tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457786458429416955.post4813215663387847080..comments2024-03-13T20:32:49.708+00:00Comments on coldwetnose: Police dogs die in hot carBeverley Cuddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544804932989118884noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457786458429416955.post-59188782694463137602009-07-06T07:31:18.054+01:002009-07-06T07:31:18.054+01:00"and other than opening the windows and so on..."and other than opening the windows and so on, what can we do if the dog is already with us?"<br /><br />you can take the dog home, leave it in the house and then go back out again. You can run your errand when you are out on other business without the dog.<br /><br />or, if you are police, you can pop the dog in kennels or take it into the station. it is the dogs' place of work after all, so no probs being allowed in.<br /><br />Agree with your other points Lucy. The guy responsible has got to feel as bad as you would if it happened to you. From the dog handlers I have met, none of them would wish anything but the absolute best for their dog. We all make mistakes. Some of us are lucky, and there is no terrible consequnce. that is how we learn. sometimes we are unlucky. That is also how we learn. YOu can guarantee he won't do it again, and will tell his mates not to either.wellie bootsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457786458429416955.post-3197639095362648112009-07-05T07:20:10.005+01:002009-07-05T07:20:10.005+01:00DISGUSTING !! the officer should have known better...DISGUSTING !! the officer should have known better!!jo siemieniowskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457786458429416955.post-10344562287772016802009-07-04T11:56:28.641+01:002009-07-04T11:56:28.641+01:00I have to agree with Lucy King as there are so man...I have to agree with Lucy King as there are so many mixed reports. Firstly he was off duty and it was in a car, then he was on duty and it was a van. Either way it appears to have been a tragic accident.<br /><br />If the UK continues to have heatwaves like this year in year out then maybe they should start installing air conditioning units to the vans like they already have in the US.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457786458429416955.post-65156620625279235912009-07-03T11:29:13.627+01:002009-07-03T11:29:13.627+01:00I'm going to buck the trend here - we don'...I'm going to buck the trend here - we don't know the full details therefore I think it is hard to fully assess the situation.<br /><br />Fair enough he was off duty and called in for five minutes, and probably got caught up - for all we know that could have been for something vitally important to police work.<br /><br />This is being concentrated on so strongly, just because he is a police officer and should have known better, but he has just lost two colleagues despite them being dogs, and I'm sure he feels awful. <br /><br />I know what he did was wrong, but encouraging people to send mail to Notts police will just distract them from other work that is far more important. Would you rather that they could focus on their jobs, or that they have to read through, and potentially answer hundreds of vicious emails?<br /><br />After all, although it shouldnt happen, this is a regular occurence over summer. Not all of us have anywhere we can safely put our dogs whilst we nip in somewhere and other than opening the windows and so on, what can we do if the dog is already with us?<br /><br />I know for one that I cannot tie my dog up outside anywhere without muzzling her because i can guarantee some kid will approach her, and she will growl or snap as she is fear aggressive from being in rescue. Therefore I leave her in the car whilst I go into a shop if she's with me, but I leave windows open and often open my boot, locking my tailgate guard.<br /><br />I also just want to add that it isnt just cars. My house is very open and exposed on top of a hill and has double glazing without any blinds as our windows are too large for blinds. My bedroom on the top floor can easily get up to 35-40 degrees on a hot day even with windows open. Surely that could kill a dog too if they were left in there all day?<br /><br />Anyway, rant over.Lucy Kingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457786458429416955.post-7345388615344643652009-07-03T09:17:05.471+01:002009-07-03T09:17:05.471+01:00This would be bad enough if it were a member of th...This would be bad enough if it were a member of the public, but this is a trained dog handler. Yet he doesn’t know better than to leave 2 dogs to be cooked alive in the back of his car on the hottest day of the year. Not to mention the fact it cost ratepayers £14,000to train them.<br /><br />Those dogs would have given their lives for him (and did) – they deserved better. <br /><br />I’ve left a message to that effect on the Nottingham Police website, if anyone else wants to.<br /> <br />http://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/contact/feedback/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457786458429416955.post-65128749825518140952009-07-02T18:46:01.637+01:002009-07-02T18:46:01.637+01:00I hope the RSPCA prosecute this incident with full...I hope the RSPCA prosecute this incident with full vigour and the officer who killed these dogs through gross negligence will be banned from keeping dogs as would a "civilian". He should not be allowed to continue in his present position.<br />Sorry to sound reactionary but reading about this made me see red!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665465718838995531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457786458429416955.post-45801066850053357412009-07-02T16:44:03.856+01:002009-07-02T16:44:03.856+01:00Those poor dogs, how they must have suffered.
Let...Those poor dogs, how they must have suffered.<br /><br />Let's hope the investigation gets to the bottom of this & that the resulting publicity gets the message across to others.<br /><br />I hope the officer didn't look upon these dogs as just tools of the trade. I still haven't forgot the deliberate cruelty of certain Essex police to their dogs, likewise the poor Greyhound who died forgotten in police cells.Chapstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642615396582620026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457786458429416955.post-80960543367119281082009-07-02T16:36:46.217+01:002009-07-02T16:36:46.217+01:00Apparently it is not only in cars; just three days...Apparently it is not only in cars; just three days ago I talked to a man who has involuntarily killed one of his dogs after exercise. He usually walks a pair of beautiful, well-mannered Collies, so I inquired where the bitch was when he was only accompanied by the male the other day. Turns out he exercised the two of them, and as always, then closed them into the loo (?!) over night. The dog made it, but the bitch died from dehydration. According to his vet, there was not enough ventilation in the windowless room (no surprise!), and with two dogs heated up by running around in the sun and no water provided ("as they would only spill it, since the loo is so small"???) - the poor dog must have slowly died in there. They got her to the vet in the morning, but it was too late then.Bettina, FurKids UKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086417583132270540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457786458429416955.post-58597286679325869082009-07-02T13:32:06.534+01:002009-07-02T13:32:06.534+01:00That dog handler must be one of the most hated men...That dog handler must be one of the most hated men in the country right now! What a careless idiot. I cannot believe he hasn't been suspended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com