Tribute to a trusty companion.
GUESS who celebrated his sixth birthday yesterday? The birthday boy was none other than Biman III, my trusty German shepherd.
He was picked up as a pup six years ago. His mission was not an easy one for a seven-week-old pup. His job: to fill the paw prints left by a sterling German shepherd called Biman II.
That large and powerful black and tan canine was responsible for spending much of his doggy life helping me to cope with depression. Through my interaction with him, I was able to come to terms with my disability.
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The weak may be ‘blessed’ to us humans but in the dog world they are shunned. Weak members make weak packs and no dog worth his salt wants to belong to a weak pack.
Often weak dogs are attacked in an attempt to drive them from the pack and under no circumstances would a strong dog take directions from a weaker one.
In the canine world weakness is a curse threatening survival of the entire pack so you can understand why pet dogs respond better to strong owners. Strong owners represent security.
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A NORTH Devon teenager is to use her voice to help save the sight of an eight-month old German shepherd dog.
Classically trained singer Tamsin Ball, 16, from Northam, is staging a charity concert at the Elizabethan in Westward Ho! on Saturday, April 17 to raise money for blind puppy George.
Tamsin, with the help of her grandfather Maurice Heather, has put together an evening of entertainment and song featuring four local acts after learning that George needed a cataracts operation.
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Entering the ring for just the third time since her owner and handler was injured during competition, 5 1/2-year-old German shepherd Imp-Cen Rowland’s Tough Love won Best in Show at Sunday’s Western Pennsylvania Kennel Association Dog Show at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown.
“For the person she trusts the most to do that … and for her to come back like this is just amazing,” said Christina Halliday of Waynesburg, the dog’s owner and handler who injured her foot during a competition nearly three years ago. “It really is a storybook ending.”
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On bad days, Buddy would lay his head on Sacha Leber’s lap, lick her tears away and listen patiently to her troubles, his blue eyes staring intently into hers.
The German shepherd mix was later stolen, taken to Colorado National Monument, near Grand Junction, and dragged to death behind a pickup truck.
The brutality of Buddy’s death stunned people around the world. It sparked the “Demand Justice for Buddy” Internet campaign by dog lovers, garnering more than a quarter-million supporters.
Earlier this month, Ron Piko took the same morning walk through his neighborhood that he has taken for the past nine years. It was the first time, however, that he took it without his best friend at his side.
Later that day, Piko prepared to pick up the ashes of his beloved companion, Dagol.
“He is a family member, we never considered him a pet,” Piko said. “And today was the first time I walked in that area without him.”
Piko’s voice cracked briefly as he continued.
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News of Jasou’s unexpected death spread quickly through Scarborough and beyond.
After more than seven years with the Scarborough Police Department, the German shepherd succumbed last month to a lung condition called sudden pneumothorax.
As one of the department’s two dogs that were cross-trained in patrol and narcotics work, Jasou left a large hole in the police force and the lives of those who worked with him.
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Deputy Daniel Lopez and his dog Solo have seized more than 1,300 pounds of marijuana since being matched up in January.
“He’s great,” Lopez said. “He is very social and loving and he loves to work. Solo is an all-round, nice dog. He meets the same standards as the other dogs I’ve had.”
The K-9 unit at the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is putting a bigger emphasis on drug enforcement.
Lopez has been a deputy for 10 years and in law enforcement 12 years. In 2004, he became a K-9 officer and has had several dogs since then.
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The German Shepherd Dog, also known as Alsatian is a breed of large-sized dog that originated in Germany which dates back in 1899. Developed originally for herding sheep but because of their strength, intelligence and abilities in obedience training, today they are often employed as police war dogs.
