I told a friend of mine about the video and Ed's article and he made a nice email to give out all the contact info. You can forward this to anyone with half a brain. If enough people speak up these dogs may get a "real" trainer instead of these guys.

Please watch the video located at:

http://www.channel4000.com/news/dimension/news-dimension-104329720011105-111154.html

Please call or email the Minneapolis Police
Department right away and let them know you
will not tolerate this inhumane treatment
of their police dogs.

Here is the phone for the chief: (612) 673-2853
Here is the phone at the K9 unit: (612) 370-3888
Here is the fax at the K9 unit: (612) 370-4804
Here is the internal affairs ph.: (612) 673-3074

Here is the number for the Humane
Society which investigates the
Minneapolis PD: (612) 673-3074

Please do not allow the Minneapolis PD to continue
to chain K9 officers-in-training outside for 12-14
hours without water, to "toughen them up".

Please, DO NOT DO NOTHING. Please do something.
If you love German Shepherds, stop this madness
at the Minneapolis PD!!

Please send this email to as many German Shepherd
lovers as you can!!

Schnauzergirl,

I thought they were working with Mals????

You are right, they will not likely like the negative pressure much.

There may be a mal or two, but most look GSD to me. If you haven't watched the video I recommend it. The office is so cocky about knowing what he is doing and that he isn't going to change.

At any rate, it isn't a breed issue, it is a humane issue.

Schnauzergirl,

I am giving you a hard time.

According to Ed's article they are all Mals imported from Holland. The "trainer" will be on his way out with fairly minimal pressure. They are already in known violation of Minn. cruelty laws, I dout they will be able to justify their position with any kind of public pressure.

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I knew you were giving me a hard time. I didn't make up that email a friend of mine that is an ex-K9 ex-Marine GSD nut did, so that is probably where the GSD slant came in. I just showed him the video.

If Ed's article wasn't enough to make the Department squirm a bit the rest of the public will.

UPDATE: The "Chain Gang" practice has now been officially forbidden at the MPD. Perhaps, Dumb and Dumber can get Bernard Flinks to teach them how to really prepare a PSD.

From a post on the germanshepherd.com web board:

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I spoke via telephone with lead investigator Keith Streff with the Humane Society. He says there has been so much publicity about this issue-public outcry. Well, the MPD has discontinued this type of training for their k-9 unit. Period.YAY!!! A victory for our four-legged friends who have no voice.

by "Sara'sSita", a Minneapolis resident.

That's GREAT news! My hat is off to all thoes who solved this problem, a job well done everyone! That is indeed an excellent victory for our K9 friends! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />