K-9 Credibility

In Akron, Ohio the K-9 officers wear a warning on the backs of their t-shirts- You fight. We bite. I believe it!

I was a volunteer one time for a demonstration at Crooked River Elementary with our local St. Marys Police Department dog, Tebow. Tebow and his human partner came to school on the day of our annual Say No to Drugs rally that we held every October in the school gymnasium. There in front of 500+ elementary school aged kids, I wore the big padded sleeve and before they released Tebow an officer got behind me to prevent him from knocking me over. Even with the padding that dog biting down on it felt like my arm was being held in a vise, an unyielding vise. Tebow and his fellow drug and bomb dogs along with the ability to chase down and immobilize suspects have an uncanny talent for finding things with their amazing noses. This they also demonstrated with ease during the program.

I guess the main thing to consider when you weigh the consequences of criminal behavior before you act is that if you have to go up against a K-9 officer things will not go well for you. Even if you have a weapon the dog is a moving single minded target and he can get the jump on you! And one last thing to remember…. juries always believe the dog.