Comments on: Police dog mistakenly euthanized http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/11/25/police-dog-mistakenly-euthanized-in-minnesota/ a site for dog lovers Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:21:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: RW http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/11/25/police-dog-mistakenly-euthanized-in-minnesota/comment-page-1/#comment-10590 RW Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:04:42 +0000 http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=15538#comment-10590 As far as the SPCA are you kidding me or what. They put a good face out to the public but are one of the most corrupt agency in the country. It is so funny how everyone is an expert and a trainer or an evaluator because they watched three episodes of Animal Planet. These same experts see a dog exhibit some fear and the dog is "aggressive". What is the standards for aggression? Wanna bet it is when the evaluator soils his pants and then realizes he is not the expert he claims to be and is exposed for the "fake" he really is! EVERYONE, including the Chief, should be held accountable! As far as the SPCA are you kidding me or what. They put a good face out to the public but are one of the most corrupt agency in the country. It is so funny how everyone is an expert and a trainer or an evaluator because they watched three episodes of Animal Planet. These same experts see a dog exhibit some fear and the dog is “aggressive”. What is the standards for aggression? Wanna bet it is when the evaluator soils his pants and then realizes he is not the expert he claims to be and is exposed for the “fake” he really is! EVERYONE, including the Chief, should be held accountable!

]]> By: Ron Anderson http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/11/25/police-dog-mistakenly-euthanized-in-minnesota/comment-page-1/#comment-10581 Ron Anderson Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:25:24 +0000 http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=15538#comment-10581 I am a dog instructor at Tayside Police, Scotland and we now microchip our dogs as a matter of course. Reading this story, that sort of thing could have happened here prior to that decision having been made. Good practice I would say, its not expensive ($30 a time), and better than losing a dog in which $1000,s has been invested. Really sad tale, my heart goes out to the handler, but one which could have been prevented. Any new dogs coming into out Section are microchipped. I am a dog instructor at Tayside Police, Scotland and we now microchip our dogs as a matter of course. Reading this story, that sort of thing could have happened here prior to that decision having been made. Good practice I would say, its not expensive ($30 a time), and better than losing a dog in which $1000,s has been invested. Really sad tale, my heart goes out to the handler, but one which could have been prevented. Any new dogs coming into out Section are microchipped.

]]> By: Lynn http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/11/25/police-dog-mistakenly-euthanized-in-minnesota/comment-page-1/#comment-10562 Lynn Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:40:00 +0000 http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=15538#comment-10562 What else are shelters supposed to do? After working 10 months of the past year at a local SPCA (serving 4 municipalities / counties), I'm here to tell you that the influx of canine strays and owner surrenders is out of control. It is all the shelter can do to keep up especially seeing as they get about 2 to 3 times as many intakes as adoptions. Plus you've got to factor in the number of sick dogs - most adopters do not want to take home a sick animal. So the problem is not that so much of the individual shelters as it is that of the original owners. If you don't want the worst to happen to your dog if it gets lost, GET IT MICROCHIPPED! And keep your microchip information up to date. What else are shelters supposed to do? After working 10 months of the past year at a local SPCA (serving 4 municipalities / counties), I’m here to tell you that the influx of canine strays and owner surrenders is out of control. It is all the shelter can do to keep up especially seeing as they get about 2 to 3 times as many intakes as adoptions. Plus you’ve got to factor in the number of sick dogs – most adopters do not want to take home a sick animal. So the problem is not that so much of the individual shelters as it is that of the original owners. If you don’t want the worst to happen to your dog if it gets lost, GET IT MICROCHIPPED! And keep your microchip information up to date.

]]> By: bluhawkk http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/11/25/police-dog-mistakenly-euthanized-in-minnesota/comment-page-1/#comment-10559 bluhawkk Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:51:37 +0000 http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=15538#comment-10559 "...after getting labeled aggressive..." Aggressive based on.....? **Sigh** They can not afford a microchip? “…after getting labeled aggressive…”

Aggressive based on…..?

**Sigh**

They can not afford a microchip?

]]> By: Elaine http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/11/25/police-dog-mistakenly-euthanized-in-minnesota/comment-page-1/#comment-10557 Elaine Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:16:42 +0000 http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=15538#comment-10557 Proof that aggression evaluations are inadequate. Proof that aggression evaluations are inadequate.

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