A video appeared on Youtube today purportedly showing a Police Officer abusing his department K9 - Page 1

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NWI Gazette

A video appeared on Youtube today purportedly showing a Hammond Police Officer abusing his department K9. As soon as word reached Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr, he took immediate action. The Mayor issued the following statement in response to the video:

Anybody who loves dogs as much as I do is always saddened and shocked anytime you hear of a dog’s abuse. When you find out it happened with an employee of yours, it makes it that much more shocking and disturbing. Please know that the Hammond PD does not condone that type of behavior of any of it’s officers, nor is it tolerated in this administration.

The officer in question is being placed on Administrative Leave immediately, pending a further investigation. He will have his canine removed from his control during this leave while the PD further investigates this matter

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I watched the video (below).  The dog was wagging its tail.  Looks like maybe a bit of re-training is needed for the officer, but I have see much worse abuse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR0GINOPhZw&feature=youtu.be

Still no excuse for what he did and a wagging tail can indicate anxiety, stress, apprehension, not "happy to see you".

That video is from way back in April & I thought it had been determined the dog had tried swallowing a baggie of drugs. That the officer was attempting to quickly get the dog to drop it, before ingesting any of the drugs.

NOT saying it's appropriate or even correct handling of the situation, but if it saved the dogs life........

Now if there is actual facts & PROOF that it was just a random act of abuse towards the K9, then the officer needs to be harshly punished for abusing a fellow officer.

                                                        -And the Meek Shall Inherit the Earth-

I am convinced that someone is walking around with a "Stupid Stick" and beating the hell out of everyone with it.

A video that last 1:10 seconds with approx. 0:45 seconds of so called Abuse?

Hang em High say the Sheeple!

I don't know why the Officer did what he did and neither does anyone else, The mistake he....may have/not have made.......was to correct his dog in public.

Having said that.....we don't know what happened....and any experienced Handler knows that when a serious error on the dogs part is made it needs to be corrected Now!  Not fifteen minutes later when the dog has no idea why it is being corrected.

Abuse? Really? What kind of "kitty cat inbred" GSD's do you own that can't handle a harsh correction when needed?

Take your kitty cat inbred crap and your "I can testify in court about a video that shows approx. 0:45 seconds of Abuse" ...........and ruin a person's career!

Carry on Sheeple, and Sleep well tonight

Kim

Since no one seems to know exactly why it was done, all speculation. An investigation needs to take place.

The mistake he....may have/not have made.......was to correct his dog in public.  Or was the mistake he made was to abuse his dog in public? The only circumstance in my world for this type of 'correction' is if someone (including the dog) was in danger, and it was a necessary reactive response (as in IF the dog wa trying to swallow a drug package).

I don't believe whether a GSD can 'take' a hard correction is the issue. Unfortunately, in the UK, we had a very big to do with police dog treatment some years back....and they were being horribly abused during training, with disgusting, disgraceful methods. There is no justification for abusive training and/or correction. If you have to resort to absuvie methods you are no dog trainer at all IMO, or you have a dog without the correct temperament to start with. I do not understand this pervasive view that it's OK for GSDs to be treated in this way because they are GSDs..

I read that the dog was awared with the ball for his work but when the police tell him to out it the dog didnt obey.

I can see a man who is very scared traying to film the situation. when the police hang the dog with his hands and cries out, he get frightened and hides behind the window, when he continues filming the police hangs the dog whit the collar. The dog wanted to play with the ball and not continued being loked in the car, it is obvious since he could enjoy in a garden for same minutes at least. Poor dog! poor soul! that police could be a very dangerous person using a weapon!

We've been all through this.  It's a police dog, not "Snuggles".

Keith, I know that dog is not a pet but he is not a machine or a slave. The office should have treated him like a working dog, and working dog should be rights. I know that in this formun could have many membrs of the police and they could act in a corporate way, but the dog need to be defnded.Besides, If that police trained the dog fighting this way with him, he is a bad trainer.

What a load of tosh , Thats like a tickle on his nuts