Treatment of police dog raises questions

Animal activists and some Lubbock residents are questioning local police canine discipline techniques after a Lubbock police officer was captured on video using a leash to strike a police dog's face.

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Niko the police bomb-sniffing dog dies while getting tooth fixed

WINNIPEG -- She went to get a broken, rotten tooth fixed and ended up dead. The Winnipeg police canine unit said goodbye last week to their bomb-sniffing dog, Niko.

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This post was written by Dog Training Tips and News on May 7, 2010

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MTA promises limits on proposed police-canine training facility

After a meeting with leaders from the towns of Beekman and East Fishkill, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has promised to make concessions on its proposed canine training facility to be built in East Fishkill, on the border of Beekman.

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Police Dog Went Back To Work (KERO 23 Bakersfield)

A Bakersfield police canine went back to work Saturday after it had chased a stray dog instead of a suspect back in January.

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This post was written by Dog Training Tips and News on March 9, 2009

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Deputy, dog complete training, bond to become county’s newest canine team (The State Journal-Register)

Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Drew Dickason knows a thing or two about the occupational hazards that go along with being a police canine officer. Wandering into dark, dangerous places; searching for drugs and bodies; accidentally petting his wife while she’s sleeping. ...

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