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Showing Original Post only (View all)Ohio police officer attacked by K9 partner, shoots dog [View all]
Source: Associated Press
Published 3:46 pm CDT, Saturday, September 1, 2018
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Police in Ohio's capital city of Columbus say a K9 officer verbally correcting his dog's behaviors was attacked by the animal and had to shoot it.
The Columbus Division of Police says Officer Brian Carter suffered "serious" bites to his arms during a training session Saturday morning. Carter was rushed to a hospital where he underwent surgery Saturday afternoon.
The dog, a 3 ½-year-old male Belgian Malinois named Benzi, was euthanized by a veterinarian.
Benzi had been in service with Columbus police for two years.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Ohio-police-officer-attacked-by-K9-partner-13199263.php
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Genetics is a reason too. Whatever the reason is they should try to find it. nt
WePurrsevere
Sep 2018
#16
Sounds like operator error, then. Like flying a fighter jet, not much room for error.
Nitram
Sep 2018
#21
The cop in the OP required surgery and the dog had to be shot in order for it to stop biting.
LisaL
Sep 2018
#24
An individual department only has a very small number of dogs. A handful at most.
Calista241
Sep 2018
#40
Agree. The dogs will never be able to completely understand the subtleties of police work.
Coventina
Sep 2018
#28
Wolves are not vicious. They hunt, yes, but they do not attack each other "for no reason"
Coventina
Sep 2018
#39
If you consider the Alpha female's tyrannical rule over the rest of the pack as
Calista241
Sep 2018
#41
Damn this is tragic. I had a retired LEO friend who took his dog with him ...
CaptainTruth
Sep 2018
#7
Similar situation recently in Champaign, IL. Police dog attacked his handler.
Midnight Writer
Sep 2018
#8