2 suspects arrested in a Phoenix car chase; Police dog dies

Pinalcentral.com ^ | 4/18/2018

[InABunkerUnderSF]

PHOENIX (AP) — It's still unclear what caused the death of a Phoenix police dog sent into a home to force the surrender of suspect who was the subject of a pursuit.

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton says Bane, a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois, "died protecting his fellow officers and our city."

[Iscool]

That's ridiculous. The dog was sent into the attic to locate and subdue the suspect.

No, you're ridiculous...What, you think the dog is going to stand guard to make sure the perp doesn't go anywhere???

The dog is going to latch on and turn the guy's flesh into hamburger, especially if his handler doesn't get there quickly...If the dog chews an artery, oh well...

[Chode]

unless they leave one to suffocate to death in a hot car, then it's just a dog

[Redwood71]

It’s common knowledge that these dogs are not aggressive—high energy? Absolutely! Playful? Sure! Ask any K9 law enforcement handler, and they’ll tell you basically the same thing. After a ten hour shift, the dogs go to grade schools, get introduced to the kids, and their ears get pulled and the tails get tugged—the dogs take it all in stride. They’re just being calm dogs. They’re not aggressive—they can’t be! Contrary to a lot of people’s thinking, it’s not about aggressiveness: it’s about training. Police dogs are police dogs.

These dogs are trained to go after the arms of the criminal, not the throat. They are trained to bite once, and hold on until giving the command, in German, Plotz, which means relax, or Aus which means drop it and the dog will release and return to his/here trainers side. They use the German language because it is not a common language used in the US.

According to Sound Off Signal, a K-9 training school in Michigan, they use the “drunk uncle scenario” and rendered that the dogs learn to read their handler’s body language in order to make their own judgement call. If the handler is relaxed and moving toward the person in question, the dog will also be relaxed. If the handler is tensed and backing up, the dog will read this body language to mean the person is threatening their owner. The dog will focus on the threat and show signs of aggression, either on command, or on its own if it feels the threat is getting too close. However, until the command is given or physical contact is made, the dog will only intimidate the threat rather than engaging. And that engagement is not to kill, but to render the hostile helpless.

And as for kids that might be in the building, almost all of the dogs are taken to child atmospheres like schools and Y’s to mingle with the kids. It is based upon training, not feeding.

rwood