Police Dogs

[ron1863]

Originally Posted by Tormentil

Mr Biggs clubbed an innocent man down and this man never fully recovered from the injuries inflicted by Biggs, he ruined the rest of the mans' life. Biggs deserves what he gets.

I agree Ben but I think the poster was comparing what Biggs did to what criminals do today and the leniency of the sentences. I have always held the opinion that if you murder someone, you don't get out of jail unless it's in a box.

[Fourwings]

Lets try and keep this on topic folks, this thread is not about personal feelings for the Police or the merits of Ronny Biggs detention.

The loss of these dogs is tragic, I own an 8 month old GSD and this story really hits home, but I agree with Lance and Earthdragon, lets wait and get the full facts about what happened before we send out the lynch mob.
I know from experience just how strong the bond is between Police handler and dog and cannot begin to imagine how much of a devastating effect this will have on their handler wether he is guilty of any offence or not.

[BloomingMarvellous]

Hopefully this incident will prevent the loss of Human life.

[Ciderpuss]

I am following this story with interest ,I personally believe the policeman in question should have been suspended untill the investigation has been completed.
I also appreciate that he has no doubt felt responsible for the suffering he has caused but this is a criminal offence and so should be treated as such.

[A-daisy-a-day]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

Absolutely this person will suffer mentally for what they have done. I don't think you can be a dog handler without a love for the animals.

But I think it is important to note that although pretty much everyone knows that dogs die in hot cars but not many know that this can happen in less than 5 minutes. I certainly didn't know this until this story broke.
This person is human and we all make stupid stupid mistakes sometimes and are just lucky that the very worst doesn't. Sometimes the very worst does happen.

It wouldn't suprise me if this person doesn't ever want to be a dog handler again.

I certainly wouldn't want to be a police dog handler if I was in his shoes, the more I've thought of the case the sorrier I feel for the man, not of course thinking it's excusable, definitely not, but if the publicity helps get the message through and possible save other dogs from the same fate, well at least some good has come of it, I don't think any good will come of prosecuting the handler, I feel his lesson will have been well learned and he will have to live with it, as a dog lover and owner, I think this would be punishment enough.

[SparklySarah]

Originally Posted by A-daisy-a-day

I certainly wouldn't want to be a police dog handler if I was in his shoes, the more I've thought of the case the sorrier I feel for the man, not of course thinking it's excusable, definitely not, but if the publicity helps get the message through and possible save other dogs from the same fate, well at least some good has come of it, I don't think any good will come of prosecuting the handler, I feel his lesson will have been well learned and he will have to live with it, as a dog lover and owner, I think this would be punishment enough.

I agree. The mantal affects are often more efective than physical punishment. This is gonna be with him for life and prosecuting him will be nothing compared to the memories he is going to have to live with and bear. This is gonna be really hard for him without a punishment let alone with.

[Pippa]

I have always had dogs and you don't leave them in cars when there is any chance of the heat getting to them period.As a dog lover,i have always known that.Clearly there was no air conditioning on/working, or the dogs would be ok but i wouldn't even take that chance.

5/10 minutes is all it takes and this is again a huge message being sent out to all dog owners.Don't do it.Have you ever sat in a car yourself for 10 minutes in full heat ?Of Course you haven't............Try it just once and you will know how much worse it is for any animal. As an experienced dog handler he should have known this and my heart goes out to him, because he has to live with his mistake and i don't doubt he is suffering.

However,if he did leave his dogs, regardless of the reason,he really has to pay the price as i hope everyone would do.He isn't the first and he wont be the last.

Every year people do this and they really need to be held accountable.

[charlieb]

Originally Posted by BloomingMarvellous

Hopefully this incident will prevent the loss of Human life.

How

[poohbear]

If he doesn't resign or get chucked out he will be back in his job lecturing us on how to behave responsibly.
If guilty of this I'm not particularly bothered how he feels about it....it was an inexcusable act of stupidity not befitting the job.

[BloomingMarvellous]

Originally Posted by charlieb

How

Many Children have died the same way these Dogs have died. If this high profile news of this terrible incident ( accident ) prevents similar human tragedies, then maybe that is a lesson well worth learning.