar — dogs offer a unique perspective. In a drowning case, for example, bodies can be deep below the surface and trapped in debris. “A dog can say, ‘This pile of debris here is worth tearing apart.’ That’s where dogs shine,” she says.
Another important role they play is in resetting the perceptions of their two-legged partners. Human brains tend to get stuck in a groove, says Warren.
But dogs have no preconceived notions. They don’t limit their searches based on crime-scene tape. They know only what their millions of scent receptors tell them.
Dogs are able to pick up a scent within minutes of death or years later. In some studies, they have found 25-year-old skeletonized remains, buried in an area of 300 by 150 feet. Hurst works with a volunteer group, NecroSearch International, Inc., that brings together specialists from many disciplines — everything from botany, anthropology, and entomology to computer analysis — to help law enforcement solve decades-old cases. Canine sniffers are important in many of these searches.
Warren points out, though, that while they provide vital clues, what dogs find is only one part of an investigation. Another problem is that the information they provide can be hard to interpret. In many cases, they can tell you if a dead human has been in a place, but all the other essential questions — who, how, and when — will require additional digging and analysis by humans.
“Dogs aren’t perfect like people aren’t perfect,” Warren says. “I’d be horrified if someone ended up in prison based only on the word of a dog and handler.”
Gotta Sniff
What kind of dog excels in this serious work? A “jackass,” was a trainer’s assessment of Solo, the German Shepherd puppy who launched Warren, a North Carolina State University English professor, into her second life as a cadaver-dog handler.
Solo was a singleton puppy, Warren recalls in her book, and so obnoxious she dubbed him the “Little Prince of Darkness.” Warren had experience with both the breed and competitive obedience. Still, this wild child was more than she could handle. But he was just hours old when he started “working scent,” as the breeder proudly reported to Warren.
Hurst describes Radar as a “nose on four legs,” which is not unusual for a Bloodhound. “They were built for it,” says Hurst. Everything about them, including their long ears, the folds in the skin of their faces, and their “nasty drool” is designed to help them pull in odors.
But being a sniffing machine is just part of the picture. Solo was pushy and aggressive and had unstoppable drive. All of these characteristics suggested to the trainer that he might be a good search dog. Radar’s temperament is also ideal for this work. “You look for a dog who is not afraid to leave the whelping box, a pretty bold dog,” says Hurst. Radar was running tracks at 9 weeks old.
When Radar’s on the scent, nothing gets in his way. “He’s like a 140-pound bowling ball. … He pulls me around, and I’m a pretty hefty guy,” laments Hurst, who outweighs his big red partner by 100 pounds. “He has dragged me down mountains.”
Both Radar and Solo would make less-than-ideal household companions, but obsessive drive is what you need when someone goes missing. Radar is trained to search for the living — lost children, Alzheimer’s patients — as well as the dead.
To switch gears, Hurst replaces the body harness used in live searches with the skull-and-crossbones collar and gives his command to seek death scent. “Where’s the Napoo?” is popular among cadaver dog handlers. It’s a bit of World War I British/Australian slang for “finished, done, dead,” says Warren.
Does the job of seeking victims of murders and disasters depress the dogs? Not at all, say the handlers. In fact, they often find it too much fun. Dogs can get so charged up when they catch the scent that they run wild or start digging like crazy. There was at least one account of a dog urinating on the spot. That’s why one important part of training is teaching a calm, reliable signal, like a sit.
For these four-legged detectives, death is just another aroma, and tracking it down is just another game.
Video on this link:
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/family-dog/cadaver-dogs-how-canine-noses-help-find-dead-bodies/
Sheriff’s Deputy Frank Hurst reached down to his 140-pound partner, Radar, and slipped a collar decorated with skulls and crossbones around the Bloodhound’s neck. “Where’s the Napoo, Radar?” he said.
Radar ran around the item in question — a car in the police impound lot — his nostrils quivering. When the big red dog came to the trunk, which was closed, he sat. It was his signal to Hurst that meant “This is the spot. I found it.” What Radar had pinpointed in those moments was the unique bouquet of decaying human bodies. Radar is a “decomposition dog,” also known as a “cadaver dog,” trained to pick up the scent of death.
The car was part of an investigation into the May 2013 disappearance of David Noren, 49, of Lakewood, Colorado. Noren was not likely to run off without a word. Even more troubling, he had left behind the most precious thing in his life — Olivia, his 12-year-old black Labrador Retriever.
Something bad had happened to him, everyone was sure of that, but there was no way to even guess what it was or where to start looking. Police had nothing until Radar sat in front of the trunk of Noren’s car.
Radar’s nose is a finely tuned sniffing machine.
Lakewood officers had thoroughly examined the trunk before, but their eyes did not pick up what Radar’s nose had — two specks of blood. Investigators looked in the trunk again, this time with a luminescing chemical. “It lit up like the night sky,” according to Radar’s winning entry for the 2016 AKC Humane Fund Award for Canine Excellence. It was enough to convince police that foul play was involved and to press an investigation. A hiker later found Noren’s body, dumped along the side of a wilderness road. The killer, Noren’s roommate, is now serving a life sentence.
Legacy of Vietnam
For centuries, humans have relied on the extraordinary power of the canine nose for patrolling, tracking fugitives and missing persons, or identifying bombs or illegal substances. Their ability to pick up odors is a true superpower. Dogs have about 200 to 300 million scent receptors in their noses, compared to about six million in humans. Scent regions of their brains are roughly 40 times larger than ours.Nevertheless, organized attempts to use this natural wonder in homicide investigations are relatively new, dating back only to around the 1970s, wrote Cat Warren in “What the Dog Knows.” It all started when Vietnam War-era Army researchers began musing how many jobs dogs could perform at home and in peacetime.
Solo and Cat Warren practicing their art. It’s important that teams train in real-life scenarios, conditions that they’d find in an actual case.
In the early 1970s, New York State Trooper Ralph Suffolk Jr., a Bloodhound handler, worked with the Military Animal Science program at San Antonio’s Southwest Research Institute to test the concept. Suffolk trained a yellow Labrador Retriever as the first “body dog.” (Today, they are referred to as “decomposition dogs” or “cadaver dogs.”)
Concrete Case
Andrew Rebmann, a co-author of the classic textbook Cadaver Dog Handbook, was among the first handlers in the U.S. He developed training programs for the discipline.Before he became involved with sniffer dogs, Rebmann was a Connecticut State Police trooper. The department put out a recruiting call for K-9 handlers. Although Rebmann loved dogs, he didn’t apply for the program because he wasn’t sure he was qualified.
Cleo, his family’s pet Newfoundland at the time, changed that. Rebmann and Cleo competed in AKC obedience and, one day, the trooper brought his big, fluffy pal to work and showed off some of her moves. Before he could say, “Good dog,” Cleo had launched her owner’s career as a police K-9 handler. Since the 1970s, he has participated in thousands of cadaver-dog searches.
Using cadaverine and putrescine, chemicals produced by decomposing corpses, Rebmann trained his first body dog, Rufus, to pick out the scent of death. These chemicals are among the many tools trainers rely on to teach dogs how to distinguish the telltale aroma.
One of the team’s first major finds was the body of a woman murdered by her husband. Rufus found her buried in the couple’s yard, even though she was down more than four feet, covered in lime powder, and entombed under a brand-new concrete patio.
Sliver of Evidence
In 1986, Rebmann and Lady, another German Shepherd Dog, helped solve a baffling high-profile case in which a Connecticut flight attendant, Helle Crafts, vanished. Police suspected her husband, but without a body, they had little to go on.Then a snowplow driver reported seeing something weird around the time Crafts disappeared — a woodchipper by the side of a river, operating during a raging snowstorm in the middle of the night. Lady led investigators to tiny fragments of human tissue, including a sliver of a fingernail with nail polish on it that matched a color the missing woman used.
This physical evidence, only about 3 ounces, was enough to suggest that Crafts had not run away from her bad marriage. The tiny items the dog found contributed to a murder conviction and a 50-year sentence for her husband.
The “woodchipper murder” marked the first time Connecticut prosecuted a homicide case without a complete corpse. “Lady played a really important part,” says Warren. The use of educated sniffers has become a common practice in missing persons and homicide cases and disaster recovery. “Well-trained cadaver dogs are a really good tool,” says Warren.
Although finding a body or parts often requires several different methods— some as high-tech as ground-penetrating radar — dogs offer a unique perspective. In a drowning case, for example, bodies can be deep below the surface and trapped in debris. “A dog can say, ‘This pile of debris here is worth tearing apart.’ That’s where dogs shine,” she says.
Another important role they play is in resetting the perceptions of their two-legged partners. Human brains tend to get stuck in a groove, says Warren.
Radar’s nose is a finely tuned sniffing machine.
But dogs have no preconceived notions. They don’t limit their searches based on crime-scene tape. They know only what their millions of scent receptors tell them.
Dogs are able to pick up a scent within minutes of death or years later. In some studies, they have found 25-year-old skeletonized remains, buried in an area of 300 by 150 feet. Hurst works with a volunteer group, NecroSearch International, Inc., that brings together specialists from many disciplines — everything from botany, anthropology, and entomology to computer analysis — to help law enforcement solve decades-old cases. Canine sniffers are important in many of these searches.
Warren points out, though, that while they provide vital clues, what dogs find is only one part of an investigation. Another problem is that the information they provide can be hard to interpret. In many cases, they can tell you if a dead human has been in a place, but all the other essential questions — who, how, and when — will require additional digging and analysis by humans.
“Dogs aren’t perfect like people aren’t perfect,” Warren says. “I’d be horrified if someone ended up in prison based only on the word of a dog and handler.”
Gotta Sniff
What kind of dog excels in this serious work? A “jackass,” was a trainer’s assessment of Solo, the German Shepherd puppy who launched Warren, a North Carolina State University English professor, into her second life as a cadaver-dog handler.Solo was a singleton puppy, Warren recalls in her book, and so obnoxious she dubbed him the “Little Prince of Darkness.” Warren had experience with both the breed and competitive obedience. Still, this wild child was more than she could handle. But he was just hours old when he started “working scent,” as the breeder proudly reported to Warren.
Hurst describes Radar as a “nose on four legs,” which is not unusual for a Bloodhound. “They were built for it,” says Hurst. Everything about them, including their long ears, the folds in the skin of their faces, and their “nasty drool” is designed to help them pull in odors.
Radar’s potential was apparent early on. He was running tracks not long after he was weaned.
But being a sniffing machine is just part of the picture. Solo was pushy and aggressive and had unstoppable drive. All of these characteristics suggested to the trainer that he might be a good search dog. Radar’s temperament is also ideal for this work. “You look for a dog who is not afraid to leave the whelping box, a pretty bold dog,” says Hurst. Radar was running tracks at 9 weeks old.
When Radar’s on the scent, nothing gets in his way. “He’s like a 140-pound bowling ball. … He pulls me around, and I’m a pretty hefty guy,” laments Hurst, who outweighs his big red partner by 100 pounds. “He has dragged me down mountains.”
Both Radar and Solo would make less-than-ideal household companions, but obsessive drive is what you need when someone goes missing. Radar is trained to search for the living — lost children, Alzheimer’s patients — as well as the dead.
To switch gears, Hurst replaces the body harness used in live searches with the skull-and-crossbones collar and gives his command to seek death scent. “Where’s the Napoo?” is popular among cadaver dog handlers. It’s a bit of World War I British/Australian slang for “finished, done, dead,” says Warren.
A Labrador Retriever learns to find submerged human remains during training on the Mississippi River.
Does the job of seeking victims of murders and disasters depress the dogs? Not at all, say the handlers. In fact, they often find it too much fun. Dogs can get so charged up when they catch the scent that they run wild or start digging like crazy. There was at least one account of a dog urinating on the spot. That’s why one important part of training is teaching a calm, reliable signal, like a sit.
For these four-legged detectives, death is just another aroma, and tracking it down is just another game.
Video on this link:
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/family-dog/cadaver-dogs-how-canine-noses-help-find-dead-bodies/
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by Jill Havern 16.10.24 6:25
Army dogs will soon get £3m makeover with goggles, vests and combat boots
British military dogs are set for a £3.1 million makeover with adorable combat vests, goggles, and boots for their safety
Dogs working for the British military are set to receive a £3.1 million makeover, with plans to kit them out in vests, goggles and combat boots.
The upgrade will include elastic snoods fitted with ear defenders, and blast goggles to guard their eyes in an effort to protect the hard-working pups as part of the new Ministry of Defence contract.
They will also be given cosy fleece-lined, rubber-soled boots to protect their paws from heat, glass and shrapnel, while vests that can be soaked in water will help cool them down.
New harnesses have been designed to securely attach the dogs to troops during parachute jumps or fast-rope descents from helicopters, allowing them to be parachuted from planes as well.
If the mission involves water, floats can be attached to the harnesses which will turn them into life jackets.
The upgrade also means handlers will be able to see everything their dog sees - even in tight spaces - as the new kit inlcudes mounting points for cameras.
The package isn't just about protection, as the MoD aims to provide "stimulating activities" including tunnels, weave poles, jumps and toys for the dogs, to ensure their “lives are enriched throughout their time in service”.
The MoD website says: "Alongside keeping the dogs active and entertained, their work can be split into two categories: detection and protection, and the one-stop ‘canine catalogue’ will have a key role in ensuring their welfare and delivering enhanced training."
More than 500 dogs work in the military in the UK and overseas, from German Shepherds to Belgian Shepherds and Dutch Shepherds to Springer Spaniels, Labradors and other carefully selected breeds.
The kit will be supplied by Surrey-based Von Wolf K9 dog equipment company, which is in a contract with MoD.
Director of Von Wolf K9 Sally Dickinson said: “This is more than just a business opportunity for us — it’s a responsibility we take to heart, knowing that the safety and wellbeing of these remarkable animals play a crucial role in our nation’s security.”
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1962494/army-dogs-get-3m-makeover
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Meanwhile in other parts of the world, they're already protected and cherished...
British military dogs are set for a £3.1 million makeover with adorable combat vests, goggles, and boots for their safety
Dogs working for the British military are set to receive a £3.1 million makeover, with plans to kit them out in vests, goggles and combat boots.
The upgrade will include elastic snoods fitted with ear defenders, and blast goggles to guard their eyes in an effort to protect the hard-working pups as part of the new Ministry of Defence contract.
They will also be given cosy fleece-lined, rubber-soled boots to protect their paws from heat, glass and shrapnel, while vests that can be soaked in water will help cool them down.
New harnesses have been designed to securely attach the dogs to troops during parachute jumps or fast-rope descents from helicopters, allowing them to be parachuted from planes as well.
If the mission involves water, floats can be attached to the harnesses which will turn them into life jackets.
The upgrade also means handlers will be able to see everything their dog sees - even in tight spaces - as the new kit inlcudes mounting points for cameras.
The package isn't just about protection, as the MoD aims to provide "stimulating activities" including tunnels, weave poles, jumps and toys for the dogs, to ensure their “lives are enriched throughout their time in service”.
The MoD website says: "Alongside keeping the dogs active and entertained, their work can be split into two categories: detection and protection, and the one-stop ‘canine catalogue’ will have a key role in ensuring their welfare and delivering enhanced training."
More than 500 dogs work in the military in the UK and overseas, from German Shepherds to Belgian Shepherds and Dutch Shepherds to Springer Spaniels, Labradors and other carefully selected breeds.
The kit will be supplied by Surrey-based Von Wolf K9 dog equipment company, which is in a contract with MoD.
Director of Von Wolf K9 Sally Dickinson said: “This is more than just a business opportunity for us — it’s a responsibility we take to heart, knowing that the safety and wellbeing of these remarkable animals play a crucial role in our nation’s security.”
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1962494/army-dogs-get-3m-makeover
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Re: Those incredibly 'unreliable' DOGS............again!
by Jill Havern 15.11.24 12:52
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Do people never learn that incredibly unreliable dogs should not be used in the Military and Police, eh?
Jumping out of helicopters...really?
They'll be detecting cadaver odour behind sofas next.
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Re: Those incredibly 'unreliable' DOGS............again!
by Jill Havern 27.11.24 19:58
Three abandoned puppies qualify as police dogs
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New police dogs Jasper, Dutch and Axel (left to right) were all previously abandoned
A trio of abandoned puppies have gone from being strays to police dogs in just over a year.
The three canines, aged between 14 and 18 months, have all undergone a 10-week intensive training course by Durham Constabulary.
The police force's dog support unit took them in and have passed their final assessments to become officially registered police dogs.
Two are of the Belgian Malinois breed, also known as Belgian Shepherd, and the third is an Alsatian.
Eighteen month-old Jasper, described as "an extra special Malinois", was found abandoned in a sweltering greenhouse at just seven weeks old last summer.
The woman who found Jasper in Manchester noticed some hidden talents that made a potential police dog and gave the animal to the puppy development programme in April.
Still in adolescent or teenage years, Jasper is being teamed up with PC Dan Cuthbertson to specialise in general purpose policing.
Fellow Belgian Malinois Axel was "found in a sad situation" according to a police spokesman.
Axel was abandoned at 12 weeks old in a cardboard box outside a Salvation Army shop in Darlington, County Durham.
After being taken to the vets and adopted, Axel was discovered by owner Chris to be "full of mischief and having a strong character".
Through the Durham Police Dog Support Unit Axel was accepted into the puppy development programme.
The 14-month-old canine has joined forces with PC Paul Cooper to become the force’s youngest licensed police dog.
Meanwhile Dutch, an Alsatian - otherwise known as a German Shepherd and blonde compared to the Malinois' - was given to officers two months ago and will now serve with handler PC Laura Linskey to hunt out suspects and search for missing people.
A police spokesperson said: "All three hit the ground running, jumping straight into the ten-week intensive training course.
"This week they became officially registered police dogs, passing their final assessments with flying colours, and we wish them the very best."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8lejvz5z5o
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New police dogs Jasper, Dutch and Axel (left to right) were all previously abandoned
A trio of abandoned puppies have gone from being strays to police dogs in just over a year.
The three canines, aged between 14 and 18 months, have all undergone a 10-week intensive training course by Durham Constabulary.
The police force's dog support unit took them in and have passed their final assessments to become officially registered police dogs.
Two are of the Belgian Malinois breed, also known as Belgian Shepherd, and the third is an Alsatian.
Found and saved
Eighteen month-old Jasper, described as "an extra special Malinois", was found abandoned in a sweltering greenhouse at just seven weeks old last summer.
The woman who found Jasper in Manchester noticed some hidden talents that made a potential police dog and gave the animal to the puppy development programme in April.
Still in adolescent or teenage years, Jasper is being teamed up with PC Dan Cuthbertson to specialise in general purpose policing.
Fellow Belgian Malinois Axel was "found in a sad situation" according to a police spokesman.
Axel was abandoned at 12 weeks old in a cardboard box outside a Salvation Army shop in Darlington, County Durham.
After being taken to the vets and adopted, Axel was discovered by owner Chris to be "full of mischief and having a strong character".
Through the Durham Police Dog Support Unit Axel was accepted into the puppy development programme.
The 14-month-old canine has joined forces with PC Paul Cooper to become the force’s youngest licensed police dog.
Meanwhile Dutch, an Alsatian - otherwise known as a German Shepherd and blonde compared to the Malinois' - was given to officers two months ago and will now serve with handler PC Laura Linskey to hunt out suspects and search for missing people.
A police spokesperson said: "All three hit the ground running, jumping straight into the ten-week intensive training course.
"This week they became officially registered police dogs, passing their final assessments with flying colours, and we wish them the very best."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8lejvz5z5o
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by Jill Havern 29.11.24 19:47
Police force looking for puppy minders
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Breeds at the force include German shepherds, labradors, and spaniels
Emily Coady-Stemp
Surrey Police is looking for puppy minders to take in potential future police dogs for the first part of their lives.
The force said puppies are allocated to their foster parents at eight weeks old, staying with them until they are up to 15 months old.
Breeds include German shepherds, labradors, and spaniels, and minders must be willing to travel to training venues across Surrey and Sussex.
In a social media post, the force said: "It is not always an easy task, but help is given along the way by our police dog training school, and these puppies are raised to become fantastic potential police dogs."
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The puppies go on to become potential police dogs
The puppies can live with other dogs, and children, if they understood the expectations of puppy minding, the force said, adding that no experience was necessary.
"Yes it can be heart-breaking when these incredible puppies go off to start their careers, but knowing what a difference they make and the important work they do makes it all worth it," the force said.
Those interested can email KennelAttendants@surrey.police.uk for an application form.
Earlier this month the force was granted permission to redevelop its Mount Browne headquarters on the outskirts of Guildford, which will include dog kennels.
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Breeds at the force include German shepherds, labradors, and spaniels
Emily Coady-Stemp
Surrey Police is looking for puppy minders to take in potential future police dogs for the first part of their lives.
The force said puppies are allocated to their foster parents at eight weeks old, staying with them until they are up to 15 months old.
Breeds include German shepherds, labradors, and spaniels, and minders must be willing to travel to training venues across Surrey and Sussex.
In a social media post, the force said: "It is not always an easy task, but help is given along the way by our police dog training school, and these puppies are raised to become fantastic potential police dogs."
Image source,Surrey Police
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The puppies go on to become potential police dogs
The puppies can live with other dogs, and children, if they understood the expectations of puppy minding, the force said, adding that no experience was necessary.
"Yes it can be heart-breaking when these incredible puppies go off to start their careers, but knowing what a difference they make and the important work they do makes it all worth it," the force said.
Those interested can email KennelAttendants@surrey.police.uk for an application form.
Earlier this month the force was granted permission to redevelop its Mount Browne headquarters on the outskirts of Guildford, which will include dog kennels.
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by Jill Havern 02.12.24 20:20
Retired police dog discovered missing person on first walk while recovering from surgery
Bear, a German shepherd, ‘went into work mode’ and led owner to a vulnerable man in dense undergrowth
02 December 2024 5:11pm GMT
Bear, the German shepherd Credit: THIN BLUE PAW
A retired police dog on its first walk since recovering from major surgery rescued a vulnerable man after locating him in woods.
Bear, a German shepherd, was being walked by owner Julia Pope, a former police officer, in the Eastbourne area of East Sussex when it sensed the presence of the man who was a missing person being searched for by police.
The dog, which celebrated its 12th birthday on the day of the incident, Nov 28, took Ms Pope to the missing man.
Ms Pope said: “This was his first proper walk since his surgery and we thought it would be a gentle wander but then it ended up being quite dramatic.
“Bear went into work mode, he suddenly stopped and started indicating towards an area of dense undergrowth – and then dragged us to it, where he located and alerted us to a vulnerable man.
Bear needed surgery to treat four herniated discs in his spine from years on the job Credit: THIN BLUE PAW
“The man was confused, wet, cold and had fallen over, and was unable to get up unaided. I’m not sure he would have survived the night as it was extremely cold and almost dark at that point with no one else in the vicinity.
“The area was off the beaten track and would be very easy to get lost in, especially in the dark.
“Unbeknownst to us, the man was a vulnerable missing person who officers had been searching for without any success.
“We were able to assist the man back to an area where we could coordinate with police officers who had been searching for him and thankfully reunite him with his family, with Bear leading the way back.
Bear continues to work as a wellbeing and support dog for police staff Credit: THIN BLUE PAW
“It’s an amazing stroke of luck really that we were in the right place at the right time – two former police officers and a retired police dog.”
Ms Pope adopted Bear in 2020 after he retired but his keeper was unable to keep him.
The retired police dog continues to work as a wellbeing and trauma support dog for police staff and is supported by the Thin Blue Paw Foundation.
The charity, which rehabilitates, protects and supports working and retired police dogs, supported Bear and his owners last summer when he lost the use of his rear legs and was struggling to walk.
Bear found the missing man on his 12th birthday Credit: THIN BLUE PAW
He needed an emergency MRI and surgery to treat four herniated discs in his spine, thought to have been caused by his years of strenuous work as a police dog.
Bear then underwent surgery after two benign tumours were spotted in a scan two weeks ago.
Kieran Stanbridge, a Thin Blue Paw trustee, said: “Bear is a true hero – his training and instinct kicked in and he managed to lead his owners, who are former police officers themselves, to this vulnerable man who needed urgent help.
“Thanks to Bear, the man received the help he needed from local officers; even in his retirement, he’s still saving lives.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/02/retired-police-dog-finds-missing-person-first-walk-surgery/
Bear, a German shepherd, ‘went into work mode’ and led owner to a vulnerable man in dense undergrowth
02 December 2024 5:11pm GMT
Bear, the German shepherd Credit: THIN BLUE PAW
A retired police dog on its first walk since recovering from major surgery rescued a vulnerable man after locating him in woods.
Bear, a German shepherd, was being walked by owner Julia Pope, a former police officer, in the Eastbourne area of East Sussex when it sensed the presence of the man who was a missing person being searched for by police.
The dog, which celebrated its 12th birthday on the day of the incident, Nov 28, took Ms Pope to the missing man.
Ms Pope said: “This was his first proper walk since his surgery and we thought it would be a gentle wander but then it ended up being quite dramatic.
“Bear went into work mode, he suddenly stopped and started indicating towards an area of dense undergrowth – and then dragged us to it, where he located and alerted us to a vulnerable man.
Bear needed surgery to treat four herniated discs in his spine from years on the job Credit: THIN BLUE PAW
“The man was confused, wet, cold and had fallen over, and was unable to get up unaided. I’m not sure he would have survived the night as it was extremely cold and almost dark at that point with no one else in the vicinity.
“The area was off the beaten track and would be very easy to get lost in, especially in the dark.
“Unbeknownst to us, the man was a vulnerable missing person who officers had been searching for without any success.
“We were able to assist the man back to an area where we could coordinate with police officers who had been searching for him and thankfully reunite him with his family, with Bear leading the way back.
Bear continues to work as a wellbeing and support dog for police staff Credit: THIN BLUE PAW
“It’s an amazing stroke of luck really that we were in the right place at the right time – two former police officers and a retired police dog.”
Ms Pope adopted Bear in 2020 after he retired but his keeper was unable to keep him.
The retired police dog continues to work as a wellbeing and trauma support dog for police staff and is supported by the Thin Blue Paw Foundation.
The charity, which rehabilitates, protects and supports working and retired police dogs, supported Bear and his owners last summer when he lost the use of his rear legs and was struggling to walk.
Bear found the missing man on his 12th birthday Credit: THIN BLUE PAW
He needed an emergency MRI and surgery to treat four herniated discs in his spine, thought to have been caused by his years of strenuous work as a police dog.
Bear then underwent surgery after two benign tumours were spotted in a scan two weeks ago.
Kieran Stanbridge, a Thin Blue Paw trustee, said: “Bear is a true hero – his training and instinct kicked in and he managed to lead his owners, who are former police officers themselves, to this vulnerable man who needed urgent help.
“Thanks to Bear, the man received the help he needed from local officers; even in his retirement, he’s still saving lives.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/02/retired-police-dog-finds-missing-person-first-walk-surgery/
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by Jill Havern 08.12.24 18:28
PD Zara from Mersey Police.
Beautiful looking dog
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by Jill Havern 13.01.25 13:41
Retired Belgian Malinois Hailed a Hero in Norway After Locating 2 Missing Dogs Only Days Apart
It's like she never missed a day of work!
Every dog has their own skills and strengths, whether it's working on the farm or taking the world's longest naps. These one-of-a-kind talents make them more special than you can imagine, but sometimes, a dog's skills do so much more than brighten your day.
Article and videos here: https://pethelpful.com/pet-news/retired-belgian-malinois-hailed-hero-in-norway
It's like she never missed a day of work!
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- Jan 12, 2025 6:00 PM EST
Every dog has their own skills and strengths, whether it's working on the farm or taking the world's longest naps. These one-of-a-kind talents make them more special than you can imagine, but sometimes, a dog's skills do so much more than brighten your day.
Article and videos here: https://pethelpful.com/pet-news/retired-belgian-malinois-hailed-hero-in-norway
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