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by ggturner on 19 February 2012 - 03:02
This picture was posted to the wall recently, it is a picture of the military police officer in Brazil and two police K9's that were killed on duty.
BRAZIL — Quick, determined and with impeccable senses of smell and hearing, Dox and Lyon lost their lives during a recent police operation.
The two dogs were fatally shot while pursuing suspects in a forest near the city of Ribeirão das Neves on behalf of the Minas Gerais Military Police on May 17.
As soon as the trained German Shepherds located the hiding criminals, they started barking to alert officers they had located the suspects.
“One of the fugitives fired nine rounds and five hit Dox and four hit Lyon,” says Capt. Paulo Roberto Alves, commander of the Minas Gerais Military Police (PMMG) Shock Brigade, where the dogs had trained and served. “They gave their lives to protect police officers.”
But the PMMG took an extra step to honor their canine colleagues.
The courage shown by Dox and Lyon, who had been on the force for six and two years, respectively, inspired the organization to create a Hall of Heroes.
It’s expected to be built this year at the headquarters of the PMMG’s 1st Company for Special Missions, in Contagem.
The hall will contain the ashes of dogs lost in service, as well as plaques and their photographs.
Dox and Lyon will be the first enshrined.
The dogs also were the first to be cremated by the PMMG, on May 20. Prior to their cremation, the officers spent a few minutes with the Dox and Lyon’s remains, paying respect to their fallen heroes.
“It was one of the saddest moments of my life,” says Officer Luís Antônio de Castro Maciel, who was assigned to work with Dox five years ago. “It was like he was family to me.”
Officer Welly Lucindo, who was assigned to work with Lyon more than two years ago, says he “lost a friend.”
“What happened was a real tragedy,” he says. “I’m never going to forget him.”
Alves says the 16 dogs assigned to the unit are considered police officers.
“They train, they’re registered and they work just like any other officer,” he says. “In addition, they learn to give their lives if necessary.”
Police dogs are an invaluable resource when conducting operations, Alves says.
“In dense forests, 70% of the operation depends on the dogs, and only 30% on the human officers,” he adds. “They’re essential.”
“The dogs are one step ahead of the human officers in terms of speed, because of their body types; in hearing, because they can detect infrasound and ultrasound; and in their sense of smell, because they possess somewhere around 200 million olfactory cells, while a human, on average, has around 5,000,” says Sgt. Marcelo Piovesan, who heads the technical training of the War Dogs at the Army Police’s 5th Company in Curitiba in the state of Paraná.
The Federal Highway Police (PRF) in Paraná said the dogs’ performances played a major role in the department’s recent success in its fight against narcotics. The results of the PRF’s operations in Paraná enabled the state lead the nation in crack and marijuana seizures.
“Three police officers would take between 15 to 30 minutes to inspect the baggage on a passenger bus,” says Leonel Weng, a police officer who works with the PRF police dogs. “In two minutes, a dog can let you know if there are drugs on the scene.”
Source: German Shepherd Dog Tips on Facebook
by desert dog on 19 February 2012 - 04:02
This picture is a Czech border patrol that lost his dog. But while his dog Colt has passed, Colt will never not be in his mind. They all leave us at some time but they are always with us if only their memoryHank
by sable59 on 19 February 2012 - 15:02
never forgotten!!
by Red Sable on 19 February 2012 - 15:02
Very sad. :(
I love that picture desert dog.
I love that picture desert dog.
by EuroShepherd on 20 February 2012 - 19:02
seeing that photo made me cry.
by ggturner on 20 February 2012 - 23:02
by ggturner on 20 February 2012 - 23:02
by CMills on 20 February 2012 - 23:02
How sad, they should be honored as they sacrificed with their life to protect their human families.
by Keatzy32 on 25 February 2012 - 19:02
Heartbreaking ..........very,very sad . May they never be forgotten !
by Emerald City on 09 March 2012 - 05:03
A similar scheme exists in Aust, for a quite some time too i think, where service dogs of the armed services are memorialized at their respective training academies.
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