Mary Velazquez Webboard User Reg: 12-24-2007
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yes. I wondered about the discretion, a few other things that made me wonder about the methods or at least the general attitude was a little amiss.
so it is safe to say that keeping a 1 year old Mal. police prospect (they were waiting to train it) in a 5x8 kennel for six months (no, there was no training and excercise maybe 1 evvery other month) it was ghastly, if he werent an officer I would have called the police for neglect. I was told I could play with it or take it out and excersise it if I wanted but I decided not to. it was a good thing too because it was later stolen (he thought, but Im almost sure it escaped).
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Im wondering what the screening process is for some of these handlers that act this way.
Most of the time there is no screening process. Its a good ol boy pick..a click pick...or the only person to put in for the unit. Sometimes even the law is violated when a handler who has a founded use of force complaint, or multiple use of force complaints filed against him is still allowed to work a dog. K9 is one of those high liability positions where the candidate has to be pretty much squeaky clean.
I agree with Jenni though...doesn't matter who is doing the abusing. The call should be made. What was mentioned above may not be considered neglect, or abuse in some areas.
Mary Velazquez Webboard User Reg: 12-24-2007
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I didnt want to cause neighbor-problems so I didnt, but I suppose I should have. there were many little things but the main thing I didnt think looked right was the treatment (lack thereof!) of the young Mal...situation has passed but I thought of it while reading some posts and wanted to find out what y'alls opinion was.
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Quote: Michael West
Im wondering what the screening process is for some of these handlers that act this way.
Most of the time there is no screening process. Its a good ol boy pick..a click pick...or the only person to put in for the unit.
And this is why i am not to interested in working in normal LEO and be stuck on probation for a year before even being looked at.
Not all departments are that way. Yes, in some departments there is a minimum number of years you must be with the department before you are eligible for any specialized unit. Personally, I think it's a good policy. An officer should know the core jobs before working in a specialized area. The picks to the unit are not always based on politics. It's been my experience that even if politics helps get an assignment, politics doesn't help a person keep the assignment. There are many departments where abuse of an animal is automatic removal. I'm in one of them.
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Any behavior that is reinforced is more likely to occur again.
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Quote: Michael West
Im wondering what the screening process is for some of these handlers that act this way.
Most of the time there is no screening process. Its a good ol boy pick..a click pick...or the only person to put in for the unit.
And this is why i am not to interested in working in normal LEO and be stuck on probation for a year before even being looked at.
Not all departments are that way. Yes, in some departments there is a minimum number of years you must be with the department before you are eligible for any specialized unit. Personally, I think it's a good policy. An officer should know the core jobs before working in a specialized area. The picks to the unit are not always based on politics. It's been my experience that even if politics helps get an assignment, politics doesn't help a person keep the assignment. There are many departments where abuse of an animal is automatic removal. I'm in one of them.
DFrost
Don't get me wrong i understand why it is, and if i got offered a job and they told me i had to work the road for one year but Told me i would have a spot on K9 then i wouldn't have a problem, i just feel like its somewhat of a step back being K9 for a few years and then not knowing if i am going to get it or not. Then again i have more interest in training the dogs then i do working them.
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