Police Dog Stabbed

In some jurisdictions, an attack on a working K9 unit dog is considered the same as an attack on an officer in uniform. The response protocol is the same and so is the legal result.....as it should be.

They are quite amazing animals. I have the honor of working around them a fair amount and once the collar goes on they are all business. Unbelievably skilled and trained dogs.

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Originally Posted by Marker

This is the reason proximity alerts are needed, in his book 'K-9 Trailing' by Jeff Schettler he goes through this.

The following story is from a dog trainer I had the honour of working with last month: 3 months ago an officer and k-9 were shot in the US by an armed fugitive. An individual shot his parents then fled on foot through the bush. He was pursued by officers on foot with a man trailing dog, the handler and dog moved at a faster pace than his support and lost them in pursuit. When the dog went right up to the fugitive, as it had been trained, the fugitive shot both handler and dog.

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That happens often. Dog and handler move quicker than many other officers can keep up to. Especially some of the regular patrol officers. ERT or swat officers aren't always immediately available to support the K9 team.

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Originally Posted by marysburg

In some jurisdictions, an attack on a working K9 unit dog is considered the same as an attack on an officer in uniform. The response protocol is the same and so is the legal result.....as it should be.

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Unfortunately not really in Canada.

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Originally Posted by Marker

This is the reason proximity alerts are needed, in his book 'K-9 Trailing' by Jeff Schettler he goes through this.

The following story is from a dog trainer I had the honour of working with last month: 3 months ago an officer and k-9 were shot in the US by an armed fugitive. An individual shot his parents then fled on foot through the bush. He was pursued by officers on foot with a man trailing dog, the handler and dog moved at a faster pace than his support and lost them in pursuit. When the dog went right up to the fugitive, as it had been trained, the fugitive shot both handler and dog.

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The original article posted here was not a tracking/trailing situation though.

It was a chase and apprehension.