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dixiegrrrrl

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6. Not sure a highly trained dog like that should be adopted into your average family.

Fri Dec 14, 2018, 09:52 PM

Dec 2018

at the very least, the cop should have asked for help in placing the dog.
and I wonder.....was he paid anything extra for dog's upkeep as part of the "retirement"??

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Cop Demoted After Dumping His Retired K-9 Partner At Animal Shelter [View all] Demovictory9 Dec 2018 OP

this makes me so mad. TeamPooka Dec 2018 #1

DEMOTE HIM ..... they should fire him. ALSO .... he should never be allowed to adopt a pet again. trueblue2007 Dec 2018 #47

What a jerk. madaboutharry Dec 2018 #2

Not sure a highly trained dog like that should be adopted into your average family. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2018 #6

I was thinking other cops he worked around. madaboutharry Dec 2018 #8

why is that? treestar Dec 2018 #19

He is trained to sniff out drugs, not as an attack dog Jersey Devil Dec 2018 #20

Good dog for parents of teenage children! robbob Dec 2018 #44

Oh my gosh.. can you imagine lol Kittycow Dec 2018 #57

Actually the opposite is true grantcart Dec 2018 #34

exactly TeamPooka Dec 2018 #54

We had a retired police dog JustAnotherGen Dec 2018 #53

Disgraceful, he should never have been partnered Raine Dec 2018 #3

the first trainer adopted him Demovictory9 Dec 2018 #7

Thanks for the update Raine Dec 2018 #11

I wonder if Irishxs Dec 2018 #4

Good observation. I'd bet that cop will be under the microscope. nt oasis Dec 2018 #17

Totally agree, he should've been *fired* Duppers Dec 2018 #42

What difference would that make? robbob Dec 2018 #45

I bet Rin-Tin-Tin could. Kittycow Dec 2018 #58

Or good old Lassie... robbob Dec 2018 #59

I'm glad Ringo is rid of the heartless asshole. Solly Mack Dec 2018 #5

The department says it is planning to introduce quarterly welfare checks for all police dogs, whethe Demovictory9 Dec 2018 #9

Good Solly Mack Dec 2018 #12

oh man this pisses me off on so many levels. 912gdm Dec 2018 #10

Ellis is clearly lower than whale shit. Ringo is now far better off Stinky The Clown Dec 2018 #13

Horrible! sinkingfeeling Dec 2018 #14

headline opportunity missed: HARE ADOPTS DOG Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #15

:) Thank goodness Hare('s girlfriend) was looking. The department Hortensis Dec 2018 #18

Awww! How could anyone let go of that sweet pupper? smirkymonkey Dec 2018 #21

:) Hortensis Dec 2018 #23

bravo on hare . this cutie made me melt. AllaN01Bear Dec 2018 #31

he looks huggable! Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #38

Melty huggie. :) And that's a nice thought. Maybe. Hortensis Dec 2018 #40

I'm not crying, you're crying! John Fante Dec 2018 #55

Did u ever work with someone for a really long time and not like them? dembotoz Dec 2018 #16

But he is still free to shoot all of the young black men that he wants Buckeyeblue Dec 2018 #22

Ayup. Iggo Dec 2018 #24

That was NOT the dogs' fault. Duppers Dec 2018 #43

I don't understand your reply Buckeyeblue Dec 2018 #46

This statement: "the role of dogs in the fight against civil rights" Duppers Dec 2018 #48

Oh. I don't blame the dogs Buckeyeblue Dec 2018 #49

Oh, thanks for that clarification. Duppers Dec 2018 #50

No worries. No need to apologize. Buckeyeblue Dec 2018 #52

Good grief, NO ONE thinks it was the dogs' fault. nt. Mariana Dec 2018 #62

I don't see what the problem is Rizen Dec 2018 #25

Ask a trusted adult to tell you what happens to all the unwanted sheltered animals kcr Dec 2018 #28

That's a worst case scenario. Rizen Dec 2018 #41

Putting a senior animal at a shelter is usually a death sentence n/t TexasBushwhacker Dec 2018 #51

10 years is senior for a dog? Rizen Dec 2018 #60

For a larger dog 10 is quite old TexasBushwhacker Dec 2018 #61

Euthanasia is the most likely scenario. Mariana Dec 2018 #56

A question only tangentially related: Aristus Dec 2018 #26

The K-9 officer that lived down the road from us had a SUV from the Sheriff's Department csziggy Dec 2018 #32

In the K-9 cars I have seen, the backseat is where the dog goes. Flaleftist Dec 2018 #37

He should have been FIRED, not demoted. lilactime Dec 2018 #27

Fuck that cop & on further thought irisblue Dec 2018 #29

It seems to me... tonedevil Dec 2018 #30

Makes you wonder how much attention he got the first 10 years of his life. appleannie1943 Dec 2018 #33

He should've been fired. That dog went to work every day prepared to give his life. catbyte Dec 2018 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author MagickMuffin Dec 2018 #36

Should have never been a police dog in the first place. WeekiWater Dec 2018 #39