Archive for May, 2007
Rottie Retires From Sheriff’s Office! K-9 Served 80 + Years!
Author: adminMay 28 2007
Wow! Another Rottweiler Hero makes the news!
The Salisbury Post in North Carolina reports that one of the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office beloved deputies retired earlier this month after nearly 80 years on the force.
This retiree will enjoy his time chasing squirrels and playing with the house cat.
Vito, a black-and-chocolate Rottweiler who is one of three K-9s in the department, officially retired May 1.
He’s been by handler Lt. Neal Goodman’s side for 11 years; that’s about 84 years if he were a man. Vito will be 13 years old in August.
“He’s been a good partner. He’s got some big paw prints to fill,” Goodman said.
Vito is certified by the ……
North American Police Work Dog Association in obedience, article search, area search and aggression control. He’s also certified as a narcotics detector, patrol and tracking.
In Vito’s career, he’s accomplished 75 narcotic searches, 50 school searches, found three lost children, performed 98 public demonstrations, just to name a few.
“He’s been a good ambassador for the sheriff’s office and the Rottweiler breed,” he said.
The most memorable of those captures for Goodman were the suspects Vito found hiding in a tree and the lost children who were found.
Vito was not without parting gifts. Many in the administrative staff gave him toys and tennis balls, which he promptly chewed to bits.
To Vito and Lt. Goodman - The American Rottweiler Club salutes you both! Well done, well done, indeed!
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Rottie To The Rescue! Rottweiler Wins Heroism Award
Author: adminMay 16 2007
A 70-pound Rottweiler that alerted its sleeping owners to a fire in their house has been honored by the Mount Clemens Fire Department with a huge, 2-foot-long rawhide bone.
It was the first time the fire department ever presented a heroism award to a four-legged creature, according to fire Capt. Gregg Shipman.
“This modern-day Lassie truly is a hero,” Shipman said.
The 2-year-old dog, Kena-D, was honored at Monday’s Mount Clemens City Commission meeting.
Scott and Christina Vernier were sound asleep in their home on Market Street on Sept. 4, 2006, when faulty wiring caused a fire that sparked heavy smoke throughout the structure.
Kena-D went by the side of their bed, striking the bedside with his paws and eventually barking in an apparent effort to alert the Verniers of the danger …………………………..
It worked.
“She reacted out of her natural instinct,” said Scott Vernier, a member of the rock band, The Dream. “It was pretty scary that night.”
The Verniers rushed to the second floor of the house where Christina’s mother, Laverna Oak, resides and everyone was able to safely evacuate the home without any injuries.
“She knew something was wrong and she did her best to tell us,” Christina Vernier said of her dog.
Scott Vernier said he was also impressed with Mount Clemens firefighters.
“It’s pretty amazing to see firefighters walking into a burning building to help complete strangers,” he said.
While a jovial mood prevailed at Monday’s gathering, the Verniers still have yet to return to their burned-out home. They are renting a place until they can get back into their own home, which is undergoing repairs.
And Shipman said the situation underscores the critical need to have working smoke detectors on every level of the home.
“Without this dog’s quick actions, no one may have gotten out alive,” he said.
Click here for the full story:
http://www.macombdaily.com/stories/050907/loc_dog001.shtml
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