Posted on 09/01/2015 1:27:24 PM PDT by Altariel
Peoria, AZ — When a Peoria resident pulled out her cellphone to record police raiding a neighbor’s home, she never expected to what would happen next.
The woman filming, who wishes to remain anonymous out of fear of police retaliating against her, said she pulled out her phone after she heard police say, “I know you’re in there, come out with your hands up.”
What she saw next was animal abuse.
The K-9 handler lets the dog run to the door and then, for an unknown reason, walks up and whips the dog with his leash. As if the leash strike wasn’t enough unwarranted punishment, the officer then kicked his K-9 partner.
Onlookers reacted in awe after witnessing such cruelty.
“It didn’t seem right to me I have never heard of an officer stomping on a dog or whipping it with a leash,” said the woman. “The dog looks like a puppy and looks terrified of him. I think the officer needs to be disciplined or spoken to at least.”
Although it appeared that the dog was not seriously injured, the woman reported the incident to the local news. The Peoria police department says they are now looking into the incident.
This incident is hardly isolated. Cops being caught on camera beating and abusing their K-9 partners happens fairly often.
In June, a sheriff’s deputy was caught on a hotel surveillance system sadistically beating his own dog.
Last year we reported on a Hammond police officer who was also caught on camera violently abusing his K-9 partner.*
Correction: This report originally stated that the incident happened in Peoria, IL. It has been updated to reflect that it was Peoria, AZ. The Free Thought Project apologizes for the oversight.
This place gobsmacks me regularly, these days.
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You know nothing about dogs.
She also described him as looking like a puppy.
Total BS. What force is going to send out an untrained and certified dog?
He had a longe line and looked like he gave the dog a decent smack. And a pushing “kick”. Otherwise I literally cannot see much.
People are so mealy-mouthed about animals these days. Can’t even look at them funny.
This is the society where many have already accused Cesar Millan of “abuse” because of his back-kicks and other things. Never mind the Koehler Method of serious dog training, not kootchie-koo-poochie gimme-a-fattening-treat.
You’re clueless in dog training. There is no excuse for kicking a dog while training or diciplining. Milan would never advocate such a method.
Btw, you should heed your own tag line.
Just found that thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3330337/posts?page=163
*SMH*
Bad owners make bad dogs.
I’ve trained 2 Shepherds in solid real-world obedience, and they were excellent dogs, well-behaved on their own even and trustworthy.
“Kicking” is relative. There is tapping, and there is brutally beating in. And everything in between. You can hardly tell what is going on in this hazy film as it is, much less does it looks like brutal kicking to me. Wouldn’t stand up in court. Never mind the “whipping”. It’s like a casual slap with the reins.
Milan has already been accused of being abusive with his kicks, exactly as I stated. Look on the ‘net.
I do use common sense.
When it comes to dog threads half the FReepers are as emotionally overwrought and irrational as certain groups with the Freddie Gray video.
Milan advocates kicing in the gut for submission,not the back spine. He’s an idiot.
The cop is wrong for many reasons, jeopordizing his own safety as well as his team mates by getting in front of the door. He has no business working with dogs and neither do you.
That ‘officer’ should be removed from the K-9 division. In fact he’s got no business being a cop. Fire His ass..
Look - you have zero idea who I am, what I am like, nor my dogs or cats or any other pets I’ve had or encountered and done for them. Don’t condemn and libel me based on some internet comments about a film of someone else.
And which is it? Is Milan an idiot or not? First you say he would never condone this, then you imply he is abusive. And is it better to kick a dog in the spine than the gut? (When did you stop beating your wife? Yeah, that kind of question.)
Has no business being around dogs.
No, they are not ‘tools’ they part of the force and are considered police officers!
Dogs are tools, but they’re not robots. If a $20-30K weapon fails to fire, we move on, we don’t beat the weapon against the deck so the crew can watch, right? (not to mention if we did do that, we’d be on the carpet for damaging govt property). Self-confidence is the number one trait demanded of a police dog - the trait that saves lives. An animal can’t be intimidated into being self-confident.
The dog gets a passive send and telegraphs confusion by looking back at the handler, who might as well be vacuuming with all the energy he sent the dog with. When dog sits, dog is clearly saying, hey buddy, there’s a communication issue here. Are we at Aunt Tillies or what? Trust in the handler is further broken by ‘trapping’ and then hitting/kneeing. [What was the dog supposed to do, anyway? go Cujo and eat the doorknob?].
The second the dog’s butt hit the ground, he should have been recalled and re-sent with higher energy. Kenneling up, removing him from the ‘fun’, will send a stronger message to the dog than smacking him on the nose. And kenneling up may momentarily mean being one man off, but isn’t it better to return the focus of the remaining officers off a dog being harshly disciplined (and that psychological impact) back onto the existing threat - namely, the perp inside? imo
Try telling that to a Marine Corps K-9 handler dipstick.
He might even let his dog eat your carcass after he tears off your pointy little head.
Just as a matter of interest; when I was in, the Handler was out ranked by the Handlee.
Don’t know if it still holds true, but if the handler was a Corporal, the K-9 would be at least a sergeant.
I just read your post; you can rest assured that neither me, nor any of my pack will ever try to pick a fight with you.
Just the way you used that word “BUCKY” made my sphincter tighten up.
I have heard words like that (including that one) used before; at that point any human being with a lick of common sense has only 3 choices.
1: Fight.
2: Runaway (fast).
3: Surrender.
Just remind me to stay on your good side.
“The Koehler Method” was a sadistic book of abuse.
“Hanging”, “drowning”, etc.
I do not know *one single trainer* who does not now consider that “book” a canine version of the Malleus Maleficarum.
Anyone who wants, can read it here.
http://www.walagata.com/w/the-salamander/THE_KOEHLER_METHOD_OF_Guard_Dog_Training.pdf
A charming example is ‘how to correct a chewer’
Rather than waste time on discussions of such maneuvers as pointing to
the damage a dog has done and saying, “No-no-naughty-naughty,” tying the
damaged article to his neck, or going through calisthenics with a folded
newspaper to the rhythm of “Shame-shame-shame,” let’s start out with
some methods that the record shows are a bit more effective. So that
you might better understand the aversion, and even revulsion, caused by
the first correction we’ll discuss, try the following experiment.
Select a food that you like exceptionally well, cram your mouth full of
it, and hold it there for awhile without chewing. In a surprisingly
short time, you will experience a gagging sensation and will want to
empty your mouth—not by swallowing, either. This gagging sense in
association with the taste causes a revulsion. This same principle can
be used to discourage your dog from destructive chewing.
The specific technique is to select a piece of the material he has
chewed (and you needn’t catch him in the act) and place it well back,
crossways, in his mouth. Use a -strip. of adhesive tape, to wrap the
muzzle securely in front of the chewed material so that no amount of
gagging and clawing can force it from his mouth.
Perhaps you are wondering if these frantic efforts to rid himself of the
material will cause the dog to scratch himself painfully. Yup!
Yes, y’all read right.
TAPE HIS MOUTH SHUT with a huge gob of whatever you want not chewed and wait util he injures himself, trying to dislodge it.
Sound training methods, right there.
/s
Yeah.
There’s lot of ‘em here.
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