Now that I’m back at home, I can share with you where I’ve been for the past week. Once each spring, the Canadian Police Canine Association (CPCA) holds a police dog training seminar hosted by a different Canadian city.  This year our nation’s capitol hosted and forty police and military dog handlers descended on Ottawa, Ontario. [...]

This is a bit of a lost leader - I have no post for today as I have been away and have no idea what has been happening.  This is being written several days in advance (isn’t technology great?), and seeing as how I do not have a crystal ball sitting next to my computer, I’m [...]

“The greatest test of courage is to bear defeat without losing heart.”     – Robert G. Ingersoll   Again, this applies to what the police do. We do not ‘win’ in every case we investigate, or every crime scene we process.  But if we are not successful, we hold our heads up high and learn [...]

A number of years ago a friend of mine, Anna, convinced me that it would be a great idea to try paragliding.  Anna is a nurse and is a bit of an adrenaline junkie.  I’ve always thought she would make a fantastic police officer, but she has dedicated herself to the medical aid of others, [...]

In keeping with the week’s travel theme, I found a relevant quote:   “In each of us are places where we have never gone.  Only by pressing the limits do you ever find them.”     – Dr. Joyce Brothers   The Doctor’s quote also applies to policing – there are places no officer has gone, [...]