| Wonder dog Yoda has nose for job
The four-month-old pup is the new "wonder dog" of Tauranga police dog handler Constable Derek Orchard and is destined to become his next partner in fighting crime. Yoda, the newest recruit to join the ranks of the Tauranga police dog section, was bred at the NZ Police Dog Training Centre in Trentham. He also comes to the Bay with a top pedigree as his father, Diezel, is a top police dog in the UK. "Yoda's our new wonder dog," said Mr Orchard, excited about the challenge of training up the pup after having to come to terms with the deaths of two of his police dogs in the last six months, including his much-loved Ben. .
Dogs not to blame, says expert
PEOPLE need training in dealing with aggressive dogs, and the dogs themselves are not to blame for attacks, a canine expert says after two women were savaged by a pit bull. A 27-year-old woman and a 40-year-old woman were attacked by a pit bull at a house in the Hunter region, north of Sydney, yesterday. One of the victims required facial surgery and was still in hospital this morning. The dog attacked the younger woman before turning on the older woman when she tried to intervene, police said. Police said they had not yet found the dog or its owner and and why the dog was in the home had not been established. Dog behaviour expert Vern Ryan said he believed the owner of the animal caused the attack. "It is time that owners were held responsible for their dog's actions, not the dog itself," Mr Ryan said today.
Sacked, the sniffer dog that didn't have a nose for trouble
Brought in as the Western Isles' first sniffer dog, it was hoped Roxy the cocker spaniel would soon be hounding drug dealers. But sadly, the 14-month-old canine failed to achieve even a whiff of success in training and has now been unceremoniously sacked. Police had hoped the sprightly brown mutt would be the answer to the Western Isles' spiralling drug problems, and would soon be sniffing out smugglers at airports, haulage depots and ferry terminals. Scroll down for more .
Police Dog Suspended After Biting Dispatcher
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. -- A prominent member of the North Andover police force has been suspended, though the department did not take away a gun or a badge. The department's police dog, Kyzer, bit a police dispatcher for no apparent reason. Kyzer bolted from his handler, Sgt. Chuck Gray, and attacked dispatcher Nathan Kenney. The dog could be sent for retraining. Or nothing could happen to the dog, if it's found to have been acting according to its training. Kenney was treated at Lawrence General Hospital for a minor bite and was released. He was placed on injury leave with a sore arm. Gray told the Eagle Tribune newspaper that the dog is "more social'' than his previous canine partner. .
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