Archive for September 11th, 2008

Police report backs up claim that shot dog was chased (Rocky Mountain News)

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

Denver police said the yellow Lab ‘turned on the officer,’ but an early report says nothing about the dog charging the officer.

Report backs witness in dog shooting (Rocky Mountain News)

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

A Denver police report released Friday backs up a witness account that an officer chased down a yellow lab named Rocky deemed “vicious” before shooting it to death.

‘Greatest American Dog’ owner from Perry (Stillwater NewsPress)

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

Travis Brorsen, an Oklahoma State University graduate and former resident of Perry, and his 2-year-old boxer, Presley, beat 11 teams for title.

Oakdale gives police dog walking papers (The Monterey County Herald)

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

OAKDALE — The feeble economy has claimed another victim: a furry, four-footed crime-fighter. Citing a lean budget, the Police Department last week handed canine officer Cyto a pink slip. His departure spells the end of the department’s canine unit.

Training etiquette is lacking (The Scranton Times-Tribune)

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

WASHINGTON — One by one, as dozens of Team in Training runners arrived triumphantly at Fletcher’s Cove on the Capital Crescent Trail at the end of their weekly outing, they greeted each other with cheers, applause — and then a shrill cry of “Bike back!” warning fellow runners to hop aside or risk the wrath […]