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Three Years

Published on December 22, 2011 By Sandra

November 28, 2008 was the launch date for this blog and there is value in the saying of “how things change, how much stays the same” as I’ve similar feelings from when the blog was launched and on its one year anniversary in 2009. I’ll not be the one to tell you being a police officer [...]

History Lesson

Published on August 4, 2011 By Sandra

I’m turning into a bit of an historical enthusiast. Visits to the Vancouver Police Museum and the Vancouver Archives (my new favourite place), scouring boxes of old photos excavated during our department’s recent move to a new building, the salvage of wooden signs and an old window frame from the garage-turned-kennel that housed the dog [...]

PSD Update

Published on September 21, 2010 By Sandra

Thank you to all the readers who have asked after PSD Hondo’s health.  Your support of police dogs in general and of the VPD Dog Squad in particular is very heartfelt and to know Vancouver citizens appreciate our effort is confirmation that what we do as dog handlers and police officers does not go unnoticed. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]