Officer whose dog died in hot car is arrested
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GOOD!
I'm glad that they charged him for that..
really, there is no reason to leave your PARTNER in a sweltering hot car - no matter WHAT your day was like.. it should be instinct to care for him.
I know what a day to day job is like for an officer - hectic, loads of paper work, stressful. Its still no reason to get away with it.
That poor dog - faithful to the end.
I'm glad that they charged him for that..
really, there is no reason to leave your PARTNER in a sweltering hot car - no matter WHAT your day was like.. it should be instinct to care for him.
I know what a day to day job is like for an officer - hectic, loads of paper work, stressful. Its still no reason to get away with it.
That poor dog - faithful to the end.
I'm glad to see they treated him like they would have any other person.
I wouldn't assume this, many working dogs are kennel dogs when they are home. For a variety of reasons. Sometimes they aren't good with the other family members (human or animal), many are raised as kennel dogs prior to starting their working career and therefore aren't good house dogs (not saying they couldn't be trained to be though), sometimes it's department policy, and sometimes the dog prefers some kennel time. Think about being out on patrol with the officer all night long, for 8-10 hours, then coming home to a household where you are expected to be a pet, entertain the kids, etc during the day. The dog needs time to relax, sleep, etc. Which depending on the environment may not be possible. I know some officers who's dogs spend 8-10 hours a day with them on patrol, come home to spend 8-10 hours chilling out/sleeping in the kennel, and the rest of the time they are a family dog.
Unfortunately, in those temperatures, Bandit was probably dead within the first 20-30 minutes, after that depending on where he was they could have walked past the car 100 times and never seen him unless they specifically looked in the car and even then they might not have. Many times when an animal is suffering from extreme heat they look for a way to escape it, which includes trying to find somewhere to hide, ie down near the floor, between the seats, etc.
I wouldn't assume this, many working dogs are kennel dogs when they are home. For a variety of reasons. Sometimes they aren't good with the other family members (human or animal), many are raised as kennel dogs prior to starting their working career and therefore aren't good house dogs (not saying they couldn't be trained to be though), sometimes it's department policy, and sometimes the dog prefers some kennel time. Think about being out on patrol with the officer all night long, for 8-10 hours, then coming home to a household where you are expected to be a pet, entertain the kids, etc during the day. The dog needs time to relax, sleep, etc. Which depending on the environment may not be possible. I know some officers who's dogs spend 8-10 hours a day with them on patrol, come home to spend 8-10 hours chilling out/sleeping in the kennel, and the rest of the time they are a family dog.
Unfortunately, in those temperatures, Bandit was probably dead within the first 20-30 minutes, after that depending on where he was they could have walked past the car 100 times and never seen him unless they specifically looked in the car and even then they might not have. Many times when an animal is suffering from extreme heat they look for a way to escape it, which includes trying to find somewhere to hide, ie down near the floor, between the seats, etc.
i'm glad they decided to. 
i feel bad for the poor dog.
i think in one of the other articles it said his son had been in a wreck and i can understand being distraught about that. but if he was ok enough to run errands nap and go out to eat he should have been ok enough to open the door and let his dog out.
i feel bad for the poor dog. i think in one of the other articles it said his son had been in a wreck and i can understand being distraught about that. but if he was ok enough to run errands nap and go out to eat he should have been ok enough to open the door and let his dog out.
I am glad that they are acknowledging this, even if the penalty isn't hard enough. I thought I read or seen somewhere that if a suspect harms a police dog on duty it is treated as harming an officer, is this correct or am I mistaken?
And I lived in Chandler Hgts for nearly 8 years, went to Willis Jr. High, and a little bit of Chandler highschool (this is not really relevent to the story, but it shocked me to even hear the Names Chandler/Maricopa county)
And I lived in Chandler Hgts for nearly 8 years, went to Willis Jr. High, and a little bit of Chandler highschool (this is not really relevent to the story, but it shocked me to even hear the Names Chandler/Maricopa county)