Police dog injured in riots with fractured skull (what a stunning lad too)

I was very angry when I read that too. I don't think it's right to take dogs or horses into a situation like that. I shall probably get shot down for that remark but when people are throwing chunks of masonry, bottles etc. and setting fire to various things, the animals don't have a chance to defend themselves. In a one to one situation it's ok to use them. Just my opinion.
 
I met a policewoman on an equine course a while ago. When I asked why she hadn't combined job and hobby and join the mounted police, she said because if anyone had ever hurt the horse she would have killed them.
 
dunthing said:
I was very angry when I read that too. I don't think it's right to take dogs or horses into a situation like that. I shall probably get shot down for that remark but when people are throwing chunks of masonry, bottles etc. and setting fire to various things, the animals don't have a chance to defend themselves. In a one to one situation it's ok to use them. Just my opinion.
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You won't get shot down....Im sure:p

It's there job and they are there to do it just as the police are to combat crime and they are super efficient at it, and they don't half enjoy it (the dogs certainly) The horses being a bigger target are easier and more commonly hurt, although mostly superficial I would think, it would be nice to see them a little more armoured up (not sure if tha practical) Im not angry at them being used...the angry face was more towards those that injured him, they are alot hardier than humans;), imagine an officer with a fractured skull carrying on his duty:eek: he looks like his efforts are well appreciated. Always a shame when they get hurt but then it was horrific what the police and animals had to put up with on that or anyother day:mad:
 
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I have very mixed feelings about sending dogs and horses in to situations like this too. Agree, they do a very valuable job and Im sure they do enjoy 'working', However, I dont think they would willing go into these situations if they had a free choice and I dont think we should be putting them at risk in this way. The officers have chosen their career and presumably know the risks they may have to take, the animals dont.
 
I've got no problem with them working.

I do have a problem with them continuing to be worked having been smacked in the face with a brick.

Bleeding from the nose with a head injury is a VERY BAD SIGN.

I'm assuming Obi's dog handler didn't see where he was hit and believed he was hit in the nose and that was why he was bleeding.

Dog was very lucky.

I also have a problem with police dogs being left in cars to bake to death - but that's another story.....
 
I've seen some pretty outraged, and outrageous comments, on other forums and message boards about this.

The way I read it is that he showed no outward signs of damage at first and only started presenting symptoms of injury, the bleeding and lethargy *later*.

These dogs are bred and selected from their litters, to work. It's in their genetics, their DNA and has been for generations. Very few dogs are taken from the public any more, because sadly a lot of the drive to work has been bred out.

They would be no good to anyone, including themselves, if all it took was a bop in the nose or a kick in the guts from a criminal to make them stop doing what they are doing.
By nature they can be a very stoic breed (I did not realise my own pet/show bred dog had a severe UTI which must have been going on for weeks, until I saw blood, or had thrown his back out after a crashing jump, until he started to stiffen up :o) and will battle on through injury.

If you have observed these dogs working, you will know that their drive to work is phenomenal, they live and breathe their work - yes, if they have a choice, if there is a masked man waving a weapon (or a bloke wearing a hessian sleeve, waving a rubber stick :p), the true working dog will go in and face him down without hesitation, not turn tail and run.

The handler clearly loves him to bits and he lives in the family home with his kids and has done since he was eight weeks old, he was clearly devastated about what happened, so I don't think he needs the stick, TBH.

Beautiful dog and I hope he is back doing what he does best soon.
 
Hope Obi makes a full recover,lovely looking dog. I have no problem with dogs going into such situations, if you look at the news footage the dogs can't wait to get stuck in! A friend of mine occasionally trains with a dog handler who has a malinois. This dog is so hard he has to be muzzled during crowd control situations and can still knock people off their feet. When left in the van once whilst his handler was dealing with an incident he apparently nearly took the back door off the van trying to get in on the act.:eek:
 
Poor Obi,
I hope he recovers soon.
I'm not sure I agree with putting horses in a full on riot situation, I know they are trained for it, but I have mixed feelings. I do think its ok to use dogs though. Alot of them seem to enjoy the chance to get "stuck in".
Police dogs here (NSW Australia ) wear knife proof coats ( Teflon ? I guess ) after a police dog was killed while working. Do they wear something simular in the UK ?
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I hope Obi is all mended and back to 'normal' soon:)

I also hope the scumbags that threw the bricks have been arrested and jailed:mad:

I watched the footage of the dogs and horses during the riots and was lost for words at the courage displayed by them - I am amazed that there aren't more injuries:( - but I am sure there are more of them frightened by the dogs than anything else - as CC and others have said they like getting 'stuck in' and I sure as hell wouldn't want one of them after me!!:eek::eek::rolleyes:
 
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