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Oregon Police Dog ‘Cash’ Fired for Poor Performance ... Fear of Heights and Unfitness for Duty Cited
The Washington Times ^ | Friday, November 28, 2014 | Cheryl K. Chumley

Posted on 11/29/2014 6:37:37 PM PST by DogByte6RER

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Oregon police dog ‘Cash’ fired for poor performance

A Belgian Malinois trained to be the ninth member of a Cannon Beach, Oregon, police force has been given the boot, evidently unfit for the field of law enforcement.

Two-year-old “Cash” was dismissed before he even got to see action, The Associated Press reported.

Among his many faults: He was afraid of heights. He had barking difficulties. And he startled at the slightest of noises, AP reported. On top of that, he couldn’t perform one of his key roles — jumping into high spots, like counters, to sniff out drugs.

Instead, he’d just start barking, police said.

“[Barking is] fine as an alert, but you can’t get anything done when you’re trying to get him to find dope and he’s just barking in your face,” said Officer Josh Gregory, the dog’s former handler, in an interview with the Daily Astorian.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: canine; dog; doggieping; dogs; fired; k9; oregon; police; policedog; unemployed; unemployment; yourefired
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Well ... 'Cash' the unemployed police K9 can join these other pooches in the Obama economy.

1 posted on 11/29/2014 6:37:37 PM PST by DogByte6RER
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To: DogByte6RER

Handsome dog...but he DOES have that goofy look about him! LOL!

Face it...some of us are just not cut out for police work! :-)


2 posted on 11/29/2014 6:40:58 PM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: AnAmericanMother; Titan Magroyne; Badeye; SandRat; arbooz; potlatch; afraidfortherepublic; ...
WOOOF!

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3 posted on 11/29/2014 6:42:10 PM PST by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: DogByte6RER

Maybe mall security...?


4 posted on 11/29/2014 6:42:28 PM PST by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: JoeSixPack

Ping.


5 posted on 11/29/2014 6:42:56 PM PST by upchuck (I'm voting Ted Cruz for POTUS in 2016. How 'bout you?)
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To: DogByte6RER

I understand that the dog might not be unemployed long. A Chinese restaurant has invited him in for an interview. He’s big enough to serve several tables.


6 posted on 11/29/2014 6:43:23 PM PST by PAR35
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To: DogByte6RER

hey ... the dog is lucky they didn’t shoot him/her.


7 posted on 11/29/2014 6:43:49 PM PST by plain talk
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To: DogByte6RER; Gamecock; F15Eagle

He tried to join the Coast Guard, but he gets seasick. He’d have to be a “land guy.”


8 posted on 11/29/2014 6:47:19 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: DogByte6RER

I’ll take Cash, or any of the others that are unfit for service...


9 posted on 11/29/2014 6:49:40 PM PST by krunkygirl (force multiplier in effect...)
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To: DogByte6RER

Cash should be tried out for bed bug detection.

Before you laugh, there is a huge demand for dogs that can detect bed bugs. It is a very lucrative business.


10 posted on 11/29/2014 6:52:34 PM PST by chrisinoc
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To: DogByte6RER

“A Belgian Malinois trained to be the ninth member of a Cannon Beach, Oregon, police force has been given the boot, evidently unfit for the field of law enforcement. “

9 police dogs in a town of 1690 people. Something tells me the taxpayers of Cannon Beach are being taken for a ride.

“Cannon Beach is a city in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,690 at the 2010 census.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannon_Beach,_Oregon


11 posted on 11/29/2014 6:55:52 PM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
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To: krunkygirl

We had a German Shepherd that could not be used for police work, he was too much of a love bug.

He was my son’s constant companion growing up, keeping him safe during many wanderings and adventures. He never allowed anyone except me to approach the kiddo.


12 posted on 11/29/2014 6:59:26 PM PST by ican'tbelieveit
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To: DogByte6RER
Among his many faults: He was afraid of heights. He had barking difficulties. And he startled at the slightest of noises, AP reported. On top of that, he couldn’t perform one of his key roles — jumping into high spots, like counters, to sniff out drugs. Instead, he’d just start barking, police said. “[Barking is] fine as an alert, but you can’t get anything done when you’re trying to get him to find dope and he’s just barking in your face,”

More likely, a dog that is constantly barking would lead to doubt from the jury. Saying the dog "hit" on a scent could just be an excuse to go digging.

13 posted on 11/29/2014 7:00:42 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: DogByte6RER

Anybody know what an already trained drug sniffing dog would cost? I smell a bidness opportunity.


14 posted on 11/29/2014 7:04:07 PM PST by Graybeard58 ( O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. Ps 34:3)
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To: Larry Lucido
I think the knee deep navy uses dachshund's Larry.....:o)
15 posted on 11/29/2014 7:06:28 PM PST by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: DogByte6RER

Awww. How cute.


16 posted on 11/29/2014 7:07:27 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: left that other site

“Handsome dog......”
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Yep, he’s a lover, not a fighter.


17 posted on 11/29/2014 7:09:02 PM PST by House Atreides
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To: House Atreides

I get that impression! :-)


18 posted on 11/29/2014 7:09:42 PM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: DogByte6RER

I was blessed to have the company of Belgian Malinois in my life, and Cash doesn’t look like a pure Malinois. I think there might be something else blended in, if you get my drift. His face is way too black.

That said, I would also take him in a NY minute, because if he has Malinois blood in him, he is a “keeper”. It might be the other part that is causing him to flunk out.

Some info about the Malinois that many law agencies do not understand... they are very different in temperament from the overbred GSDs, and need a totally different training protocol. They are not suited to boring jobs, like sniffing cars at border check-points, as these are not challenging enough for them as a daily routine.

They are quicker to “get it”, and constantly repeated exercises frustrate them. They get bored, and tune out on the “dumb trainer” . They need variety when being trained, and chances to succeed at variations on whatever skill is being taught.

They can quickly learn what you want them to do by just watching another dog do the training exercise. Once they show you that they know it, if given these monotonous exercises over and over again, they tend to “blow” you off, and refuse to co-operate further.

Just my opinion, of course.


19 posted on 11/29/2014 7:10:21 PM PST by jacquej ("You cannot have a conservative government with a liberal culture." (Mark Steyn))
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To: DogByte6RER

Father-in-law trained bomb/drug dawgs. One of his traineees made it through the $10K program, only to find out the dawg skitzed around jet/turbine engines. Thunder became daddy’s watch dawg. Dumbest damn shepard I’ve ever met.


20 posted on 11/29/2014 7:12:19 PM PST by glock rocks (Whenever I find myself in a conundrum, I ask myself: What would Elvis do?)
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