Orange County K-9 German Shepherd Officer Scout Dies At Age 10 Orange County K-9 German Shepherd Officer Scout Dies At Age 10
Orange County K-9 German Shepherd Officer Scout Dies At Age 10 The death of K-9 officer Scout was announced Saturday by Orange County Sheriff Carl E. DuBois. "K-9 Scout was a loyal partner and protector to his handler and trainer, Sergeant Dave Campbell," DuBois said.  K-9 Scout was a German Shepherd born on Aug. 8, 2008 and was one of 13 pups in the litter. Scout was selected at 8 weeks old to enter the Police K-9 world. At 18 months of age, Scout placed fourth at the National Explosives Detector Trials in Minnesota. Scout performed hundreds of searches for suspicious items, tracked multiple suspects that fled crime scenes, and was able to…
CT State Police K-9 Officer Will Get Protective Vest CT State Police K-9 Officer Will Get Protective Vest
CT State Police K-9 Officer Will Get Protective Vest The next time Connecticut State Police canine Porter steps out into the field, he’ll be sporting some of the same protective gear as his human partner. Porter is the happy recipient of a new bullet and stab protective vest, which was donated from Vested Interest in K9s, a not-for-profit organization. The vest was sponsored by a fundraiser hosted by Kim Dance in Harwington and is expected to be ready for the state police dog within eight to 10 weeks. Once completed, Porter’s new vest will be embroidered with the quote “This gift of protection provided by Protect a Hero.” According to police…
Ex-Westchester Family Rehabs 'Broken' Dogs, Now They're Inseparable Ex-Westchester Family Rehabs 'Broken' Dogs, Now They're Inseparable
Ex-Westchester Family Rehabs 'Broken' Dogs, Now They're Inseparable "Broken" was the word Danbury resident Theresa Devins, formerly of Katonah, says rescue officials used over-and-over again to describe the German Shepherd she was hoping to adopt last November. Not vicious. Not hostile. Just broken. The dog was estimated to be around 3 years old and was kept in a pen with no human interaction except for when someone came to drop food for her for the entirety of her life. Officials at Southern Paws in Passaic County were certain that Delilah would be a difficult turnaround and warned Devins right up until the late-November day she came to pick her…
Meet Surrendered German Shepherd Puppy's New Bergen County Dads Meet Surrendered German Shepherd Puppy's New Bergen County Dads
Meet Surrendered German Shepherd Puppy's New Bergen County Dads When Mike Hettinger of New Milford saw the Daily Voice story about a surrendered German Shepherd puppy in need of a home, his first priority became adopting him. Hettinger, left his job in Glen Rock during his lunch break to meet 11-month-old Max last week. On Sunday, three days after his 32nd birthday, Hettinger and his roommate Arthur Berg brought Max home. "I had gone to the shelter a few times with the intent of trying to find shepherd puppy," Hettinger said. "When I saw the Daily Voice article... I went to check him out." After a few walks outside, Hettinger knew …
Neglected Passaic County German Shepherd Won't Leave New Brother's Side Neglected Passaic County German Shepherd Won't Leave New Brother's Side
Neglected Passaic County German Shepherd Won't Leave New Brother's Side "Broken" was the word Theresa Devins says Ringwood rescuers used over-and-over again to describe the German Shepherd she was hoping to adopt last November. Not vicious. Not hostile. Just broken. The dog was estimated to be around three years old and was kept in a pen with no human interaction except for when someone came to drop food for her for the entirety of her life. Officials at Southern Paws were certain that Delilah would be a difficult turn-around and warned Devins right up until the late-November day she came to pick her up. For months, Delilah sat in a corner of Devins…
Surrendered German Shepherd Puppy Needs Home: Bergen County Shelter Surrendered German Shepherd Puppy Needs Home: Bergen County Shelter
Surrendered German Shepherd Puppy Needs Home: Bergen County Shelter An 11-month German Shepherd puppy at the Bergen County Animal Shelter is in need of a home. ** UPDATE: Max has been adopted by a pair of Bergen County roommates. ** Shelter officials said they received hundreds of applications for Max because of this Daily Voice story. No further applications are being accepted. Max was surrendered to the Teterboro shelter because his owners were unable to care for him.