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Of Quarries and Police Dogs

Published on April 12, 2010 By Sandra

This past weekend the Dog Squad put on an orientation class for a group of potential quarries on what it takes to decoy for police dogs.  With the help of a few experts the day was second to none and it was obvious everyone involved benefited to some degree. 
The funniest part of the day was watching as the new decoys were [...]

As Promised…

Published on March 1, 2010 By Sandra

 

 
Have you ever seen so many Canadians shout out their pride?  I haven’t – it was great!  So here’s a little bit of good news to help us recover from the patriotic hangover – Hondo came home today.
After being hospitalized for more than a week, Hondo was given what the doctors are calling a ‘day pass’, and [...]

What’s in a Name

Published on April 8, 2009 By Sandra

A few weeks ago a reader asked me how I came to name my four legged partner.  I think he was hoping for a simple answer but it was a bit more complicated than that, and brings us to this post.
When Hondo came to Canada his name was ‘Oleg’.  Having a foreign sounding name was [...]

The Vancouver Police Dog Squad

Published on February 4, 2009 By Sandra

 
 
Our uniforms, with their subdued shoulder flashes, are always covered in dog hair.  If it’s been a busy shift, our pant legs are likely dotted with mud, and we’ll have baseball caps jammed on our heads to contain our hair (if we have any) and to keep the Vancouver rain out of our eyes.   A mud-splattered uniform means we’ve been working hard [...]

Under Fire – Pretoria Dog Unit, South Africa

Published on January 28, 2009 By Sandra

 
 
The following incident was related to me by Inspector Guy Weilbach (pictured above) of the South African Police Service.
He and his partner, Police Service Dog Kira, are members of the Pretoria Dog Unit, and in mid-June of 2008 they were involved in an incident that saw the loss of one of their own.  In sharing his [...]