Police dog stories and Police career in the USA

Please use this link for a website on Police albeit in the USA but it does include a story about a UK Police Dog Handler in Nottinghamshire!! http://www.canines-and-felines.com/index/marilyn_jeffers_walton_badge_on_my_collar.html with a link from http://www.careerpoliceofficer.com/

Pc Mark Johnson update

Pc Mark Johnson whose dogs died after being left in a car for seven hours in a heatwave had 'forgotten' about them, Nottingham Magistrates heard today.
The prosecution allege that he failed in his responsibility towards the Police Dogs in his care, which led to their sufferring and death.
The Court heard that at the time of this incident Pc Johnson was sufferring from depression and an obssessive disorder.
PC Johnson arrived at work at 6.44am on June 30, 2009, and returned to his dogs at 2.20pm the same day. His car's windows closed and there was no water for the dogs.
Pc Johnson had failed to adopt his normal routine in removing his dogs to a more suitable environment and had forgotten about them.

Result
'Guilty', 6 months conditional discharge and £2,500 costs

I will make no further comment.

Police Dog Training

A training course where I sprouted ears!

Police Dog History

Top shelf, rock bottom price of £2.99 at Tesco's

Nottinghamshire Police Dog dies just days after a Judges praise

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/homenews/Hero-police-dog-Troy-dies/article-1814265-detail/article.html

A Nottinghamshire Police dog has died just days after being praised by a judge for tracking down a burglar.

Troy and PC Lambert tracked burglar Alan Willetts for two hours as they followed a trail of clothing and discarded property from a burglary in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
The 5 year old dog died from a spleen condition and a tumour on the heart

Police Dog Blogs

Cambridgeshire Police puppy blog

www.cambs.police.uk/about/policeDepts/dogunit/dog_blog.asp

This has been attacked as a waste of money and Police time, being purely a PR exercise. I believe anything that encourages community enagement should be used and is of value, especially in the face of bad publicity which always makes headlines.

Ex-Pc 853 Dan Wallace, Nottinghamshire Police Dog Section

It is with some sadness, for those who knew Dan, I have to inform you that he died yesterday. His funeral arrangements will be notified by Notts NARPO or for those who wish, can contact me via my e-mail address.
RIP friend and colleague.

Security dog handler jailed for allowing a dog to die of heatstroke

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1246568/Security-firm-worker-jailed-allowing-dog-die-heatstroke.html

Having read the recent article in the Daily Mail regarding the Security Dog Handler whose two dogs died in very similar circumstance as those in Nottinghamshire, I wonder if this has set a precedent? The Court case against Pc Johnson is set to be heard in February.

Offence against a Police Dog

It is nice to see that in Sonora California a specific offence is on their statute, whilst in the UK offenders were charged (as far as my memory goes) with Cruelty or 'criminal damage'(would you believe)

Chapter 9.38
OFFENSES AGAINST POLICE CANINE UNITS
Sections :
9.38.010 Unlawful.
9.38.01 0 Unlawful.
It is unlawful for any person to maliciously torture, tease,
torment, beat, kick, strike, mutilate, injure, disable, or kill any
dog used by the city police department, or in the custody of
said department or its designated handler(s), while any such dog
is in the performance of its functions or duties of the police
department, or to wilfully interfere with any such dog while it
is being used in the performance of any of the functions or
duties of the department. (Ord. 556, 198 1 .)
(Sonora

Early Police Dog Patrol vehicle

With courtesy of John Barrett (Doggy Tails from East London)

Police Dog stories, 'Doggy Tails from the East London'

I am looking forward to reading a copy.

Police Dog Stories and CoPS

This is an extract from an e-mail I have received, I fully support the charity mentioned and hopefully I will be able to publish, with consent more details, including contacts, for this book and 'Care of Police Survivors' charity.

'My name is John Barrett and I retired from the Metropolitan Police in 1982, I served as a Dog Handler in the East End of London.
A group of us have just published a paperback called "Doggy 'Tails' from East London".
It is made up of true stories between late 1950s and early 1982.
All stories are meant to bring a smile and in no way help in training dogs or how good we were as coppers,
All profit is going to COPS(Care of Police Survivors),it is priced at £4.99,

Original cartoons are by Jedd,'

Other Officers Surrey Police Dog Training

Sgt Harry Darbyshire and others Surrey Police circa 1951

With Courtesy once again from Tony More

Notice headgear denoting rank!

Dartford Police Dog Handler

In 1973 a Dartford policeman/doghandler helped me out. My girlfriend (Gracia) and I had a motorcycle accident coming into London on the A2?. He found me a job at the kennels and helped us out incredibly. I believe his name is Alec Giles. I also believe that his dog, King, won the Kent trials in 1974 or 75.
Is he still around? I believe his daughters should be about 56 and 49 yrs. old.
I just wanted to make contact and let them know we're doing well, a father...Grandfather...Art teacher/fisherman in Alaska.

As you can see I have had an e-mail from someone wishing to make contact. If anyone wishes to assist can they please e-mail me on my contact details.

Strathclyde Police Dogs

According to the BBC news, Strathclyde Police have said that from 2010 new shift patterns and better ways of working would allow it to cut the number of dogs and handlers by half. The officers affected will be able to redeploy to other areas of the force. They will also be offered the chance to keep their dogs.
Any surplus dogs will either be sold to the public or to other police forces throughout the UK.
I dare not publish my views and as for selling police dogs to the public, then I despair.

Cheshire Police Border Collie in training 2nd video

Books relating to Police Dogs

This has been reproduced by kind courtesy of the Mansfield Chad Newspaper

Police Officer fined for cruelty to his Police Dog

Civillian Working Dog Trials

Myself with Police Dog Rudi at Regional Police Dog Trials

Pc Mark Edgar, Dorset Police, was recently fined £255 at the local Magistrates Court after admitting causing uneccessary suffering to his Police Dog 'Hax' by hanging it by its lead when forcing it over a 5' obstacle in training.

Pc Edgar is no longer a handler.

Whilst I do not defend or condone this Officers actions, I have always found this exercise, used at both Police Dog Trials and Civillian Working Trials, to serve no purpose. Numerous injuries have been caused to dogs, even when trained properly. Dislocated shoulders etc. There has always been call to replace this with the 'A' frame, more commonly seen at Dog Agility Events.

For further information please see article Daily Mail 10 November 2009

Cheshire Police, Border Collie puppy in training

Would like to follow the training of a 'new' Border Collie puppy through its training?



This follows a request from the Cheshire Police which I am happy to oblige.