Posted on 02/26/2015 6:34:15 AM PST by Doogle
Judge the German shepherd helped make over 150 arrests during his long and distinguished career. Corporal Michael Franks took the heartbreaking decision to put the 9-year-old German shepherd down after watching his health deteriorate.
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The end of watch.
RIP, Judge.
Good boy, Judge.
Hardest part of having dogs. Their short life expectancy. Had to Carry my Shepherd ‘Butch’ in for this final trip. Worf the pitbull mix walked, just barely, into the vets. Sad miserable thing to have to do.
RIP Judge.
RIP Judge.
Thank you for your service here on earth.
Congratulations on your Graduation. You will meet so many wonderful German Shepherds who have Graduated before you. They will meet you at the Rainbow Bridge.
WooOOOOF
This is so sad..it made me cry. RIP Judge.
For the folks who have never been around one much, these working breed dogs are a different animal. I think all the years of close relationships with humans, as a partner/companion, not as a pet evolves them into something different. They are often extreme in their protectiveness, their bonding, actually they tend to be at the extremes,period. The dog even has the look that he knows something is up, dogs are very tuned to attitudes and body language, if I get home in a bad mood, my wife can walk in the door, look at the dog, and ask if she did something wrong, as the dog will pick up on it and act differently, almost as if she has been punished. Losing one of these is a tough deal, all you can do is get another one.
I love the show Inspector Rex.
Rex is the German Shepherd who is the quiet hero of the Austrian Federal Police’s plainclothes Crime Squad.
Interesting. Thank you
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