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Hortensis

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18. :) Thank goodness Hare('s girlfriend) was looking. The department

Sat Dec 15, 2018, 07:24 AM

Dec 2018

should have been at least wondering about this handler earlier, though. Vet records show the handler OFTEN dropped Ringo at a vet clinic for boarding, paid for by the department.

Back in 2000 President Clinton signed legislation allowing handlers to adopt service animals when retired. It looks like that may have turned into an assumption in some places that handlers just would. In the end, this one reportedly just called the vet's office where Ringo was again being boarded and told them to turn him over to the pound.

But as you say, Ringo's now back with the person who raised him as a puppy and looks like a happy dog.

http://kingfish1935.blogspot.com/2018/12/handler-dumps-k-9.html

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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